Overview
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KEAH WESSESH KARNEH

Monrovia

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

County Field Coordinator / Field Epidemiologist

World Health Organization
Monrovia
02.2018 - 03.2025
  • Conduct joint assessments, gap identification and health information share
  • Delivery of routine health and immunization services to achieve UHC
  • Emergency preparedness and response to public health threats
  • Support specific programs, flagships, vaccination campaigns and surveys
  • Conduct joint supportive supervision with the Partners to weak performing districts
  • Share activity plans and reports with relevant units within WHO country office;
  • Perform any other duty as assigned by the supervisor/ WHO Representative
  • Worked in collaboration with the MoH and make Liberia the second in Africa to implement the vaccinate 92.5% of her population with COVID-19 vaccine.
  • In collaboration with MoH, worked with the county health team to integrate COVID-19 into routine immunization.
  • Conducted quarterly immunization, VPD and MNDSR data verification at the county, district and health facility levels
  • Supported micro-planning, implementation and evaluation of high quality Supplemental Immunization Activities (SIAs) such as Measles and Polio SIAs at county level
  • At least 80% of outreach activities plan in county micro-plans implemented
  • High quality active surveillance conducted with technical reports shared to national WHO and EPI teams
  • Conducted monthly integrated supportive supervision using ISS and eSurv checklists conducted with documented evidence of feedback and follow-up actions
  • Used electronic supervision tools such as ISS and eSurv checklists for real time monitoring, data collection, analysis and feedback during the supportive supervision visits
  • Trained 150 general Community Health Volunteers (gCHVs) which lead to an improved community events base surveillance case detection, reporting and referral to 68% from 23% in 2017
  • Trained 50 Point of Entry staffs in emergency preparedness and response (EPR) in Grand Cape Mount
  • In collaboration with the County Health Team, Ministry of Health and other partners, trained 75 Health Care Workers as Rapid Response Teams (RRT) resulting in the availability of functional RRT at the county and district level for outbreak response
  • Trained/Mentored over 1150 Health workers on AFP/VPD active case search in all 5 districts of the county
  • Orientation of 36 vaccinators in Routine Immunization microplanning, defaulter tracking, monitoring cold chain status and vaccine potency (VVM monitoring and shake test) including documentation (Plotting EPI monitoring charts and calculating vaccines dropout rates and coverage) through mentorship and post-supervision discussion
  • Established Maternal Neonatal Death review committee at hospital and district level that have been strengthening the response aspect of the MNDSR policy
  • Reawakened partners’ coordination meetings, County operational plans quarterly review meetings in county

IPC Specialist officer

World Health Organization
Monrovia
01.2016 - 05.2017
  • Work with the environmentalist to ensure that all shape wastes generated from both EPI divisions and general wards are well segregated and dispose according to the recommended standard
  • Ensure that the needed immunization supplies were available at all times in other to practice universal precaution
  • In collaboration with key stakeholders, conduct healthcare facility assessments including Joint Integrated Supportive Supervision (JISS), hand hygiene audit, self-assessment
  • Ensure assessment results are shared with key stakeholders and developed action plans are implemented to address identified gaps
  • Oversee the implementation of the basic IPC training package for use during orientation of new staff and in-service training of various cadres of health workers.
  • Coordinate training for healthcare workers who will be responsible for IPC activities a healthcare facilities across the county to avoid overlapping of functions
  • Work with county pharmacist and other key stakeholders to ensure continuous availability of IPC materials in all healthcare facilities; including personal protective equipment (PPE), hand washing supplies (soap and alcohol based hand rub), and other relevant materials
  • In collaboration with the County Health Team IPC department, provided job training for 325 Health Care Workers s in the application of standard universal precautions in healthcare facilities
  • Improved Hospital’s hand hygiene and waste management compliance >80% as compared to < 60% in 2017
  • In collaboration with Partners and the County Health Team, successfully improved the county average IPC Health Facility performance of the IPC core components to above 69% as compared to below 58% in 2017;
  • Enhanced the distribution of IPC supplies, save storage and maintenance of IPC supplies at hospitals health centers as well as isolation units in the county.
  • Supported the formation of Quality Management Committees in the hospital that has led to the documentation of hospital’s IPC strength, gaps and preparation of work-plans for addressing the identified gaps in hospitals

IPC Consultant / Master Trainer

John Snow Inc. (JSI)
Monrovia
02.2015 - 12.2015
  • Support robust data collection and information flow among different teams and working groups, including surveillance, contact tracing, case management, social mobilization, psychosocial, burial teams, Conduct epidemiological investigations for new clusters of cases and share epi-report on a regular basis (at least once a week).
  • Ensure that all suspect, probable and confirmed cases are identified timely by supporting the development of sensitive and robust surveillance systems
  • Support effective organization, supervision and monitoring by relevant actors of contact tracing/active case finding activities in key areas and clusters to reduce lead time for isolation, diagnostic and treatment
  • Assist and facilitate the development of high-quality micro planning, based on RED (Reach Every District) strategy at, district, health facility and community level.
  • Conducted training and supportive supervision visits in non-ETU health facilities at all levels of care(Clinics, health center and hospital) in various counties
  • Produced brief trip report to delivered to Training and Supervision Advisor
  • Provided periodic updates to IPC management team
  • Provided Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) training support to designated health facilities

Maternal Health/HIV Advisor

Rebuilding Basic Health Services (RBHS)
Monrovia
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Develop further the RBHS strategies and plan for Post-Partum Hemorrhage(PPH) scaling up in Bong County
  • Capacity building training on immunization like Mid-Level Management training, Immunization in practice training, vaccine management training and public health disease surveillance training
  • Conduct data quality assessment at district and health facility level to improve the quality of routine EPI and surveillance data.
  • Monitor immunization performance monthly, quarterly, and annually towards the regional and national targets
  • Developed the annual RBHS work plan for PPH prevention, management and PMTCT and oversee its implementation
  • Supported the Family Health Division(FHD) and County Health Teams(CHT) of designated counties in implementing planned activities for scaling up the PPH prevention and management activities
  • Collaborated with the Behavior Change Communication technical staff to develop and promote appropriate message pertaining to PPH and PMTCT
  • Represented RBHS on issues related to PPH and PMTCT services in Liberia
  • Provided technical assistance to RBHS colleagues and partners on PPH and PMTCT issues as require.

Training Coordinator

Archdiocesan Health Secretariat
Monrovia
05.2011 - 01.2014
  • Assess training needs of health professionals
  • Improve immunization coverage and reduce immunization dropouts at zonal, district, health facility and community level
  • Conduct staff training in effective Ebola case management, infection prevention and control, and community engagement and social mobilization activities
  • Support active engagement of communities and build trust in response and surveillance efforts
  • Advocate and mobilize Nongovernmental organizations, Governmental organizations and the community at large in the district as a champion for increasing community-wide engagement on polio eradication and EPI strengthening activities.
  • Advocate EPI and surveillance and make an agenda at all level so as to ensure coordinated and appropriate response based on evidence-based assessments.
  • Provided complete nursing care to patients under my care
  • Made routine ward rounds with assigned medical Doctors
  • Served all medications as prescribed by the doctor (Oral, Injectable and intravenous)
  • Produced a daily comprehensive report on activities carried out and supplies (medical and nonmedical) used during my shift
  • Prepared appropriate documentation of activities
  • Supervised and coordinated all training to be conducted at the Multipurpose building
  • Provided technical assistance to facilitators during the training process
  • Supported staff of the health secretariat as well as arrange, and in collaboration with other trainers, conduct all training for staff.

Officer -In –Change (OIC)

Archdiocesan Health Secretariat
Monrovia
04.2004 - 12.2010
  • Coordinate Maternal Child Health Services
  • Monitor the Expanded program for immunization(EPI) activities in the facility
  • Control and monitor medical supplies
  • Conduct pre-campaign monitoring to assess NIDs/SIAs/ mop-ups readiness and provide support where there are gaps. Ascertain plans for social mobilization, training for vaccination teams and supervisors, availability of maps and clear bottom up micro plan and availability all resources according to the micro plan
  • Responsible for the administration of the clinic
  • Carried out patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions
  • Supervised reproductive health services
  • Conducted HIV counseling and testing for pregnant women attending the clinic
  • Responsible for prevention of mother to child transmission(PMTCT) and exposed infant activities
  • Provided training to clinical staff on the prevention of mother to child transmission(PMTCT)
  • Performed other duties as required by the Catholic Health Service

Head Nurse

Eylusia Medical Surgical Clinic
Monrovia
02.2002 - 12.2004
  • Serve as charge for patients on the Medical and Surgical wards
  • Make clinical rounds with Medical Doctors
  • Responsible for medical supplies onwards.
  • Updated Patient relatives on patients current status
  • Counsel patients on various medical and surgical conditions
  • Perform other duties as required
  • Provided complete nursing care to patients under my care
  • Made routine ward rounds with assigned medical Doctors
  • Served all medications as prescribed by the doctor (Oral, Injectable and intravenous)
  • Produced a daily comprehensive report on activities carried out and supplies (medical and nonmedical) used during my shift
  • Prepared appropriate documentation of activities
  • Supervised nurses on both medical and surgical wards.

Timeline

County Field Coordinator / Field Epidemiologist

World Health Organization
02.2018 - 03.2025

IPC Specialist officer

World Health Organization
01.2016 - 05.2017

IPC Consultant / Master Trainer

John Snow Inc. (JSI)
02.2015 - 12.2015

Maternal Health/HIV Advisor

Rebuilding Basic Health Services (RBHS)
01.2014 - 01.2015

Training Coordinator

Archdiocesan Health Secretariat
05.2011 - 01.2014

Officer -In –Change (OIC)

Archdiocesan Health Secretariat
04.2004 - 12.2010

Head Nurse

Eylusia Medical Surgical Clinic
02.2002 - 12.2004

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