Vincent Omondi
MR
Nairobi County
Summary
Public Health Professional Focused on Health Policy, Health Financing, Data analytics, Economics, And Equity.
Economist well-versed in conducting analyses and studies on effects of economic conditions on business products, assets and investments. Skilled in product development, financial and risk management, capital market projects and exercises with economic analysis. Successfully represents company in trade associations, professional groups and publicly to advance company vision.
Proficient financial professional with solid background in economic analysis.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Health Economist and Data Scientist
Clinton Health Access Initiative
09.2021 - Current
- I leverage my public health expertise to improve access to vaccines for children and adolescents in Kenya through data triangulation techniques
- I collaborate with government agencies, NGOs, and civil society to implement sustainable Immunization health financing strategies
- Utilizing advanced data analytics and digital health tools, I analyze funding streams and resource allocation gaps, leading to evidence-based recommendations that enhance public health outcomes
- My advocacy efforts mobilize support for immunization programs, while my role in the NVIP technical working group on immunization financing contributes to effective financing frameworks for Gavi transition plans, ensuring sustained immunization efforts in Kenya
- Develop dashboard for real time monitoring and evaluation
- Contribute to the development of immunization strategic plans that guide Gavi transition planning for Kenya
- Develop and lead data analysis plans to create reports that guide decision-making and inform domestic resource allocation at the primary healthcare level
- Develop strategic data management plans, assist in the dashboard development that generate timely insights for decision making
- Attend National level stakeholder forums on immunization i.e., KENITAG, WHO-UNICEF forums, Development of high-level immunization blueprints like FPP, BIG Catch-up, NIP etc
- Coordinate processes to support program strategy development, work plan development and monitoring; support the day-to-day implementation of work plan activities
- Work with technical teams both within the organization and the ministry of health vaccines and immunization program to revise critical planning and management documents to track implementation progress across the immunization space
- Working closely with the technical team, both MoH and other partners, to support the development of selected technical materials on immunization
- Generated, analyzed and reported data to forecast market trends and explain economic phenomena.
- Studied economic and statistical data.
- Incorporated strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to develop corporate strategy.
- Worked effectively to influence key players across private and public sectors.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of government policies by analyzing their impact on macroeconomic variables such as GDP, inflation, and unemployment rates.
- Analyzed factors that affected economic growth and leveraged information.
Research Project Officer and Data Manager
University of Washington
01.2018 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Global Assistant Program (GAP)- Kenya
- I spearheaded HIV research studies and contributed to impactful public health initiatives
- During my tenure as a Research Officer and Clinical Data Manager with the University of Washington's HIV Collaborative Studies in Kenya from 2015 to 2020, I played a pivotal role in various Research study projects
- CATCH study: I contributed to the CATCH study, focusing on counseling and testing for children to identify previously undiagnosed cases of HIV- This study led to the introduction and scale of family HIV testing initiatives that identified undiagnosed children
- FIT Study: I participated in the FIT study, a randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of financial incentives in improving pediatric HIV care and testing in Kenya
- The Linda Kizazi study, a prospective cohort investigation involving mother-infant pairs, to understand the transmission of viruses from mother to child and its impact on infant health and development
- Coordinating and supervising research data collection activities at research sites: Overseeing recruitments and services at a different research facility in the western region
- Database development tools, questionnaires, troubleshoots etc
- Ensure compliance to research ethical standards
- Data quality monitoring procedures and training
- Global Assistant Program (GAP)- Kenya
REDCap Consultant
Jhpiego
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Company Overview: Jhpiego is an international NGO that creates and delivers transformative health care solutions that save lives in partnership with national governments, health experts and local communities
- Here, I lead a team in data management, especially configuration of data collection tools onto REDCAP (Research Electronic Data Capture)
- Building data collection electronic tools onto REDCap for use in surveys
- Training of filed officers
- Data analysis and presentation of results
- Configured several electronic tools for use during data collection
- Troubleshooting Data import queries and data entry issues in the field
- Lead M&E Immunization Technical Working Group for improved analysis of immunization programs
- Create abstracts for conference presentations and publications based on the completed work
- Develop manuscripts for publications
- Jhpiego is an international NGO that creates and delivers transformative health care solutions that save lives in partnership with national governments, health experts and local communities
Education
MSC - Health Economics & Policy
University of Nairobi
01.2019 - 01.2024
Bachelor’s degree - Environmental Health Science (Public health)
Great Lakes University of Kisumu
01.2015 - 01.2018
Skills
Policy analysis
Affiliations
Health Economics Association of Kenya (HEAK), 2024
Trainingandprofessionaldevelopment
- Health Financing: Tracking progress towards UHC, AfHESG, 2024
- Economic Evaluation in Global Health, University of Washington, 2020
- Introduction to Epidemiology for Global Health, University of Washington, 2019
- Kenya ICT in Health Research, University of Washington, 2016
- Geographical Information System (GIS) Geospatial Epidemiology, University of Washington
- Principals of research data management in Health research, University of Washington, 2019
Consultingexperience
- Corona Management Foundation, Lead health Economic Technical Consultant, 2024, Supporting the business case development and application for Proposal for Health Financing in Immunization and Primary Healthcare in Kenya.
- Independent Consultancies, Co-lead, 2021, Multi-country situational analysis on health care financing, Domestic Resources Mobilization (DRM) for health research and role of civil society (CSOs) participation in research.
- Jhpiego, REDCap Consultant, 03/01/20, 06/30/20, Nairobi, Kenya, Lead a team in data management, especially configuration of data collection tools onto REDCAP.
Personal Information
Nationality: Kenyan
Researchleadroles
Clinton Health Access Initiative, 2024, Review CHAI research protocols before IRB submission., Co-develop research protocols., Provide technical support on study design, methodologies, data collection, REDCap training, and analysis., Ensure research integrity, particularly for studies involving human subjects., Develop research SOPs.
Timeline
Health Economist and Data Scientist
Clinton Health Access Initiative
09.2021 - Current
REDCap Consultant
Jhpiego
03.2020 - 06.2020
MSC - Health Economics & Policy
University of Nairobi
01.2019 - 01.2024
Research Project Officer and Data Manager
University of Washington
01.2018 - 08.2021
Bachelor’s degree - Environmental Health Science (Public health)
Great Lakes University of Kisumu
01.2015 - 01.2018
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