CECILE MUTEBA NTUMBA
Oshakati,Namibia
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with expertise in patient care and coordination, clinical evaluation and treatment, and team leadership. Demonstrates strong skills in effective communication, relationship-building, and multidisciplinary teamwork. Adept at rapid change adjustment, ensuring seamless integration into dynamic healthcare environments. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes through collaborative efforts and continuous professional development.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Doctor Internal Medicine Department
Ministry of Health and Social Services
Oshakati, Namibia
04.2023 - 02.2025
- Company Overview: Intermediate Hospital Oshakati/Oshana Region /Namibia
- Provide comprehensive medical care to patients in the internal medicine department, including diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement individual patient care plans.
- Perform routine and specialized medical procedures, ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines and standards.
- Educate patients and families on disease prevention, management and treatment options.
- Supervise and monitor junior medical staff, interns and students.
- Keep detailed records of medical conditions and histories, providing exceptional and individualised care.
- Apply critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
Regional Focal Person for Tuberculosis (TB)
Potentia/Ministry of Health and Social Services
, Namibia
05.2018 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: Oshana Region/Namibia
- Serve as a primary point on contact for TB control and prevention efforts in the region.
- Develop and implement TB control strategies, including screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
- Coordinate with local regional and national health authorities to ensure compliance with TB control policies.
- Conduct public health education campaigns to raise awareness about TB prevention and treatment.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of TB control programs and make recommendations for improvement.
- Build capacity of intern doctors, students and nurses to screen, diagnose, treat TB with appropriate regimen through mentoring and on site trainings.
Medical Officer
Global Fund/Ministry of Health and Social Services
Khorixas, Namibia
05.2017 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: Khorixas District Hospital-Kunene region, Namibia
- Provided quality management of HIV services at Khorixas districts Hospital
- Assisted in the development of Standard operating procedures for the provision of HIV care in collaboration with others relevant stakeholders
- Provided clinical and managerial leadership to the district clinical HIV/AIDS related programs
- Developed technical capacity and transfer of technical expertise in HIV/AIDS clinical services to district nurse and other Health Workers
- Seeing patients on daily basis in OPD and Casualty, taking daily routine ward round and participating in major ward round with other colleagues
- Provided in-service training to health workers on the national HIV guidelines
- Participated in TB/HIV Review meetings for quality improvement
- Participated in male circumcision campaigns
- Khorixas District Hospital-Kunene region, Namibia
Medical Officer
Arthur Davison Children Hospital
, Zambia
06.2011 - 08.2017
- Company Overview: Ministry of Health/Zambia
- Managing acute paediatric conditions to ensure optimal patient care
- Conducted thorough patient assessments, collecting medical history to build patient profile
- Diagnosed and treated chronic diseases with innovative treatment plans
- Requested diagnostic tests and images to eliminate and identify specific conditions
- Completed ward rounds to evaluate quality care delivery
- Explained diagnosis, prognosis and expected interventions to parents and care givers to alleviate patient stress and increase understanding
- Collaborated with parents and care givers to educate on post-treatment care
- Implemented prevention strategies to reduce the spread of infectious disease in the community
- Organized referrals to specialists when necessary, ensured comprehensive patient care
- Worked in Emergency Room, attending to critical patients
- MOH/ZAMBIA
Senior Resident Medical Officer at the Emergency Room
University Teaching Hospital
Lusaka, Zambia
12.2010 - 10.2011
- Company Overview: Ministry of Health / Zambia
- Performed emergency lifesaving procedures
- Resuscitated and stabilized patients with life threatening conditions
- Transition care to an appropriate end point whether that be the ICU, general inpatient bed or refer to another hospital for appropriate and continuity of care
- Documented patient data in EMR software, complying with applicable confidentiality standards.
Internship
University Teaching Hospital
Lusaka, Zambia
06.2008 - 12.2010
- Company Overview: Lusaka/Zambia
- Paediatric Department
- Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Internal Medicine
Medical graduate
Ministry of Health
Mwadingusha, Congo DRC
09.2007 - 11.2007
- Company Overview: Congo DRC
- 3 months of clinical attachment in Obstetrics and Gynaecology department and outpatient department
Medical graduate
SNCC Hospital /Ministry of Health
Likasi, Congo DRC
02.2007 - 08.2007
- Company Overview: Congo DRC
- 6 months of clinical attachment in General Surgery and Internal Medicine
Internship
Jason Sendwe Hospital / University of Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi, DRC
08.2004 - 11.2005
- Company Overview: Lubumbashi, DRC
- Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Internal Medicine
Education
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery Degree - Medicine
School of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi
DRC 08.1999 - 11.2005
Skills
- Patient care and team coordination
- Clinical Evaluation and Treatment
- Team Leadership and Collaboration
- Adaptability to Rapid Changes
- Effective communication
- Relationship-building
- Multidisciplinary teamwork
Certification
- Leadership and Management in Health certificate
- Monitoring and Evaluation certificate
- Clinical Management of HIV certificate
Languages
French
Fluent
English
Advanced
References
References available upon request.
TRAININGS
- Revision of the Namibian Drug susceptible and drug resistant TB national guideline 2024
- Training on the use of TB National guideline (trainer) 2024
- Training on the use of HIV guideline (trainer) 2022
- Training on TB and HIV national guidelines (trainer) 2021
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COUNCIL REGISTRATION
- Health professional council of Namibia(MPR 03950)
- Zambia health professional council full registration 5407
- Democratic Republic of the Congo National Medical Council Board 10.026
Timeline
Medical Doctor Internal Medicine Department
Ministry of Health and Social Services
04.2023 - 02.2025
Regional Focal Person for Tuberculosis (TB)
Potentia/Ministry of Health and Social Services
05.2018 - 09.2022
Medical Officer
Global Fund/Ministry of Health and Social Services
05.2017 - 12.2017
Medical Officer
Arthur Davison Children Hospital
06.2011 - 08.2017
Senior Resident Medical Officer at the Emergency Room
University Teaching Hospital
12.2010 - 10.2011
Internship
University Teaching Hospital
06.2008 - 12.2010
Medical graduate
Ministry of Health
09.2007 - 11.2007
Medical graduate
SNCC Hospital /Ministry of Health
02.2007 - 08.2007
Internship
Jason Sendwe Hospital / University of Lubumbashi
08.2004 - 11.2005
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery Degree - Medicine
School of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi
08.1999 - 11.2005
- Leadership and Management in Health certificate
- Monitoring and Evaluation certificate
- Clinical Management of HIV certificate
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