Ann Glory Kathure

• Managed communications and integrated advocacy campaigns for over 150 member coalition working towards equitable digital health transformation globally to close access gaps and achieve health for all
• Grew brand visibility and a unified advocacy voice across 6 LMICs country coalitions influencing national health policies and outcomes in Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Senegal and Kenya. This was mainly towards building actionable and contextualized communications strategies along with ensuring appropriate brand building and management
• Profiled and amplified partner advocacy efforts through media outreach, content creation, and social media engagement
• Maintained consistent internal and external communications flow across vast global to local membership network
• Designed and delivered creative, targeted communications campaigns on priority themes and events.
• Coordinated with design and media teams to develop high-quality creative assets.
• Created and managed social media campaigns to increase brand engagement such as Digital Health Week-https://digitalhealthweek.co/

• Created contextualized, culturally resonant communications and community engagement plans tailored for target countries across sub-Saharan Africa to drive adoption of health data interoperability platform and advance person-centered care model
• Forged strategic partnerships and built alignment with health ministries and regional bodies including Africa CDC to further country-level implementation
• Planned and managed high-level convenings harmonizing roll-out approach to specific local contexts and on-ground needs
• Leveraging on Africa Health Tech Summit, CPHIA among other high level events to advocate for person centered Health
• Ensured narratives and media coverage spotlighted voices of local leaders and change agents as reference cases.

Developed public health campaigns and narratives on priorities around infectious disease, immunization, and pandemic preparedness for senior leadership to shape regional policy agendas.

Media, Advocacy and Communications:

- Provided advocacy and communications support to H.E Felix Tshisekedi, President of DRC African Union Chair 2021-2022 and transitioned to H.E. Macky Sall, the President of the Republic of Senegal in his duties as the Chair of the African Union -2022-2023. Holding Advocacy Campaigns, events. The main thematic areas of focus were advancing initiatives around Health, Water and Sanitation, Gender and Economic Recovery post-COVID-19 pandemic.

- Designed and developed the social media strategy and created content such as marketing communications plans (Marcomms), key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and multi-media digital assets.

Event and Conference Management:

- Successfully organized the 1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa CPHIA that took place from 14th to 16th December 2021. A successful online event that convened 17,000 online participants in the 4 days (Link: https://cphia2021.com/)

-Successfully coordinated the Spotlight on Africa event - Evaluating and Building Resilient Health in Africa by Africa CDC at the Dubai Expo.(Link: https://virtualexpodubai.com/listen-watch/events/spotlights-on-africa-orevaluating-and-building-resilient-health-in-africa).

• Strengthened Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) profile through strategic brand management and development of the communication strategy in 7 African countries in line with the 2021-2025 AECF strategy
• Prepared or edited organizational publications such as employee newsletters or stockholder reports for internal or external audiences.
• Facilitated press conferences and other outreach events to raise visibility of organization.
• Developed and implemented a communication plan, managed events, developed the strategy and content for the website and social media assets for the project Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF).
• Acted as liaison between media and company during press releases and interviews.
• Enhanced media statements and presentations before sending to general public or media organizations.
• Monitored effectiveness of various campaigns and communication strategies.
• Updated company media platforms to align with changing internal goals and external variables.

• Strengthened Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) profile through strategic brand management and development of the communication strategy in 7 African countries in line with the 2021-2025 AECF strategy
• Developed and implemented a communication plan, managed events, developed the strategy and content for the website and social media assets for the project Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF).

• Utilized exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content.
• Wrote and edited high-quality content and visually impactful programs under deadline pressure with exciting, captivating, and authentic approach.
• Organized material to research and complete writing tasks.
• Wrote compelling, succinct, clear news scripts under tight deadlines.

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