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Salim Omambia

Lecturer
Nairobi,Kenya

Summary

Experienced Managing Editor with a proven track record in creative copywriting, editing, and project direction for books and journal platforms. Collaborative and cohesive in working with multidisciplinary teams and contract professionals. Skilled communicator with a talent for bringing together diverse talents and expertise to deliver high-quality results. Demonstrated ability to oversee projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to deadlines and maintaining the highest standards of quality.

Overview

47
47
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Chief managing editor

03.2021
  • African Medical Open Access Review Journal (AMOARJ)
  • July 2021 Appointed to the Regional KMTC
  • Resource Mobilization Committee
  • 2019/2021 conducted a KMTC and Samburu
  • County government collaboration research on
  • Health Human Resource
  • July 2019 reviewed a WHO manuscript on “Attacks on health facilities”
  • June 2019 attended a workshop on Ethical and
  • Excellence organisational culture

Research co-ordinator

KMTC-USAID
10.2018
  • Appointed the department’s, January 2018 composed the Monitoring and
  • Evaluation teaching manual
  • November 2017 reviewed a WHO manuscript on Patients safety plans
  • October 2017 reviewed a WHO manuscript on
  • Health Systems
  • December 2016 became a member of a voluntary group that supports Olive green children’s home in Kilifi
  • July 2016 reviewed a WHO manuscript on
  • Healthcare service delivery
  • May 2016 reviewed 2 manuscripts for WHO on Health Information
  • March 2014 appointed the co-ordinator for, (AFYA-INFO) Project
  • IFHIMA selected my Research Document for presentation and publication during the

Research co-ordinator

Salim Omambia Curriculum Vitae
01.2013
  • World International congress day in
  • Montreal Canada (17th
  • Congress)
  • Member and team player of the Kenyatta
  • University Health Records and Informatics course curriculum review
  • The co-ordinator and team player of the
  • KMTC Certificate and Diploma HRI&T course curriculum review
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  • Salim Omambia Curriculum Vitae

Nagasaki University Japan
10.2002
  • Planetary Health Africa-Japan Strategic and
  • Collaborative Education (PHASE) Program in Japan.

Principal Research Investigator

reviewer WHO
07.2002
  • Resource Mobilization
  • Finance and Planning
  • Policy making
  • Creating financial strategies for a budget
  • Evaluating productivity and performance
  • Administration
  • Coordinating
  • Campus Principal KMTC
  • Editor in Chief(AMOARJ)
  • Campus Examination in-Charge
  • Author and Publisher
  • Research co-ordinator HRI department
  • Research Peer-
  • Deputy coordinator E-learning

ordinator

Omambia Curriculum Vitae
06.2002

Management System Consultant

O15
06.2002

Principal

Kenya Medical Training College
07.2019 - 07.2026
  • Collaborated with the Parent-Teacher Association to address parent concerns and foster a supportive community for student success.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Implemented innovative approaches to teaching and learning that improved student engagement and achievement levels.
  • Led school improvement efforts by setting clear expectations for staff performance and providing regular feedback on progress towards goals.

Data Analyst

International Federation of Health Information Management
06.2023 - 12.2025

Health Systems Global
02.2024 - 02.2025
  • Health Records and Information Managers Board
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  • Salim Omambia Curriculum Vitae

Principal

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE, Molo
05.2023 - 12.2023

Principal Lecturer

Kenya Medical Training College
10.2023 - 05.2023
  • In Social Sciences Research Journal: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Practices-Towards-Electronic-Medical-Records-at-MOI-
  • Omambia-Mbunga/dc5d07d29a229c0595c83c5dd489bea4db78a967 A study to assess the knowledge of computer-aided learning programs among students attending, Nairobi campus: S
  • M
  • Omambia, Mutiso N
  • Kivungi PublishedMarch 2018 Education Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal: https://journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/download/4205/2610/11043 DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT
  • INFORMATION SYSTEM AT KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL, NAIROBI COUNTY
  • KENYA-S.M.Omambia.Published2017.Medicine: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/DESIGN%2C-IMPLEMENTATION-AND-
  • OPERATION-OF-HEALTH-AT-Omambia/8860c3315ac9df1b876954bbc66f4bc6bdad4cea Technological_Factors_Affecting_Computer_Aided_Learning_Among_Students_Attending_Ke nya_Medical_Training_College_Nairobi_Campus_SalimOmambia: https://www.academia.edu/36729543/ THE OPERATION CRITERIA OF A HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM-
  • Salim Omambia https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/145612/135138 The Implementation Criteria of a Health Management Information System: A Case of Kenyatta
  • National Hospital-Salim M Omambia, G.W
  • Odhiambo-Otieno: http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0416.php?rp=P525328 The Design Criteria in Implementation of a Health Management Information System: a Case of
  • Kenyatta National Hospital: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Design-Criteria-in-Implementation-of-a-Health-a-
  • Omambia-Odhiambo-Otieno/2cf802aa4668fa4087513730a7906ac6d15cf7c7
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  • Salim Omambia Curriculum Vitae, Appointed Principal KMTC Bomet Campus
  • JULY 2O21-TODATE KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
  • Appointed to the Regional KMTC Resource
  • Mobilization Committee.

Associations
05.2023 - 05.2023

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health
09.2022 - 03.2023

Appointed Principal

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
01.2002 - 10.2021
  • KMTC Chwele Campus
  • JAN

Appointed Manza Campus Examination Officer

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
10.2018 - 12.2019

Deputy

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
07.2014 - 12.2019
  • Department’s, E-learning co

Senior Lecturer Nairobi

MATHARI NATIONAL TEACHING, REFERRAL MENTAL HOSPITAL
03.2010 - 06.2011

Health Records and Information Manager

NATIONAL SPINAL INJURY HOSPITAL
10.2006 - 03.2010

JKUAT, Graduate School, Omambia Curriculum Vitae
01.1994 - 01.2010
  • ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • March 2025, awarded a certificate for reviewing a book in BP International
  • November 2024, my article “Succession
  • Planning in Africa” was the most read in
  • September (700 reads) as per ResearchGate
  • October 2024, successfully defended my Ph.D thesis, awaiting graduation
  • August 2024, requested to do a special edition with BioRes Scientia Publishers on Advancing a Climate-Resistant Health System
  • October 2023 promoted to Principal Lecturer
  • July 2023, my article was published in the
  • International Federation of Health Information
  • Management Associations-IFHIMA-
  • Newsletter
  • May 2023, My article was selected to be included in the publication of an International book: New Advances in Medicine and
  • Medical Science
  • September 2022, selected to attend the
  • Planetary Health Africa-Japan Strategic and
  • Collaborative Education (PHASE) Program in
  • Japan
  • June 2022, my Research Article was evaluated and indexed in Scope Database by the Content
  • Selection Committee (CSC)
  • April 2022, peer-reviewed with the
  • International Research Journal of Public and
  • Environmental Health (IRJPEH): Dimensions of Quality Health care Facilities: A simple review article
  • 2021/2022 Presented and defended my thesis in four (4) seminars organised and held by
  • December 2021, peer reviewed a WHO manuscript “5 years into the WHE:
  • Achievements, challenges, and the path ahead for WHO health emergencies programme management”
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  • Salim, Appointed Chief Examination invigilator in
  • FQE
  • Within one year prepared four teaching manuals i.e
  • Epidemiology, Health Statistics
  • Research Methodology and Introduction to
  • Computer Science
  • On course preparing
  • Medical Demography
  • A team player in the revision of Health
  • Information System (HIS) strategic plan and policy
  • A team player in the review of Electronic
  • Medical records standards
  • Involved in the review of Kenya Health Policy
  • Framework, )
  • Awarded a certificate by the University of
  • Nairobi in collaboration with the University of
  • Washington for successfully completing their course in Improving Health Outcomes
  • Through Interoperable Health Information
  • Systems and Technologies.(2010)
  • Awarded a certificate by the Ministry of
  • Health in collaboration with UNFPA and KPO in a Paraplegic Management workshop
  • Awarded a certificate by the GOK in collaboration with JICA in a 5s TQM workshop
  • Awarded a certificate by Wildwood Health
  • Centre Virginia, U.S.A
  • For competently completing the course
  • Awarded two certificates for the Captain and
  • Best Footballer respectively

SALIM OMAMBIA MATAGI, GENDER
10.1979 - 01.2009
  • PERSONAL INFORMATION
  • NAMES, : CHRISTIAN
  • MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
  • ID NUMBER: 21658149

Health Records and Information Officer

AMREF
01.2005 - 06.2006

Co-ordinator

KMTC-USAID
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • AFYA-INFO)
  • Project
  • Steering and Facilitating, Monitoring and
  • Evaluation, Biostatistics, Epidemiology
  • Demography and Research activities
  • Class Tutor
  • In-charge Mathari Maximum Forensic Unit
  • In-charge National Spinal Injury Hospital
  • Football Captain for the entire KMTC institution team
  • Sports Representative for my faculty
  • Languages and Fluency level Swahili-native, English-very fluent, Juba Arabic- fluent, Kisii-very fluent, Nubia-very fluent, Kikuyu- fluent, Kamba-fluent, Luo-intermediary, Japanese- intermediary and French-beginners level.

01.1999 - 01.2000
  • Whereby I boosted the College to lift the Inter-
  • University Cup and the Inter-Faculty Cup respectively
  • Awarded a certificate and license by the Red
  • Cross Organisation for successfully completing their practical for 3 consecutive years
  • RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Leadership
  • Communication
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  • Salim Omambia Curriculum Vitae

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE, Karuri
12.2023 - 1 1

Managing Editor

AFRICAN MEDICAL
03.2021 - 1 1
  • OPEN
  • ACCESS REVIEW-JOURNAL (AMOARJ)

Senior Lecturer, Principal Researcher

MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
01.2017 - 1 1
  • Author and
  • Publisher.

Reviewer

World Health
03.2016 - 1 1

Education

Ph.D. - Public Health

KEMRI GRADUATE SCHOOL
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya
04.2001 -

Skills

Strong attention to detail

Timeline

Health Systems Global
02.2024 - 02.2025

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE, Karuri
12.2023 - 1 1

Principal Lecturer

Kenya Medical Training College
10.2023 - 05.2023

Data Analyst

International Federation of Health Information Management
06.2023 - 12.2025

Principal

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE, Molo
05.2023 - 12.2023

Associations
05.2023 - 05.2023

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health
09.2022 - 03.2023

Chief managing editor

03.2021

Managing Editor

AFRICAN MEDICAL
03.2021 - 1 1

Principal

Kenya Medical Training College
07.2019 - 07.2026

Research co-ordinator

KMTC-USAID
10.2018

Appointed Manza Campus Examination Officer

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
10.2018 - 12.2019

Senior Lecturer, Principal Researcher

MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
01.2017 - 1 1

Reviewer

World Health
03.2016 - 1 1

Deputy

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
07.2014 - 12.2019

Research co-ordinator

Salim Omambia Curriculum Vitae
01.2013

Senior Lecturer Nairobi

MATHARI NATIONAL TEACHING, REFERRAL MENTAL HOSPITAL
03.2010 - 06.2011

Health Records and Information Manager

NATIONAL SPINAL INJURY HOSPITAL
10.2006 - 03.2010

Health Records and Information Officer

AMREF
01.2005 - 06.2006

Nagasaki University Japan
10.2002

Principal Research Investigator

reviewer WHO
07.2002

ordinator

Omambia Curriculum Vitae
06.2002

Management System Consultant

O15
06.2002

Appointed Principal

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
01.2002 - 10.2021

Ph.D. - Public Health

KEMRI GRADUATE SCHOOL
04.2001 -

Co-ordinator

KMTC-USAID
01.1999 - 01.2001

01.1999 - 01.2000

JKUAT, Graduate School, Omambia Curriculum Vitae
01.1994 - 01.2010

SALIM OMAMBIA MATAGI, GENDER
10.1979 - 01.2009

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