Agness Mufelamo Phiri
Mansa
Summary
Dynamic health information professional with extensive experience at Mansa District Health Office, excelling in data analysis and capacity building. Proven track record in training staff on DHIS2 and SmartCare, enhancing data quality and decision-making. Strong interpersonal skills and adept in Microsoft Excel, driving impactful health outcomes through effective teamwork.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
District Health Information Officer
Mansa District Health Office
Mansa
02.2018 - Current
- Job purpose is to collect, analyse and interpret health data for decision-making.
- Monitoring and Evaluation – Tracking of key performance indicators and sharing with programme officers for planning and decision making.
- Monitors and evaluates timely data entry from 85 health facilities in order to implement appropriate interventions.
- Analysing data and preparing of data review meetings and District Integrated meetings (DIMs).
- Prepares quarterly and Annual Health Management Information data on different disease burdens and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Conduct data quality audits to check on the completeness, consistency and correctness of data being generated.
- Managed covid19, Polio, HPV, and Child health campaign data according to national standard.
- Keeps health care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record.
- Maintains patient confidence by keeping patient records information confidential.
- Budgeting - Shares health statistics for planning of medium expenditure framework (MTEF).
- Prepares departmental budgets.
- Retired partner funds (Global Fund, Unicef, WHO) allocated to health Management and reporting according to accounting protocols.
- Capacity building - Orient new staff in the Health Management Information System (HMIS) and DHIS2.
- Impart appropriate skills and knowledge to program officers and facility staff.
- Undertake and provide regular updates in health information and management in order to program officers and facility staff.
- Trainer in Health Management Information system and Community HMIS.
- Trainer In DHIS2 Covax tracker.
- Trainer in DHIS2 HPV Tracker.
- SmartCare user and national trainer.
- Research - Undertakes regularly sharing of data for operational research and quality improvement projects in health information programmes and systems in order to facilitate generation of information for decision making, planning and budgeting.
Acting Health Information Officer
Mansa General Hospital
Mansa
10.2010 - 01.2018
- Job purpose is to collect, analyse and interpret health data statistics in order to provide information for decision-making.
- Key results were planning and budgeting, capacity building, Monitoring and evaluation and updating of the HMIS database.
Medical Records Clerk
Mansa General Hospital
Mansa
10.2009 - 09.2010
- Gathers patient information by collecting demographic information from a variety of sources; interacting with registration areas and physicians' offices; retrieving information.
- Initiates the medical record by creating and processing the patient care record folder.
- Retrieves medical records by following chart-out procedures; documenting reasons charts cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes.
- Delivers charts to assigned areas of the hospital by following established routing procedures.
- Keeps health care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record.
- Maintains patient confidence by keeping patient records information confidential.
Data Entry Clerk
ZPCTII
01.2009 - 08.2009
- Ensuring that documentation of registers is complete in all HIV related forms (HTS, VMMC, PMTCT, VL & ART).
- Compile the facility’s HIV/AIDS Monthly reports, laboratory and pharmacy service and submit reports to SI and District health information officer.
- Physical count active clients on ART on a monthly basis.
- Facilitate for the identification of clients due for VL as they come for pharmacy pickups.
- Compile and submit Reports to M&E Officer at Provincial Office and DHIO.
- Updating the Smart Care database for patients seen on daily basis and backup.
- Manage patient’s file on a day basis for easy retrieval.
- Monitor and flag possible lost to follow up (LTFU) patients.
- Record all Viral Load requests requested by the facility in the VL register and Smart Care.
- Inform clients and maintain appointment dates for next visitation in consultation with clinicians.
- Maintain constant feedback with health facility pharmacy staff on patients who have collected their drugs at commencement.
- Hold Data Review Meetings.
- Acted as Senior Health Information Officer at Luapula PHO for a period of 3 months while the Senior Health Information Officer was on leave.
- During this period managed to lead a team of all District Health Information Officers in the National ART Census which was a success.
- Managed provincial Covid 19 data during campaigns as Provincial Covid Data Manager.
- Managed to train 84 health facilities in Mansa in DHIS2 data entry and Health Management.
Education
Master of Art - Development Studies
Lusaka University (Unilus)
01.2022
Bachelor of Arts degree - Library and Information Science and Development studies
University of Zambia (UNZA)
01.2016
Certificate - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
University of Zambia
01.2011
Advanced Diploma - Computing and Information System
Evelyn Hone College
01.2004
Senior School Certificate -
Mable Shaw Girls Secondary School
Mberesh01.1999
Junior Secondary Certificate -
St Mary’s Girls School
01.1996
Primary School Certificate -
Chakopo Primary
Mansa01.1994
Skills
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Writing Skills
- Time Management
- DHIS2
- SmartCare
- DATIM
- E-Labs
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Covax Tracker
- Kobo
- ODK Collect
- Power-BI
Affiliations
Zambia Monitoring and Evaluation Association
Fore Names
Agness Mufelamo
Mobile Numbers
- +260 977848324
- +260 966848324
Physical Address
12 Medium Density, Mansa, Zambia
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/02/82
- Nationality: Zambian
- Marital Status: Single
Awards
- 2014, Labour Day Award certificate for outstanding Performance, Mansa General Hospital
- 2018, Best performing District Health Information Officer, Provincial Health Office
- 2019, Labour Day award as most committed and outstanding performance, Mansa District Health Office
- 2023, Labour Day award for hardworking and committed, Mansa District Health Office
References
- Mr Bande Ngulube, Senior Planner- M&E, Community Development and Social Services, Private Bag W252, Lusaka, +260 977620644
- Dr. Kelvin Sinkala, Mkushi District Health Office, P.O Box 840042, Mkushi, +26 0974597891
- Dr Mackford Chipili, Mansa General Hospital, P.O Box 710159, Mansa, +260 966392804
Short Courses And Workshops
- 2020, Certificate in DHIS2 Fundamentals
- 2018, Electronic Health Record (EHR- SmartCare Legacy) Trainer of trainer course
Educational And Professional Development
- Master of Art in Development Studies, Lusaka University (Unilus), 01/01/19, 12/31/22
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Library and Information Science and Development studies, University of Zambia (UNZA), 01/01/12, 12/31/16
- Certificate in Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, University of Zambia, 2011
- Advanced Diploma in Computing and Information System, Evelyn Hone College, 01/01/02, 12/31/04
- Senior School Certificate, Mable Shaw Girls Secondary School, 01/01/97, 12/31/99
- Junior Secondary Certificate, St Mary’s Girls School, 01/01/95, 12/31/96
- Primary School Certificate, Chakopo Primary, 01/01/88, 12/31/94
Timeline
District Health Information Officer
Mansa District Health Office
02.2018 - Current
Acting Health Information Officer
Mansa General Hospital
10.2010 - 01.2018
Medical Records Clerk
Mansa General Hospital
10.2009 - 09.2010
Data Entry Clerk
ZPCTII
01.2009 - 08.2009
Master of Art - Development Studies
Lusaka University (Unilus)
Bachelor of Arts degree - Library and Information Science and Development studies
University of Zambia (UNZA)
Certificate - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
University of Zambia
Advanced Diploma - Computing and Information System
Evelyn Hone College
Senior School Certificate -
Mable Shaw Girls Secondary School
Junior Secondary Certificate -
St Mary’s Girls School
Primary School Certificate -
Chakopo Primary
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