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micro1Project Coordinator
Oct. 2025
World Health Organization African RegionHealth Workforce Consultant
Jul. 2024 - Aug. 2024I worked as a consultant working with the WHO Regional Office for Africa in the development of a regional oral health workforce factsheet covering all 47 Member States, supporting learning, policy dialogue, and progress toward universal health coverage for oral health. Other responsibilities included:
* Worked with health workforce and oral health teams to define workforce categories and profiles for inclusion in a regional knowledge product, ensuring consistency with WHO frameworks and guidance.
* Supported analysis of workforce projections, education pipelines, workforce stock, needs, fiscal space, and demand to inform regional and country-level planning.
* Synthesised oral health workforce data to identify key challenges, trends, and policy implications at regional and country levels.
* Contributed to the development of evidence-informed messages aligned with the WHO Global Oral Health Action Plan to support policy dialogue and decision-making across Member States.
World Health Organization African RegionNational Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) Consultant
Dec. 2023 - Jan. 2024I served as a health workforce consultant, providing technical and coordination support to WHO country offices in Seychelles and Liberia to inform long-term health workforce planning and policy development through evidence-based analysis and stakeholder engagement. Core activities included:
* Worked with the WHO offices in Seychelles and Liberia to conduct health workforce research towards developing national HRH strategies to improve health outcomes.
* Supported the implementation of National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) in Seychelles
* Contributed to the co-creation of national Human Resources for Health strategic plans, integrating workforce projections, labour market dynamics, and financial considerations to support sustainable implementation.
PATHProject Coordinator
May. 2021 - Oct. 2025Lead and manage all project and program activities with a focus on digital health initiatives and system strengthening interventions. This includes optimising information system governance, advancing electronic medical records, and integrating healthcare services. Additionally, oversee the deployment of technologies to ensure seamless information system interoperability, aimed at achieving HIV/AIDS epidemic control and enhancing healthcare service delivery. Key responsibilities include:
* Managed end-to-end funding portfolios, ensuring compliance with project timelines and scopes to drive HIV/AIDS epidemic control and strengthen health systems in Nigeria (and Kenya).
* Collaborated with cross-functional teams—including grant writing, legal, finance, and IT—to enhance reporting frameworks and streamline processes, resulting in improved program efficiency and successful grant acquisition from international donors.
* Applied Agile and Scrum methodologies to lead the design, requirements gathering, and implementation of digital health technologies, significantly improving patient data quality and health outcomes.
* Established and maintained strong relationships with international and local donors, government agencies, healthcare providers, and community organizations to promote open communication and effective collaboration.
* Authored comprehensive technical documentation, including concept notes, grant proposals, research papers, policies, and operational guidelines, ensuring clarity and alignment with project objectives.
Halton Health Development FoundationDigital Health & Health Workforce Advisor
Jan. 2021
Abt AssociatesSenior HRIS Advisor
Nov. 2020 - Apr. 2021Provided advisory and guided the process of designing, implementing, and integrating HRH digital solutions to enhance the availability and accessibility of health workforce data and foster evidence-based HRH planning and management in 5 USAID-supported states. Key responsibilities were:
* Provided technical expertise to strengthen national and state-level data governance structures including Health Data Governance Committees and Health Data Consultative Committees
* Lead the establishment of state HRH governance structures to drive health workforce analysis and data use, including redistributing the workforce using HR planning methodologies such as the Work Load Indicator for Staffing Needs (WISN) * Conducted HRH and HIS baseline, performance and/or functionality assessments in supported states towards institutionalising Health Workforce Registries to drive data for decision-making
* Strengthened national and state-level governance structures to drive data for decision-making.
* Conducted ICT architecture and needs analysis to identify technical infrastructure gaps towards integrating state Registries with the National Health Workforce Registry.
* Supported the roll-out, including design, customization and installation of the State Health Workforce Registry replica in 4 states: Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kebbi, Sokoto
* Built capacity of national and state-level stakeholders on Registry, and other HIS, including stimulating data use for decision-making
WorkCOVID-19 Workforce Estimation Consultant
Sep. 2020 - Oct. 2020Collaborated with the Nigerian Government to assess and estimate the national health workforce required to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, and contributed to the development of strategies for Human Resources for Health (HRH) improvement. Other responsibilities were:
* Supported government efforts by forecasting the number and categories of health workers needed to effectively combat COVID-19.
* Conducted workforce needs assessments based on the WHO model, identifying critical gaps in the health workforce.
* Analyzed workforce gaps and contributed to recommending targeted strategies to bridge these gaps, ensuring a more resilient healthcare system.
Health Strategy and Delivery FoundationHuman Resources for Health and Digital Health Specialist
Feb. 2017 - Nov. 2020Managed all aspects of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) PHC-funded project in 2 northern Nigerian states, that centred around primary healthcare reforms, encompassing Human Resources for Health (HRH) and Health Informatics domains. Other key responsibilities included:
* Provided technical assistance to national and sub-national stakeholders in health system strengthening, particularly in workforce analysis, planning and development, HR organisation development, performance management and retention strategies, training, and curriculum development.
* Conducted health workforce productivity studies to inform redistribution of HRH and development of HWF productivity improvement strategies.
* Designed, implemented, and operationalised Health Information Systems; HRH-IS and/or Health Worker Registries, Performance Management Systems, Training Management Systems etc. to guide evidence-based workforce planning, distribution, and management in supported states.
* Participated in discussions with national partners/clients/stakeholders to promote health and development issues, especially in the areas of HRH planning and HRM systems strengthening.
* Built and sustained an effective close working partnership with health sector government counterparts, national stakeholders and global donors/partners/allies through active networking, advocacy, and effective communication.
* Supported HRH data analysis and research.
* Applied/introduced innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable HRH program results.
World Health OrganizationHealth System Strengthening Consultant
Oct. 2016 - Feb. 2020Managed the end-to-end project lifecycle for the design, requirement gathering, and deployment of a national electronic Health Workforce Registry, utilizing both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Successfully expanded the registry's coverage to 11 states. Key responsibilities were:
* Developed comprehensive documentation, including policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), operational guidelines, training manuals, and a Disaster Recovery Plan, to support the operationalization and decentralization of the Health Workforce Registry.
* Supported the finalization of the Nigerian National Health Workforce Registry by collaborating with key stakeholders and ensuring alignment with national health objectives.
* Led capacity-building initiatives for national and state stakeholders, particularly HRH and designated officers, by providing targeted training on the application of SOPs, user manuals, and operational guidelines.
* Facilitated the decentralization of the Health Workforce Registry to state levels, with a focus on North-East states, to enhance data accessibility and management at sub-national levels.
* Collaborated with national and state HRH stakeholders to implement the decentralization strategy in 11 states—Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Borno, Cross River, Edo, Niger, Osun, Yobe, and Sokoto—ensuring the integration of state-level health workforce data into the national registry.
IntraHealth InternationalRegional HIS Advisor for Informatics Portfolio
Sep. 2016 - Jan. 2017* Work with the mHero Liberia team and across IntraHealth’s Informatics team to support the implementation of activities outlined in the mHero Roadmap.
* Assist with the development and implementation of mHero governance activities in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, USAID and the IntraHealth mHero Team including the provision of technical assistance to implement said activities and apply the governance structure.
* Conduct architecture and needs analysis to identifying missing HIS functionality and technical infrastructure gaps to connect mHero with other HIS subsystems * Support the development of a mHero Decentralization Strategy, developing policies, procedures, and tools for decentralization.
* Support mHero decentralization through remote and in-person coaching and mentoring, including the possibility of conducting mHero training/refresher pieces of training for Country HRO and Data Clerks
* Support the development of guidance and documentation materials for Health Worker Registry deployments including; HWR Developers’ Implementation Guide, HWR Readiness Assessment and Questionnaire Guide and Documentation of HWR Use Case (Nigeria)
* Providing local and regional guidance on digital health activities and opportunities
* Support work planning and project management across the Informatics portfolio
IntraHealth InternationalHRIS Manager
Nov. 2015 - Sep. 2016Oversee implementation and provide technical support to all of USAID funded CapacityPlus' programmed Human Resource Information System activities in Nigeria
Build and sustain collaborative working relationship with key federal and state government counterparts as well as other key development partners
Provide Human Resource Information System advocacy to additional health entities in Nigeria, to promote and secure additional opportunities to expand HRIS
Facilitate rollout of HRIS technology using Opensource iHRIS technology at the state level, in collaboration with State Ministries of Health and other key stakeholders
Support the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to in the HRH Informatics
System Technical Working Group and providing ongoing support and participation with the group
Coordinate and quality assure the work of all local partners, data programmers and/or consultants contracted to provide HRIS support under CapacityPlus; ensuring timely deliverables that are in line with agreed MoU, scopes of work, etc.
Provide ongoing training as necessary to support the sustainability of HRIS in Nigeria
IntraHealth InternationaliHRIS Officer
Apr. 2013 - Oct. 2015Implement and provide technical support to all of CapacityPlus’ programmed HRIS activities in Nigeria Build and sustain collaborative working relationship with key federal and state government counterparts as well as other key development partners Provide HRIS advocacy to health councils in Nigeria, to promote and secure additional opportunities to expand HRIS Facilitate rollout of iHRIS at the state level, in collaboration with State Ministries of Health and other key stakeholders Support State Ministries of Health on the ongoing implementation of HRIS at the state level including data collection and analysis Support Federal Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to in the HRH Informatics System Technical Working Group and providing ongoing support and participation with the group Develop, adapt and maintain data collection plans, instruments and data analysis plans for HRIS Coordinate and quality assure the work of all local partners, data programmers and/or consultants contracted to provide HRIS support under CapacityPlus; ensuring timely deliverables that are in
line with agreed MoU, scopes of work, etc. Provide ongoing training as necessary to support the sustainability of HRIS in Nigeria
People's Open Access InitiativeSystem Administrator
Jul. 2010 - Apr. 2013Installation, Configuration, Updates and Maintenance of P-u hosted platforms.
Installation, Configuration, Updates and Maintenance of P-u hosted video conferencing platform.
Configuration, Updates and Maintenance of the drupal based website and e-learning system driven with moodle.
Installation, configuration, update of new technologies on hosted platforms, and integrating to running CMS.
Help desk manager - Provide first level support to all IT related issues (from students, tutors, module leaders et.c)
Create/update documentations or manuals on the use of the newly added technologies for students and tutors.
Datasphir Solutions LimitedUnix Network/System Administrator
Dec. 2008 - Apr. 2013Network team member Eko-konnect => www.eko-konnect.org.ng
Unix Network support using Opensource OS
On-line Video conferencing manager and integration into CMS and LMS
Cloud computing and Virtualization platform
Web solutions using CMS Voice Over Internet Protocol implementation with GSM network
Unix Server administration
Instructor – Campus Internship Program University of Lagos, Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto.
Instructor – ICT Staff training Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, University of Lagos, University of Port-Harcourt, Federal College of Education Technology, Akoka Lagos.
University of LagosNetwork Technician
May. 2008 - Nov. 2008Network support
Server administrations Staff training.
Integrated Data Service LimitedSystem Technician
Jan. 2001 - Mar. 2001Computer system repairs,
Software installation,
Staffs record keeping.
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