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NKAZANA MUNALULA

LUSAKA,Zambia

Summary

Dynamic professional with a strong foundation in teamwork, leadership, and adaptability. Proficient in data analysis, social media content creation, and graphic design. Committed to leveraging these skills to drive impactful results and contribute to organisational success.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Mortality Surveillance Officer

Ministry of Health
Lusaka
02.2022 - Current
  • Conducting verbal autopsies (VA) for all community deaths, with the assistance of community liaison officers
  • Identifying clients lost to follow up (LTFU) and conducting VA in instances where the client is deceased
  • The FMSOs asks the family members to determine the appropriate respondent knowledgeable about the deceased who provides information about the illness, its duration and any medication taken
  • The information is entered into a tablet during the interview and is relayed to a central server where it is analyzed in order to provide a probable cause of death
  • Assigning ICD 10 codes to all inpatient deaths for the purposes of improving collection of information on cause specific mortality
  • Physicians and FMSOs in participating facilities will be training in ICD-10 coding principles using IRIS, a software for assigning ICD-10 codes
  • Work in facilities that have mortuaries, inpatient admissions and ART clinics

Psychotherapist

Self-employed
Lusaka, Lusaka Province
01.2022 - Current
  • Assisted clients in developing coping strategies to manage life transitions.
  • Devised psychosocial education materials, promoting mental health awareness.
  • Maintained confidential client records in accordance with legal requirements.


Junior Psychologist

Maina Soko hospital
Lusaka
06.2021 - 02.2022
  • Conducting intake interviews and assessments
  • Administering and scoring psychological tests
  • Developing treatment plans and providing therapy sessions
  • Maintaining client records and progress notes
  • Participating in case conferences and staff meetings

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

Rusangu university
01.2018 - 12.2023

Diploma of Higher Education - Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health

King's College London
London
03.2025 -

Skills

  • Team work
  • Leadership
  • Adaptability
  • Data analysis
  • Social media content creation
  • Graphic design

References

Mr. Saviour Moyo

HIV Data Manager 

MOH CDC COAG

+260976770952


Mr. Mweene Cheelo

Research Fellow 

Southern African Institute for Policy and Research

+260974502377

Timeline

Diploma of Higher Education - Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health

King's College London
03.2025 -

Mortality Surveillance Officer

Ministry of Health
02.2022 - Current

Psychotherapist

Self-employed
01.2022 - Current

Junior Psychologist

Maina Soko hospital
06.2021 - 02.2022

Bachelor of Arts -

Rusangu university
01.2018 - 12.2023
NKAZANA MUNALULA