Patrick Okello

PERSONAL PROFILE SUMMARY A public health specialist with over 20 years diverse and extensive experience in health planning, grant management and programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. I have over 5-years experience as international public health consultant; 5 -years experience as a development assistance programme management specialist with a donor agency – USAID; 3-years as Health Information project director, 1-year as an assistant lecturer in the subjects of epidemiology and biostatistics at Makerere University and 2-years as a grass-roots medical officer in charge of a health sub-district in Tororo District supervising over 10 public health facilities serving over 100,000 people. Currently I am specialist in Malaria team at The Global Fund in Switzerland supporting implementation of market entry of new nets for vector control and providing disease advisory support to High Impact Asia countries. I have developed excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strategic thinking and planning skills and change management as a result of the various assignments I have undertaken. I am able to work in a multi-sectoral and culturally diverse environment, able to understand and appreciate different cultures geared at working with different personalities with the overall aim of always achieving the desired objectives and goal.

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