Agnes Mbithe Mutuku
Clinical Officer
Nairobi,Nairobi
Summary
To work in an environment within which I will be able to use my competencies towards achievement of organizations goals as I grow and advance in my career.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
Work History
TB Technical Assistance
Centre for Health Solution
01.2022 - Current
- Strengthen county and private facilities in eradication of Tuberculosis
- Strengthen linkage of facilities samples to Genexpert sites
- Strengthen community linkages to facilities
- Ensure 95% of the private facilities are TB screening and 95% presumptive samples are analyzed and feedback submitted to facility
- Capacity building healthcare providers through continuous medical education and on job trainings
- Monthly reporting of program tools and timely submission
- Upgraded 25 private facilities to TB treatment hospitals
- Upscaled tb screening and identification from 40%-90%
- Upscaled pediatric tb diagnosis in the private facilities from 10% to 70%
- Upscaled isoniazide uptake from 30%-80%
- Identified champions in the facility
- Strengthen community linkage with community health volunteers
- Empowered healthcare provider by continuous medical education and on job training and county support supervisions
TB Technical Assistance
Population Service Kenya
01.2021 - 10.2022
- Strengthen county and private Tunza facilities in eradication of Tuberculosis
- Strengthen linkage of facilities samples to Genexpert sites
- Strengthen community linkages to facilities
- Ensure 90% of the private facilities are TB screening and 90% presumptive samples are analyzed and feedback submitted to facility
- Capacity build healthcare providers through continuous medical education and on job trainings
- Monthly reporting of program tools and timely submission
- Upgraded 3 referral facilities to TB treatment facility
- Upscaled tb screening and identification from 40%-90%
- Upscaled pediatric tb diagnosis in the private tunza facilities from 10% to 70%
- Upscaled isoniazide uptake from 30%-80%
- Identified champions in the facility
- Strengthen community linkage with community health volunteers
- Empowered healthcare provider by continuous medical education and on job training and county support supervisions
Regional Clinical Specialist
Healthstrat
11.2016 - 09.2019
- Clinical service provision - provide TB and HIV prevention, care and treatment services in collaboration with personnel from MOH, respective counties and the prisons department
- Continuity of clinical service provision at facilities in the region and compliance with national
- Work with facility in charge s to strengthen and monitor clinical consultation and referral systems for TB and HIV
- Work with stakeholders to develop messages and strategies for community mobilization for HIV/AIDS and TB services
- Laboratory Networking
- Strengthen laboratory referral network (DBS, CD4, Viral load, TB Testing)
- Strengthen inventory systems
- Improve commodity management (forecast, procure, store, report) to eliminate reagent stocks –outs
- Strengthen Quality assurance by facilitating QA materials and providing technical assistance to promote laboratory quality services
- Support laboratories towards accreditation process
- Assist laboratories to formulate, review, print and implement SOPs
- Develop and submit regular activity reports
- Strengthen the collection and timely submission of monthly program reports
- Promote data demand and information use
- Continuous Quality improvement
- Establish, strengthen and support quality improvement teams at facilities
- Work with facilities to implement and disseminate small test of change
- Capacity Building
- Provide guidance, mentorship and continuing education in TB and HIV to service providers in KPS facilities in the region
- Identify training gaps among facility level service providers and recommend relevant training programs
- Program management
- Coordinate the implementation of ALL activities in the facility in consultation with Healthstrat and Kenya prisons team
- Develop and strengthen program systems to ensure high quality and accessible TB and HIV prevention, care and treatment services
- Develop and maintain relations including representation with Kenya prisons services and other implementing partners in the target region
- Advice the National level on gaps and opportunity identified in the course of program implementation
- Managed to integrate HIV services in the MCH in the prisons
- Managed to get an MDR isolation unit for the shimo la tewa prison
- Managed to integrate gender based violence screening at all entry points in the facilities
- Upscaled viralload uptake from 30%-95%
- Upscaled disclosure in pediatric and adolescents
- Managed to initiate group therapy for the PMTCT, adolescents and pediatric and prisoners
Clinical Officer In Charge
St. Joseph Shelter of Hope Mission Hospital, Voi
11.2015 - 10.2016
- Ensuring all the pediatrics and adolescents get to know their HIV status before initiation to Antiretroviral Drugs
- Manage all opportunistic infections to diagnosed patients
- Initiating Antiretroviral Drugs to adult cases
- Cancer cervix screening and treatment
- Conduct continuous quality improvement to monitor clinical targets and identify areas of improvement
- Integrate HIV services to other departments in the hospital
- Integrated HIV services in all entry points
- Initiated supportive group therapy
Clinical Officer - Comprehensive Care Clinic
St. Luke’s Mission Hospital Kaloleni, Mombasa
04.2010 - 10.2015
- Ensuring all the pediatrics and adolescents get to know their HIV status before initiation to Antiretroviral Drugs
- Manage all opportunistic infections to diagnosed patients
- Initiating Antiretroviral Drugs to adult cases
- Cancer cervix screening and treatment
- Conduct continuous quality improvement to monitor clinical targets and identify areas of improvement
- Integrate HIV services to other departments in the hospital
- Managed to integrate HIV services in all entry points
- Initiated pediatric support group
- Integrated CCC in the TB clinic for comprehensive care
- Strengthen community awareness by community health workers volunteers trainings and linkages
Clinical Officer Intern
Coast General Provincial Hospital Mombasa
11.2008 - 11.2009
- Clinical case presentation and management to the team
- Attained internship experience for a year
Clinical Officer Volunteer
Mombasa Pentecostal Church Mobile Clinic
11.2005 - 11.2008
- Clinical case presentation and management to the team
- Reviewing all the clinical cases at clinic
- Representing the church facility during medical annual conferences within the Christian Health Association of Kenya, medical meetings and preparation of medical reports
Education
Certificate - Microsoft Office
01.2003 - 04.2004
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
01.1998 - 04.2002
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - undefined
01.1991 - 04.1998
Diploma - Clinical Medicine and Surgery
01.2005 - 04.2008
Skills
Formation of group therapy targeting specific goal
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/11/1984
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Marital Status: Single
Technicalcapacity
- Certification in comprehensive Basic Adult and pediatric HIV/ AIDS Care and management supported by catholic relief services and NASCOP held at A.I.C Kijabe hospital.
- Certification through an E-Learning program by AMREF CDC on 'Infection Prevention'.
- Certification in 'Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency virus program' by National leprosy and Tuberculosis program (NLTP) Ministry of Health.
- Attended a Christian Health Association of Kenya annual Health Conference & General Meeting held on 04/20/09 - 04/23/09.
- Supported department to come up with logs in tracking laboratory work up e.g. dry blood slide, CD4, viral load.
- Training on focused antenatal care sponsored by DSW in conjunction with the ministry health.
- Training on Strengthening of Medical Therapeutic Committee and Drug Use Evaluation.
- Currently piloting NASCOP project on improving treatment adherence assessment to boost HIV Quality offered.
- Training on expressive ART therapy when dealing with children and adolescents.
- Training to conduct continuous quality improvement to improve quality of care.
- Training in gender-based violence integrating the services to offer quality clinical care.
- Training on partner notification services.
- Training in sexual gender-based violence.
- Training in Tuberculosis active case finding.
- Training in healthcare covid implementation.
References
- Dr. Godwin N. Mugo, Technical Advisor, Christian health Association of Kenya, 0735835679, 0735582595, mugo@chak.or.ke, mugogn2@yahoo.com
- Esther Kibunyi, Technical advisor-maternal health, Healthstrat, 0722796965, ekibunyi@healthstrat.co.ke
- Dr. George Oballa, Technical advisor, National TB Program, 0716595904, goballa@ntlp.co.ke
- Dr. Samon Muga, deputy chief of party. Centre for health solution, 0707398105, smuga@chskenya.org.
Accomplishments
Upgraded clinics in different counties to integrate TB and HIV service in consultation.
Continuous quality improvement approach in addressing cases and solving of issue.
Introducing psychosocial approach in addressing gender based violence cases
Capacity building staffs in infection prevention control in cooperates, mission,prisons and mission hospitals.
Timeline
TB Technical Assistance - Centre for Health Solution
01.2022 - Current
TB Technical Assistance - Population Service Kenya
01.2021 - 10.2022
Regional Clinical Specialist - Healthstrat
11.2016 - 09.2019
Clinical Officer In Charge - St. Joseph Shelter of Hope Mission Hospital, Voi
11.2015 - 10.2016
Clinical Officer - Comprehensive Care Clinic - St. Luke’s Mission Hospital Kaloleni, Mombasa
04.2010 - 10.2015
Clinical Officer Intern - Coast General Provincial Hospital Mombasa
11.2008 - 11.2009
Clinical Officer Volunteer - Mombasa Pentecostal Church Mobile Clinic
11.2005 - 11.2008
Kenya Medical Training College - Diploma, Clinical Medicine and Surgery
01.2005 - 04.2008
Unity College of Professional Studies - Certificate, Microsoft Office
01.2003 - 04.2004
Mulango Girls High School - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education,
01.1998 - 04.2002
Kari Mwailu Academy - Kenya Certificate of Primary Education,
01.1991 - 04.1998
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