Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Personal Information
Affiliations
Certification
Accomplishments
Languages
Affiliations
References
Timeline
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Chongo Chuswe

Mansa

Summary

Over 11 years of work experience in civil service with excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong team building skills, stakeholder engagement and ability to adapt to dynamic cultural environment. Strong communication and facilitation background. Demonstrated ability to work in complex environment (remote) with different stakeholders. Good knowledge of community health structures and DHIS2.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Health Information Officer

Ministry of Health-Mansa General Hospital
Mansa
09.2023 - Current
  • Manages effectively, health information in order to ensure effective and efficient usage
  • Undertakes effectively, the preparation of unit budget in order to facilitate the acquisition of financial help.
  • Undertake and provide regular updates in health information and management in order to impart appropriate skills and knowledge
  • Monitors and evaluates timely submission of health information in order to implement appropriate interventions.
  • Conduct comprehensive data analysis and prepare quarterly data review reports, enabling informed decision-making and program improvements.
  • Ensure data is entered into the DHIS 2 and analysed.
  • Gathers patient information by collecting demographic information from a variety of sources; interacting with registration areas and physicians' offices; retrieving information
  • Effectively manage and optimize the use of electronic client management tools, improving data accuracy and service integration.
  • Initiates the medical record by creating and processing the patient care record folder.
  • Maintains quality of data to ensure completeness, correctness and consistency.
  • Delivers charts to assigned areas of the hospital by following established routing procedures.
  • Maintains patient confidence by keeping patient records information confidential.

Environmental Health Technologist

Ministry of Health
Mansa District
01.2019 - 08.2023
  • Prepared and managed unit budgets, securing financial support to facilitate program expansion and sustainability.
  • Providing support in integrated disease surveillance response, which includes Event-Based Surveillance (EBS), Indicator-Based Surveillance (IBS) and conducting active searches for notifiable diseases such as Acute Flaccid.
  • Creation of awareness and dissemination of health information on prevention of infectious diseases through Bi-annual orientation of nursing students in Infection prevention and control.
  • Working with DHO and PHO on various community engagement programs in relation to teenage pregnancy and other health promotion programs.
  • Conducting result-based performance assessments in various districts in Luapula province.
  • Trained staff on safe handling of hazardous materials and waste disposal.

Environmental Health Technologist

Ministry of Health
Mungwi District
08.2014 - 12.2018
  • Administering health education and communication at the health facility.
  • Analyzing monthly reports from community based volunteers within the catchment area.
  • Conducting community mobilization for malaria interventions and mass drug administration.
  • Participating in Community led total sanitation programs to attain ODF.
  • Providing maternal and child health, family planning services to the deserved communities.
  • Conducting universal child immunizations and growth monitoring.
  • Conducting Behavioural Change Communication strategies and sensitisation to the community in relation to sanitation and hygiene.
  • Providing support and mobilizing community health workers and volunteers on different health programs and trainings.
  • Conducting community health centre meetings, providing technical community support through the neighborhood health committees (NHCs) and engagement with the local stakeholders and partners such as traditional leaders.
  • Supervision and providing support to the volunteers, CHAs, SMAGs, TB supporters and NHCs.
  • Conducting maternal and child health services as well Family planning services in far to reach areas.
  • Report writing using HIA tools and reaching the set targets.
  • Evaluated pollution sources and recommended mitigation strategies.
  • Trained staff on safe handling of hazardous materials and waste disposal.
  • Prepared detailed reports on inspection findings and recommendations.
  • Engaged with community members to promote environmental awareness initiatives.

Conducted health inspections to assess environmental compliance standards.

Education

Master of Science - Public Health

University of Lusaka
Lusaka
12.2024

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

University of Lusaka
Lusaka
06.2021

Diploma - Environmental Health Technology

Evelyn Hone College
Lusaka
12-2013

Grade 12 'O' Level Certificate -

Milemu High School
Ndola
12.2009

Skills

  • Health Information Management
  • Data Analysis using STATA,SPSS
  • Behavior change communication
  • Public health education
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Supervisory skills
  • Facilitation
  • DHIS2 Proficiency
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Project management

Personal Information

  • D.O.B :10/02/1992
  • Gender: Female
  • Driving licence: B (2017)

Affiliations

  • Fully registered with Health Professional council of Zambia
  • Registered health researcher with National Health Research Authority.

Certification

  • Psychosocial counseling
  • Good clinical practice
  • Focused antenatal care

Accomplishments

    Published manuscript with the International Journal of Health Sciences and Research on: Effectiveness of Surveillance Systems in Combating Anthrax in Africa

Languages

  • English, Fluent
  • Bemba, Fluent

Affiliations

  • Community Led Total Sanitation, SNV
  • Indoor residual spraying

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Health Information Officer

Ministry of Health-Mansa General Hospital
09.2023 - Current

Environmental Health Technologist

Ministry of Health
01.2019 - 08.2023

Environmental Health Technologist

Ministry of Health
08.2014 - 12.2018

Master of Science - Public Health

University of Lusaka

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

University of Lusaka

Diploma - Environmental Health Technology

Evelyn Hone College

Grade 12 'O' Level Certificate -

Milemu High School
Chongo Chuswe