Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Languages
Personal Information
References
Training
Timeline
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Amare Anara

Hawassa

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regional Technical Coordinator

USAID, JSI/Transform Primary Health Care activity project
04.2017 - 06.2022
  • Responsible for capacity building activities in the region (facilitated different trainings for health managers, health workers, HEWs and Community leaders on EPI, RED approach, Immunization In practice, IRT IMNCI, ICCM, Nutrition thematic areas, Malaria, Gender and Health YFS and etc)
  • Provided technical support for RHB and for other implementing partners
  • Responsible for technical support during sub-grant proposal development & its implementations
  • Implemented project new initiatives & documented success, lessons, and best experiences & shared to stakeholders
  • Responsible for gap identifications, partner mapping & facilitating TOC (Theory of Change Model) on a yearly basis
  • Responsible for managing regional technical staff
  • Participated & provided technical support during national & regional campaigns
  • Participated in COVID-19 pandemic prevention activities in EOC & Vaccination activities
  • Engaged in woreda base plan and align with a project work plan
  • Tried to overcome the equity gaps in pastoral communities & in hard-reach areas via IPOS & back support
  • Prepared quarter report (Both word document & PPT) & facilitated regional performance review meeting
  • Responsible for USAID compliance-related issues in the region

Regional MNH Program Officer

USAID: JSI/ Integrated Family Health Program
07.2015 - 02.2017
  • Worked as regional MNH program Officer & responsible for regional MNH planning & implementing activities
  • Responsible for capacity enhancement activities for HWs, HEWs & health managers on IMNCI, ICCM, CBNC & Malaria case management
  • Engaged in regional ISS, PRM & clinical mentorship activities
  • Participated in child health TWG & presenting regional performance
  • Responsible for documenting best experiences, lessons learned & preparing quarter, biannual & annual reports
  • Supported different child health campaigns

Cluster Coordinator

Sodo project office (Wolaita, Gamo Gofa, South Omo & Basket Special woreda districts)
10.2011 - 07.2015
  • Responsible for project activity planning, implementing the USAID IFHP projects
  • Implemented the government flagship programs like ICCM & Implanon for the health extension programs & successfully implemented them in other parts of the regions
  • Responsible for capacity enhancement activities for HWs, HEWs & Health managers
  • Facilitated Zonal ISS & Performance review meetings in Wolaita, Gamo Gofa & South Omo Zones
  • Responsible for documenting best experiences, lessons learned & preparing quarter
  • Participated & supported different national & regional campaigns
  • Responsible for surveillance activities
  • Responsible for finance & cluster staff management in the cluster

Project Coordinator

Organization For Social Services/ OSSA/
01.2005 - 06.2007

Lead pilot Mobile VCT and Palliative Care national project founded by CDC-Ethiopia( Planned, implemented, Mentoring and evaluation of the pilot project and scaled -up to different regions )

Responsible for technical support, mentoring of the project across the country.

Responsible for staff recruitments , supply and medical equipments

Responsible for documenting lessons, challenges and for facilitations of experience visit in country and abroad


Education

MA in Community development -

Hawassa university
01.2022

Master’s in general public health -

Wolaita Sodo University
07.2014

BSc in Nursing -

Addis Ababa University
07.2009

Skills

  • Automotive driving

Certification

  • Received certificate of recognition from JSI/ Integrated Family Health Program the USAID-funded projects
  • Received certificate of recognition from JSI/ Transform Primary Health Care Activity the USAID-funded projects
  • Received certificate of recognition from OSSA/ Organization for Social Services for AIDS/ for successful implementation of Mobile VCT and Palliative Care projects while working as a project officer at the Head office

Accomplishments

  • Well-coordinated the flagship ICCM & Implanon initiatives for HEWs in Wolaita Sodo while I was cluster Coordinator & scaled up to other parts of the country
  • Implemented & scaled-up project new initiatives of skill lab, UBT, IPOS, HP open house, QI/QA, AYHD

Languages

Amharic
English
Gofigna
Gemugna
Wolaitegna
Dawurogna

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Gofa
  • Date of Birth: 02/19/74
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Ethiopia
  • Marital Status: Married

References

  • Mr. Agegnehu Gebru, Project Manager of USAID: TPHC project, agegnehu_sendeku@et.jsi.com, 0911 55 19 74 OR 0964 28 19 60
  • Mr. Mena Mekuria, Deputy & Program Head for RHB, SNNPR, menam1958@yahoo.com, +251911836784 OR +251 92 74 78 981
  • Mr. Getane Girma, SNNPR -JAPIGO- Regional advisor, getaneh.girma@yahoo.com, +251 911 72 07 57
  • Mr. Zergu Tafesse, Deputy Director of USAID/ JSI TPHC Projects, 0965 20 54 48

Training

  • Training on Global Health Security Agenda at Switzerland, Geneva
  • TOT on EPI, IRT
  • HIV/Family planning integration TOT, organized by USAID/IFHP
  • Program and finance management training organized by USAID/IFHP
  • HMIS TOT, organized by FMOH & JSI/HMIS Project
  • Master TOT on UDDM organized by FMOH & JSI/HMIS Project
  • VCT TOT, organized by OSSA & FHABCO
  • YFS TOT organized by USAID/IFHP & CORA
  • TOT on Gender organized by USAID/IFHP & CORA
  • Gender & Health TOT
  • Gender analysis workshop
  • Comprehensive PMTCT TOT by USAID/IFHP
  • TOT IMNCI, ICCM, ENA

Timeline

Regional Technical Coordinator

USAID, JSI/Transform Primary Health Care activity project
04.2017 - 06.2022

Regional MNH Program Officer

USAID: JSI/ Integrated Family Health Program
07.2015 - 02.2017

Cluster Coordinator

Sodo project office (Wolaita, Gamo Gofa, South Omo & Basket Special woreda districts)
10.2011 - 07.2015

Project Coordinator

Organization For Social Services/ OSSA/
01.2005 - 06.2007

MA in Community development -

Hawassa university

Master’s in general public health -

Wolaita Sodo University

BSc in Nursing -

Addis Ababa University
Amare Anara