Ndilimeke Muudikange Mutikisha
Otjiwarongo
Summary
Adept Chief Environmental Health Practitioner with a proven track record at MoHSS, specializing in epidemiology techniques and exceptional team-building skills. Spearheaded national COVID-19 contact tracing and led vector control interventions, demonstrating a strong ability to identify and mitigate health risks while fostering community engagement and cross-border health surveillance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Environmental Health Practitioner
MoHSS
Otjozondjupa
08.2019 - Current
- Responsibilities, Regional Coordinator for all Malaria Vector Control Intervention including Case investigation, as well as risk communication and and community engagement
- Plan and coordinate all Environmental Health Activities in the Region
- Coordinate Port health Service delivery
- Disease surveillance, Vector Control, Biosafety safety, waste management, occupational health, pollution control etc
- Coordinate Disease (mostly communicable, including NCDs of major concern) Outbreaks investigations in the Region
- Served as a National CONTACT Tracing Lead for COVID-19 (guide and spear head contact tracing among the regions) March 2020- March 2021
- Serve as a National Pillar lead for Point of Entry during COVID_19 Outbreak April 2021- till to date
- Serve as a Member for Regional Task for IPC, Surveillance and RCCE pillar Otjozondjupa Health directorate (RCCE deputy Pillar Lead)
- Master trainer on Disease Surveillance and vector Control activities
- Cross border health surveillance technical working group member for Southern African region under one- health approach
- Inservice trainings/Meeting: Malaria Entomological surveillance, Case investigation and contact tracing, Public Health in Aviation.
Environmental Health Practitioner
MoHSS
Kunene
05.2012 - 07.2019
- Ensure food safety, Ensure occupation health and safety, Solid waste management in the district,
- Disease surveillance and providing health education (community mobilization on health-related matters),
- Carry out public health inspections in work places,
- Vector Control to prevent vector borne disease and manage vector control programmed such as Malaria spraying programme and manage health facility hygiene and safety to prevent vector infestations such as coach roaches,
- Manage human health to prevent and control Disease outbreaks.
- Enforce different legal frameworks governing public and environmental health
Education
Master of Science - Field Epidemiology and Laboratory
University of Namibia
Windhoek, Khomas, NamibiaMaster of Science - Environmental Health Sciences
Namibia University Science Technology
Windhoek, Khomas , NamibiaSkills
- Recognising and monitoring trends
- Epidemiology techniques
- Project planning
- Disease trend knowledge
- Premises inspection skills
- Risk Assessments and Hidden hazard identification
- Problem-solving
- Team building and Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Teaching and mentoring
- Research and analysis
Affiliations
- Networking
- Marketing and socializing
Accomplishments
Publication/conference(s) proceedings
- Trend of Malaria cases in Kunene Region 2011-2015, Namibia. presented at 6th AFENET SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE in Nigeria 2016
- Mortality among TB patients in Oshikoto Region 2011-2015, Namibia. Presented at the 1st Ghana FELTP scientific conference in Ghana 2017
- Investigation of a Case of Neonatal Tetanus in Oshakati, Namibia- June 2017. Presented at the 7th AFENET SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ,2018 in Mozambique 2018
- Tuberculosis Burden and Characteristics in Oshana Region, 2011-2016. Presented at the 7th AFENET SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ,2018 in Mozambique 2018
Education
Honors,Windhoek, Khomas , Namibia,Master ,Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia
Personal Information
References
Dr. Naemi Shoopala
Director - Ministry of Health
Primary Health Care
email:naemi.shoopala@mhss.gov.na
naemisure@gmail.com
cell number : +264813789892
Barbara Kahiha
Chief Environmnetal Practitioner
Kunene Health Directorate
email:barbarakahiha01@gmail.com
Cell number : +264812024569
Timeline
Chief Environmental Health Practitioner
MoHSS
08.2019 - Current
Environmental Health Practitioner
MoHSS
05.2012 - 07.2019
Master of Science - Field Epidemiology and Laboratory
University of Namibia
Master of Science - Environmental Health Sciences
Namibia University Science Technology
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