Julia P Nangombe

With over 25 years of experience, I bring extensive knowledge as a seasoned public health and education expert. My expertise lies in health systems strengthening, project management, research, and capacity building, with a focus on strategic and policy development, monitoring, and evaluation. Throughout my career, I have successfully collaborated with government institutions, international partners, community development groups, and the private sector to design and implement projects, develop initiatives, and shape policies. Notably, I have worked with esteemed organizations such as USAID, UNAIDS, Global Fund, WHO, UNESCO, I-TECH, and IntraHealth Namibia on project evaluations, grant-proposal processes, and strategic framework development. My skills in stakeholder engagement, coordination, data analysis, and report writing have significantly advanced public health initiatives in Namibia, particularly in the context of HIV/AIDS, gender equality, and health systems strengthening. Through these experiences, I have honed my leadership abilities in human resources and diversity management while demonstrating diplomatic acumen and multicultural sensitivity.

• Strengthened Public Health Systems: Led the design and implementation of multi-sectoral health programs, improving health outcomes in Namibia, particularly in HIV/AIDS, TB, and maternal health.
• HIV/AIDS Policy Development: Played a key role in developing and implementing national HIV/AIDS sustainability strategies, aligning them with UNAIDS and WHO guidelines to improve service delivery.
• Strategic Leadership & Policy Impact: Contributed to health system reforms through the formulation of policies, guidelines, and capacity-building initiatives, enhancing healthcare accessibility and efficiency.
• Capacity Building & Workforce Development: Trained and mentored healthcare workers, community health representatives, and government officials to enhance service delivery and public health impact.
• Global Health Collaboration: Worked with international organizations such as USAID, UNAIDS, WHO, and the Global Fund, fostering partnerships to strengthen healthcare interventions in Namibia.

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Research and Development (Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis)
• Training facilitation and material development
• Strategic planning and project management
• Health Systems Strengthening, Health Care Management, and Health Sector Reform
• Resource mobilisation through Grant drafting, approval and Development of Funding Proposals for Global Fund
• Capacity Building: Master Trainer designing and delivering training programs in HIV/AIDS, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Health Systems Strengthening, Health Sector Reform, Health Economics and Financing

• 15 Nov 2024-15 Jan 2025: Namibia Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organisations (EANNASO) and Communities in Pandemic Preparedness and Response (COPPER): Conducted situational analysis of Namibia’s Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PPR). Assessed policies, reports, and key actors. Reviewed Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) mechanisms for PPR readiness. Provided integration recommendations and a roadmap. Assessed training needs for PPR-CLM capacity building. Documented technical assistance and produced a final report.
  
• 01 Nov-11 Dec 2023 - Namibia One Economy Foundation- I-BreakFree Project End Evaluation: Conducted end evaluation of the i-BreakFree Project. As-sessed program indicators, impact, and implementation capac-ity. Evaluation focused on SRH, GBV, HIV, mental health, and psycho-social support for AGYW in Omusati and Ohangwena regions. Applied OECD/DAC criteria to evaluate impact, relevance, effectiveness, coherence, and sustainabil-ity.
  
• 23/06 – 25/07 2022 - Namibia UNAIDS-Updating Districts HIV Profiles : Updated HIV profiles for all 36 districts in Namibia. Identified inequalities and coordination indicators with PEPFAR support through UNAIDS. Prepared regional factsheets and a national HIV profile with inequality analysis. Prepared a peer-reviewed paper for publication. Provided recommendations on address-ing local-level inequalities and COVID-19’s impact on HIV services.
  
• 20/09 – 27/10 2023: Namibia Global Fund - Global Fund GC7 Grant Making: Supported Namibia's grant making process for Global Fund GC7, facilitating stakeholder consultations, and developing grant submission documents for the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Country Coordination Mechanism.
  
• 08/05/- 30/09 2023 -Namibia Open Development (USAID- Landscape Analysis of Government Structure and Staffing): Conducted a landscape analysis of staffing structures across four ministries in Namibia, with USAID support to identify opportunities for implementing DREAM-OVC key interventions. Provided recommendations for strengthening Government-to- Government mechanisms and improving HIV prevention and economic strengthening services.
  
• 19/05- 07/07 2023 - UNAIDS-Namibia Human Rights, Gender Equality and Community Engagement Consultant
  (UNAIDS/UNICEF): Led assessment on human rights, gender equality, and community engagement.
  Guided thematic activities, data collection, analysis, and re-port writing. Facilitated stakeholder workshops. Provided recommendations on human rights and gender equality in Namibia’s Path to Elimination process.
  
• 19/05 – 07/07 2023 - Namibia UNAIDS- Development of HIV National Strategic Framework: Contributed to the development of Namibia's HIV National Strategic Framework for 2023-2028 supported by UNAIDS, conducting mixed-methods data gathering, stakeholder consultations, and analysis. Reviewed existing strategies and guidelines, incorporating latest evidence and COVID-19 sur-veillance data.
  
• 07/11 – 28/02 2023 - Namibia UNESCO – Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3) Project: Undertook a baseline study for the O3 Plus project targeting young people in higher education institutions in Namibia. Provided data to assist universities in identifying priorities and developing policies and programs for comprehensive sexuality education and improving learning environments.
  
• 15/05 – 31/07 2022 - Namibia CCM Positioning and Engagement (Global Fund): Engaged in high-level political leadership and multisectoral coordination to support effective HIV, TB, and Malaria coordination through the Country Coordinating Mechanism. Collaborated with stakeholders to incorporate feedback and position the CCM for optimal performance through Global Fund.
  
• 14/02 – 30/05 2022 - Namibia UNAIDS-Developing District HIV Profiles and COVID-19 Indicators (2021): Coordinated the development of district HIV profiles and COVID-19 indicators, ensuring stakeholder engagement and documentation of HIV and COVID-19 impacts at the Districts and Regional levels. Provided recommendations for addressing inequalities in HIV service access and utilization through UNAIDS support.
  
• 01/08 – 30/09 2021 - Namibia USAID- Health Information System (HIS) Assessment : Conducted Health Information System (HIS) assessment for the Ministry of Health and Social Services. Assessed HIS status, challenges, and opportunities. Evaluated implementation prospects for the e-Health Strategy. Conducted stakeholders’ engagement.

• Ministry of Defence, Namibia, Assistant Researcher involved in data collection and analysis for designing and developing a Health Management System in collaboration with UNAM, spanning Phase 1 & 2.
• University of Namibia and University of Witwatersrand, Assistant Researcher in data collection and analysis for a project titled 'Readiness to Adopt Inter-sectoral Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Policies in a Subset of Southern and East African Countries.'
• City of Windhoek, Namibia, Participated in a technical review of Internal and External Policy aligning with the Paris Declaration and the 90-90-90 Fast Track Strategy on HIV/AIDS to achieve UNAIDS targets.
• Office of the President/Department of Veterans, Designed business re-engineering processes, developed indicators and personnel development plans, and formulated a monitoring and evaluation framework to enhance program performance.
• Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS), Member of the Board of Directors at the provided in-service training to teachers, contributed to curriculum and material development, and engaged in action research for Social Studies projects. Additionally, assisted the National Institute for Education and Development (NIED) in aligning the Basic Education Teachers Diploma (BETD).
• Ministry of Health and Social Services, Served on the Fellowship Management and Research Committees, developed a Quality Improvement Training Programme for Health, and conducted research on internal migration of health professionals in Namibia. Developed a quality improvement training program for health professionals in public hospitals.

• Human resource training and education policies and guidelines
• Training Needs Assessment to determine skill gaps in the public health sector
• Research to determine human resource requirements in MHSS
• Proposals and plans to determine demand and supply for human resources for health needs
• Feasibility studies, project appraisals and setting priorities and identifying challenges faced by veterans of the national liberation struggle
• National Strategic Development and Planning Workshops
• Performance Management System in the Public sector
• Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of Government projects and programs in collaboration with international donor agencies, community development organisations and other stakeholders
• Career planning and marketing to attract students to pursue careers in the public health sector
• Medium Term Expenditure Framework (Development and operational budgets - National Planning Commission)
• Curriculum and instructional materials development for Social Studies subject
• Workload Indicators for Staffing Needs (WISN) in the health sector

• Amukugo HJ, Jooste K. & Nangombe JP, Description of a model to facilitate male involvement in the reproductive health context by the registered nurses, International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, 5, 1, 2016, 19-31, 10.14419/ijans.v5i1.5361, http://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJANS
• Amukugo HJ, Neshuku H. & Nangombe JP, Guidelines to operationalize a model to, International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, 5, 1, 2016, 32-42, 10.14419/ijans.v5i1.5362, http://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJANS
• Nangombe JP & Amukugo HJ, Development of a quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia, Journal of Advanced Health, 4, 1, 2016, 40-45, 10.14419/ijh.v4i1.6109, http://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJH
• Nangombe JP & Amukugo HJ, Development of the conceptual framework for a quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the ministry of health and social services in Namibia, Journal of Advanced Health, 4, 1, 2016, 46-53, 10.14419/ijh.v4i1.6109, http://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJH
• Nangombe JP & Amukugo HJ, Description of a quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the ministry of health and social services in Namibia, Journal of Advanced Health, 4, 1, 2016, 66-74, 10.14419/ijh.v4i1.6109, http://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJH
• Nangombe JP & Amukugo HJ, Paradigmatic perspective for a quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the ministry of health and social services in Namibia, International Journal of Health, 4, 2, 2016, 89-95, 10.14419/ijh.v4i2.6164, http://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJH
• Amukugo HJ & Nangombe JP, Experiences of health professionals regarding quality improvement and quality assurance in the ministry of health and social services in Namibia, Journal of Innovation and Research in Health Sciences & Biotechnology, 011_19, 2018
• Amukugo HJ & Nangombe JP, Management of Resources to Facilitate Quality Improvement in the Health Care Facilities, Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia, SJNHC-11-2019, Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care, 2616-6168, 2616-7921, http://saudijournals.com/sjnhc/

• Human Resources Information Management Systems, Ghana, 2006
• Public Health Policy Development, Japan, 2010
• Determining Workload Indicators Staffing Needs, WHO, 2012
• UN BSAFE Information Security Awareness foundational course, 2020

• Department of Public Health, River High Institute of Technology
• Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organisations (EANNASO) and Communities in Pandemic Preparedness and Response (COPPER)

I have contributed extensively to public health and development through research and scholarly publications. My work focuses on health system strengthening, epidemiology, HIV/AIDS sustainability, workforce capacity building, and community-led monitoring. My research has informed policy development, improved health service delivery, and guided interventions in Namibia and beyond.

My publications include:

• Studies on HIV/AIDS program sustainability and the effectiveness of community-led monitoring mechanisms.
• Research on health workforce development and training needs, particularly in relation to public health emergencies and service delivery improvement.
• Analysis of health policy frameworks, focusing on the integration of multi-sectoral approaches to enhance healthcare accessibility and outcomes.
• Contributions to development planning and resettlement programs, evaluating the economic viability and sustainability of initiatives in Namibia.
• Academic contributions to education and curriculum development, particularly in research methodology, social studies, and early childhood education.

My publications have provided valuable insights for policymakers, international development partners, and academic institutions, helping shape evidence-based interventions and national health strategies.

• Scholarship Award by the ITEC/SCAAP Commonwealth, India (MA, 2003 – 2004)
• Scholarship Award: Namibia Government Student Training Programme (NGSTP) (PhD, 2012- 2016)
• Scholarship Award by the ITEC/SCAAP Commonwealth, India (MA, 2003 – 2004) • Scholarship Award: Namibia Government Student Training Programme (NGSTP) (PhD, 2012- 2016)
• Financial Assistance by Veterans Affairs towards PhD study