Dr Annety Musonda
Lusaka ,Zambia
Summary
Dynamic medical professional with extensive experience at Meharry Medical College, excelling in HIV treatment and mentorship. Proven leadership in optimizing patient care and enhancing ART adherence. Skilled in project management and public speaking, with a strong focus on achieving health outcomes and fostering teamwork among multidisciplinary teams.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Mentor_Kanyama Sub-district
Meharry Medical College
Lusaka
04.2024 - Current
- Led clinical operations in high-volume HIV treatment facilities, with a focus on improving paediatric ART care and achieving 95-95-95 targets for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children.
- Delivered daily clinical services and technical oversight in MCH units, ensuring adherence to national ART guidelines and improving ARV distribution for mothers and infants.
- Mentored and built the capacity of multidisciplinary teams, including nurses, pharmacy technologists, data clerks, and mentor mothers.
- Implemented and monitored viral load testing and Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) using GeneXpert and DBS methods.
- Optimized patient flow in MCH clinics to reduce wait times and enhance service delivery quality.
- Collaborated with Ministry of Health, implementing partners, and community stakeholders to ensure smooth program implementation.
- Actively participated in health facility and sub-district review meetings, representing the organization and contributing to strategic planning.
- Documented and disseminated best practices and program outcomes; developed high-quality reports and delivered presentations both virtually and in person.
- Supported the planning and coordination of trainings, workshops, site assessments, and other programmatic events.
- Facilitated cross-collaboration with other initiatives under the HBCU Global Health Consortium to enhance program integration and impact.
HIV/TB Medical Officer_LPHO-CDC
Chipata sub-district
Lusaka
01.2021 - 03.2024
- Responsible for the implementation of HIV/AIDS-related initiatives, starting from case identification, care and treatment, HIV prevention, elimination of mother-to-child transmission, and quality improvement initiatives in the ART department.
- Represents the facility by collaborating effectively with other implementing partners in HIV programming( MOH, CIDRZ, HOWARD University,DAPP, ZAMBART, MENTOR MOTHERS, CIRCLE OF HOPE and DREAMS).
- Leads the team in the identification and management of HIV opportunistic infections
- Provides ongoing mentorship and technical support to staff and support staff in order to improve implementations of public health interventions.
- Works closely with the adolescent focal point person to improve HIV case finding by offering adolescent friendly services, social network testing and preventive services.
- Takes part in report generation and performs monitoring and evaluation of data on a weekly, monthly and quarterly as well as performing of Data Quality Monitoring and Improvement Systems (DQMIS)
- Coordinates Facility clinical and data review meetings
- Represents the sub-district by moderating provincial data review meetings
- A trainer of the Zambia Consolidated HIV/AIDS Guidelines- 2022
- Has taken part in the implementation of the Men's clinic initiative by overseeing the men's clinic at facility level and has participated in both TV and Radio programmes discussing Men's Health in order to improve health seeking behavior in men and have more male involvement in health programmes
- Undertakes effectively the development of public health capacity building programmes in order to impart appropriate skill and knowledge in practitioners.
- Undertakes performance assessment and quality assurance/ improvement for public health in order to ensure adherence to set standards and improve service delivery
- Undertakes periodically monitoring and evaluation of public health and clinical care programmes in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions.
- Ensure effective management of human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate achievement of organizational goals and objectives.
Medical Doctor
Kanyama General Hospital
Kanyama
03.2019 - 12.2020
- First-line officer actively involved in the management of emergencies in obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics, Surgery and internal medicine departments.
- Management of medical and surgical conditions in both adults and children.
- Perform procedures like caesarian section and various surgical procedures.
- Initiation of newly diagnosed PLHIV on ART in accordance with National guidelines
- Do clinical reviews for PLHIV at every clinical visits i.e screening for TB and other opportunistic infections.
- Conduct routine check-ups to patients to assess their health condition and discover possible issues
- Conduct examinations to ill patients and evaluate symptoms to determine their condition
- Ask intuitive questions to discover causes of illness
- Reach an informed diagnosis based on scientific knowledge and the patients medical history
- Prescribe and interpret lab tests to obtain more information for underlying infections or abnormalities
- Prescribe medications or drugs and provide comprehensive instructions for administration
- Collaborate with other physicians, physician assistants and nurses to form a high performing medical team
- Keep records of patients diseases, operations or other significant information (e.g. allergic episodes)
- Cultivate a climate of trust and compassion for patients
Personal Assistant
Malar Industries
01.2009 - 12.2010
- Organized information for retired workers used in claiming benefits at NAPSA
- Organized and recorded accounts data in the computer. Helped in preparing wages for workers.
- Act as the point of contact between the manager and internal/external clients
- Screen and direct phone calls and distribute correspondence
- Handle requests and queries appropriately
- Manage diary and schedule meetings and appointments
- Make travel arrangements
- Take dictation and minutes
- Source office supplies
- Produce reports, presentations and briefs
- Devise and maintain office filing system
Education
Masters degree - Master of science in public health
University of Zambia
05.2025
Bachelors Degree - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
University of Zambia
12.2019
Bachelors Degree - Bachelor of Human Biology
University of Zambia
12.2015
School Certificate -
Dominican Convent Secondary School
12.2008
Skills
- Teamwork
- Problem-Solving
- Budgeting
- Leadership
- Office Admin
- Project Management
- Patient Care
- HIV & ART Counseling
- Public Speaker
Affiliations
- Health profession council of Zambia (HPCZ) - fully licensed practitioner.
- Resident doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ)
- Zambia medical association (ZMA)
References
- Dr Cynthia V Shava, Regional Director of Clinical Services, Meharry Medical College, cshava@mmc.edu, +260761956990
- Dr Judith Musonda, Medical Mentor, Chipata Sub District, judymusonda@gmail.com, +260977744905
- Dr Misa Kayembe, Internal medicine Head of dept, Kanyama General Hospital, kayembemisamono@gmail.com, +260 977 385 155
Languages
- English
- Nyanja
- Bemba
Certifications Courses
- Paediatric and adult HIV/AIDS management
- Paediatric TB management
- Management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic infections
- Male Circumcision course
- Health professions Educations training introductory course, UNZA.
- Death certification workshop
- Radiological signs of TB workshop.
- Trained as a medical officer who examines and signs medical reports for Sexual assault victims.
- Clinical management of HIV with the Washington university
- Project management with Washington university
Timeline
Medical Mentor_Kanyama Sub-district
Meharry Medical College
04.2024 - Current
HIV/TB Medical Officer_LPHO-CDC
Chipata sub-district
01.2021 - 03.2024
Medical Doctor
Kanyama General Hospital
03.2019 - 12.2020
Personal Assistant
Malar Industries
01.2009 - 12.2010
Masters degree - Master of science in public health
University of Zambia
Bachelors Degree - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
University of Zambia
Bachelors Degree - Bachelor of Human Biology
University of Zambia
School Certificate -
Dominican Convent Secondary School