Stanley Korir
HEALTH SYSTEMS SPECIALIST
Dagenham
Summary
A top-notch Health Systems Specialist exhibiting extensive experience in coordination and implementation of healthcare programs through strengthening of primary healthcare and essential public health measures. Offering strong background on Health Financing, Human Resource for Health, Health information System, Leadership and Governance. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Kenya Health Information System Consultant
Free Lance
Kenya
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Master trainer on Kenya Health Management Information Systems (KHIS) system including District Health Information System(DHIS2) and Kenya Health Master Facility List (KHMFL)
- Provided Capacity building at the county levels on DHIS2
- Trained healthcare staff from various counties on Kenya Health Management Information Systems including DHIS2, KMHFL, Kenya Health Information e-Learning Platform.
- Worked with the Ministry of Education through School-based Deworming Program in the integration of DHIS2 with National Education Management System (NEMIS)
Trained County and Subcounty officers from Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education on Data entry, Report Generation and Data analysis using DHIS2 - Worked with other Non Governmental Organisations to train healthcare staff including Nurses and Health Records Officers on DHIS2.
- Provided technical assistance to County Health Records Officers on solving Kenya Health Management Information Systems queries
- Trainer and facilitator of RMNCAH scorecard.
- Provided service desk/help desk to assist DHIS2 users.
Health Systems Strengthening Officer
Options Consultancy Limited
Nairobi
06.2020 - 03.2022
- Coordination of health systems strengthening activities at the county level
- Provided Technical assistance to the counties on health Planning and budgeting
- Technical assistance on development of County annual work-plans and performance reviews
- Technical assistance on County Performance Reviews and Appraisals
- Strengthened blood availability at the county level to reduce maternal deaths
- Coordinated meetings at the county level
- Strengthened health management and information systems
- Advocated for policy formulations and implementation to improve quality of healthcare services
- Report writing and documentation of best practices
Maternal and Newborn Health Coordinator
Options Consultancy Limited
Nairobi
06.2020 - 12.2020
- Provided technical leadership to support county, sub-county and facility Ministry of Health (MOH) counterparts improve service quality and maternal and new-born health outcomes, through implementation of project's priority interventions
- Strengthened the quality of maternal and newborn care through frequent assessment of maternity readiness to offer essential services. This enabled facilities to stock maternity essential drugs, non-pharmaceuticals, maternity equipment and supplies, recruitment of maternity staff and improved data management.
- Provided facilitation and technical support in the reviews and uploads of maternal and perinatal deaths in the counties. Maternal death reviews increased from 70% to 100% whereas perinatal death reviews rose from 20% to 60%.
- Coordinated the implementation of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmoNC) mentorship program at the counties that enhanced the knowledge and skills of maternity staff . This reduced referrals from the low-level facilities to the county referral hospital by 50%, reduced perinatal and maternal deaths, improved management of obstetric complications.
- Developed mentorship database that was used to monitor EmONC mentorship programs
- Strengthened the implementation of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance Response (MPDSR) action plans using MPDSR Action Tracker. This led to increase in the number of health facilities implementing MPDSR action plans from 30% to 68%.
Acting Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Transforming Health Systems Project_World Bank
Nairobi
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Compiled the project's financial reports from the counties on quarterly basis
- Developed and shared the reporting templates amongst the project staff for report compilation on monthly and quarterly basis
- Documented lessons learned and developed project learning briefs for analysis and utilization of data for decision-making
- Ensured timely monitoring and submission of project's reports from the respective staff within the project for dissemination with the relevant stakeholders such as donors, government and other partners.
- Generated charts and graphs to visualize the performance of the key project indicators for decision making
- Coordinated and facilitated quarterly county data verification for the counties
- Frequently generated and analyzed reports on the project interventions from Kenya Health Information System (KHIS) which enabled the project management team to make evidence-based decisions.
- Supported the review of County Annual Workplans and Annual Performance Reviews which led to reduction in turn around time of feedback to the
counties - Frequently updated the project's monthly and quarterly activity report which covered the project's performance of interventions for the counties.
Health Information Management Officer
Ministry of Health-Kenya
Nairobi
04.2017 - 12.2019
- Supported the development of policies and guidelines on health information for implementation at counties such as Health Information Policy, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and guidelines for Kenya health information systems, data management and data quality assurance.
- Provided technical support in maintenance of Kenya Health Information System (KHIS) through solving of data queries from the sub national users, creation of District Health Information System (DHIS2) accounts
- Provided technical support in the development of Ministry of Health DHIS2 virtual learning. This reduced the cost of physical conference meetings and increased the coverage of DHIS2 training to inaccessible and hard to reach areas.
- Supported the development and review of county annual workplans and annual performance reviews
- Worked with the software development partners (HealthIT-USAID) in the development and maintenance of Kenya Health Information Systems such as DHIS2, Data Service Layer (DSL), MOH KHIS Virtual Learning Platform.
- Participated in Kenya Harmonized Health Facility Assessment Surveys which involved assessment of service areas within the health facility for example Maternal and Child Health Department to enhance preparedness.
- Trained healthcare staff from the counties on DHIS2 to enhance improved reporting and data quality improvement
- Provided Support supervision to the counties on Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response (MPDSR)reporting to DHIS2
- Facilitated the MPDSR trainings at the counties
- Provided capacity building to counties on the implementation of scorecard to track their priority reproductive health indicators and actions
- Generated Quarterly Departmental Bulletins
- Generated Annual departmental reports
Public Health Intern_Volunteer
Department of Health_UasinGishu County
Nairobi
01.2014 - 08.2014
- Participated in Integrated Disease Surveillance and
Response - Participated in Food surveillance and safety hygiene
- Writing and issuing of Food licences
- Participated in Polio Vaccination exercise
- Participated in Distribution of Insecticide Treated
Nets.
Education
Master of Science - Public Health And Community Well-being
Anglia Ruskin University
Chelmsford- United Kingdom 2022.09 - Current
Training And Development - Project Management in Global Public Health
University of Washington (Online Short Course)
Washington_United States Of America 07.2021 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Health Systems Management
Kenyatta University
Nairobi- Kenya 09.2013 - 04.2017
High School Diploma -
Segero High School
Eldoret- Kenya 02.2009 - 12.2012
Skills
- Project management and coordination
- Vibrant health planning and budgeting skills
- Proven knowledge and experience on maternal and child healthcare
- Strong advocacy skills
- Advanced knowledge and experience on Data analysis using SPSS
- Advanced knowledge and experience on use of Health Management and Information Systems such as DHIS2, Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and powerpoint
- Strong Data management and Report writing skills
- Sensitive to time management
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong teamwork player
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to deliver under pressure
- Ability to work across diversities
- Flexibility to adjust to changes and situations
Timeline
Master of Science - Public Health And Community Well-being
Anglia Ruskin University
2022.09 - Current
Kenya Health Information System Consultant
Free Lance
04.2022 - 08.2022
Training And Development - Project Management in Global Public Health
University of Washington (Online Short Course)
07.2021 - 10.2022
Health Systems Strengthening Officer
Options Consultancy Limited
06.2020 - 03.2022
Maternal and Newborn Health Coordinator
Options Consultancy Limited
06.2020 - 12.2020
Acting Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Transforming Health Systems Project_World Bank
01.2020 - 06.2020
Health Information Management Officer
Ministry of Health-Kenya
04.2017 - 12.2019
Public Health Intern_Volunteer
Department of Health_UasinGishu County
01.2014 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Health Systems Management
Kenyatta University
09.2013 - 04.2017
High School Diploma -
Segero High School
02.2009 - 12.2012
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