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Gerald Oraegbu

@geraldoraegbu

Strategic Information specialist at ECEWS’s SPEED Project, improving EMR–NDR data concurrence and HIV program reporting across Delta State.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking a Technical Officer – Strategic Information role where I can strengthen data quality and service integration, including the integration of HIV, TB, and MNCH service data and the transition of program functions to Government of Nigeria ownership.

At Excellent Community Educational Scheme (ECEWS) – SPEED Project, I lead weekly EMR–NDR concurrence and retention analyses across Delta State sites, presenting findings and corrective actions at state data review meetings. I also mentor facility-based M&E Assistants and supported adoption of a standardized SOP to sustain data quality gains.

Previously, at University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) Nigeria Program – ACHIEVE SURGE Project, I provided technical assistance to 115+ facilities and achieved 100% NMRS-to-NDR upload compliance while maintaining 99% EMR/NDR data concurrence. I also coordinated Case-Based Surveillance activation across 40+ facilities and co-designed partner-facing dashboards for monitoring.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Associate – M&E, Learning & Surveillance / Strategic Information

Current

Excellent Community Educational Scheme (ECEWS)

Nov 2022 - Present (4 years)

Supervise data collection, verification, and validation across treatment sites, and lead weekly EMR–NDR concurrence and retention analyses. Mentor facility-based M&E Assistants and support statewide activation of HIV recency testing sites.

Data Quality Assurance EMR NDR DATIM RADET HIV Recency Testing M&E Capacity Building SOP Development

Delta State Representative

West Africa Center for Public Health Development (WACPHD)

Oct 2022 - Nov 2022 (1 month)

Served as liaison between field team and national/state technical partners, coordinating field logistics and communications. Trained and led field teams to maintain data collection quality standards.

Stakeholder Engagement Field Coordination Data Quality Training

Monitoring, Surveillance & Evaluation Officer

University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) Nigeria Program

Jul 2019 - Sep 2022 (3 years 2 months)

Led M&E work plan development and provided technical assistance to 115+ facilities on data collection, analysis, and use. Achieved 100% data upload compliance from NMRS to NDR and maintained 99% EMR/NDR data concurrence.

M&E Data Quality Assurance NMRS NDR EMR Case Based Surveillance SOP Development Training Data Visualization

ICT4D Master Trainer / Supervisor

Catholic Relief Services

May 2019 - Jun 2019 (1 month)

Trained and supervised household mobilizers and net-distribution teams, delivering real-time Android device support that achieved 100% data capture.

Training Supervision Android Data Capture

State Lead Data Abstractor / Supervisor

National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)

Apr 2019 - Apr 2019 (0 months)

Trained and supervised data abstractors extracting patient-level retention and treatment outcome data to support national analysis of PLHIV retention rates.

Data Abstraction Training Supervision HIV AIDS

Public Health Officer

University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB)

Feb 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 2 months)

Provided first-level data monitoring support across 36 states, overseeing 6 zonal coordinators and field staff via automated helpdesk tools. Developed SOPs for linkage-to-care data monitoring and trained zonal coordinators.

Data monitoring SOP Development Training Helpdesk Software