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Certification
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CANDY CHEROTICH

Nairobi

Summary

Dynamic Data Manager with proven expertise at Amref Health Africa, excelling in data quality assurance and analytics. Skilled in designing and implementing monitoring tools, I enhance healthcare outcomes through effective project management and community mobilization. Adept at utilizing LIMS and fostering strong interpersonal relations to drive impactful HIV interventions.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DATA MANAGER {HIV & COVID-19}

Amref Health Africa
Nairobi
06.2020 - 09.2024
  • Company Overview: Amref Health Africa in collaboration with National HIV Reference Laboratory (NHRL) - Nairobi
  • Generation of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMs) level Monthly, Quarterly and Annually reports.
  • Working with NHRL Management to design and track quality indicators for patient specialized testing service and ISO 15189 Accreditation
  • Participated in all aspects of data management, including designing of data collection instruments; designing and maintaining project databases; planning and conducting data analysis, interpretation, dissemination; assessing data quality.
  • Participated in developing guidelines/SOPs for data management and analysis for building capacity of project staff in data management including analysis and use of visualization dashboards
  • Strengthening systems to support accurate laboratory data linked to patient metadata, updating tests result, reviewing and releasing accurate results
  • Designing Laboratory integrated data quality audits through data validation checks, including discrepancy/inconsistency checks, real-time data monitoring and cleaning in project data base, LIMs database.
  • Use of LDMS to support approved studies like SEROVAC, HEPKEN among other studies utilizing biorepository resource
  • Amref Health Africa in collaboration with National HIV Reference Laboratory (NHRL) - Nairobi

Program Coordinator

Clinton Health Access Initiative
Nairobi
01.2018 - 03.2020
  • Company Overview: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in collaboration with NATIONAL HIV REFERENCE LAB, NHRL (MoH) – Nairobi
  • Coordination Point of Care (POC) project for HIV & TB activities at National Level including Mapping of facilities, Logistics, Quality Assurance and site selection.
  • Built capacity of relevant healthcare providers in 10+ counties to provide POC testing services for HIV VL & EID on Gene-Xpert Platform as a lab application specialist.
  • Coordination of specimen referral networks and stakeholders' meetings of POC program to National level by supporting preparation and delivery of counties trainings.
  • Monitored the resource allocation, work progress and budget control of 5+ annual trainings, workshops with participants of 50 to 100.
  • Training, Mentorship and Supervisions and demand creation of 30 participants for POC through CHMT Sensitization, Health Care Workers training and Laboratory Personnel end users training.
  • Guiding county HCWs' on index and targeted HIV testing, national biosafety guidelines implementation and providing QA/QC safety and training to improve on positivity yield.
  • Provide technical support to health facilities in developing and implementing strategies for HIV interventions flagged to end HIV epidemic by 2030.
  • Provide monitoring and evaluation oversight and coordination of workplan implementation of activities within the POC project framework.
  • Improving and ensuring quality outcomes by studying, evaluating, and re-designing treatment support procedures and patient progress; recommending changes and developing innovations in clients' follow-up in consultation with CHAI team.
  • Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in collaboration with NATIONAL HIV REFERENCE LAB, NHRL (MoH) – Nairobi

Project Intern - Care and Treatment

National AIDs and STI Control Program
Nairobi
01.2016 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: National AIDs and STI Control Program (NASCOP-MOH) - Nairobi
  • Sorted and organized materials such as physical files, tracking spreadsheets and reports.
  • Comprehensive assessment of HIV positive clients, healthcare, psychosocial, environmental, financial needs using person centered approach.
  • Tracked project activities to ensure are progressing as per schedule.
  • Maintained the project Calendar, budget and ensure deadlines are met.
  • Participated in Project Planning & Implementation.
  • Supported in developing training or other materials for community stakeholders and others.
  • Drafted internal inter-staff communications.
  • Advocated for the rights of children.
  • National AIDs and STI Control Program (NASCOP-MOH) - Nairobi

Education

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
NAKURU, KENYA
12.2015

Skills

  • Conceptualization
  • Service quality assessment
  • Availability assessment
  • Electronic tools
  • Analytics
  • Geospatial analysis
  • Report writing
  • Monitoring tools design
  • Implementation
  • ODK
  • KoBo
  • LIMS
  • DHIS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SAS
  • STATA
  • R statistical analysis
  • Community mobilization
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Donor reporting
  • Project management
  • Digital data collection
  • Survey design
  • Data cleaning
  • Statistical analysis
  • Data quality assurance
  • Monitoring
  • Teamwork
  • Organizational skills
  • Social skills

Certification

  • Monitoring and Evaluation - Amref International University
  • GIS certificate
  • Introduction to Data Science
  • Program Design & Evaluation for Health Systems Strengthening

References

  • Nancy Bowen, HEAD, Division National Public Health Laboratory Services, (DNLS), njebungeibowen@gmail.com, +254 722 845 874
  • Winnie Abuor, ICT Manager, National Public Health Laboratories -Amref, wimacoj@gmail.com, +254 789166473
  • Kipkerich B. Stephen, NPHL Global Fund Advisor, KENPHIA II Lab. TWG CHAIR, skipkerich@gmail.com, +254 723 989 132

Timeline

DATA MANAGER {HIV & COVID-19}

Amref Health Africa
06.2020 - 09.2024

Program Coordinator

Clinton Health Access Initiative
01.2018 - 03.2020

Project Intern - Care and Treatment

National AIDs and STI Control Program
01.2016 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

KABARAK UNIVERSITY

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