Jennifer Chukwumerije

I am an outcome driven, adept Field Epidemiologist and Pharmacovigilance/ Drug Safety expert with diverse experience in both medicine safety and  disease prevention and eradication. I have over ten  years’ experience in medicine safety and regulatory process.  I am also trained and experienced in Emergency response being a pioneer member of the Africa Volunteer Health Corps Strengthening and Utilizing Response Groups for Emergencies (AVoHC-SURGE) Nigeria. I have also been able to deliveroutstanding public health services in various socioeconomic backgrounds. Due to my incessant and thriving passionfor research, I have been immensely involved in diverse research projects, and hence have an in depth understanding of research processes, quality assurance and implementation of policies.

I have been able to work effectively in various multicultural teams and also establish teams at regional, state, national and international levels, during the implementation of these projects. I possess exceptional organizational, management and leadership skills with a high proficiency in IT, these are skills I have needed especially in the field of research and projectmanagement at regional and national levels.

specialties

Expertise in 

• Pharmacovigilance (Good Pharmacovigilance Practice), Post-Marketing Surveillance (Good Distribution Practice), Cohort Event Monitoring (CEM) for  Public Health Medicines,  Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) monitoring, Causality Assessments, Signal Detection, Drug Regulatory Standards - Quality Assurance (current Good Manufacturing Practice, Quality Control ), Advocacy and Public Health Collaborations, Pharmacoepidemiology, Stability and Delivery towards safeguarding public health, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
• Public Health Field Epidemiology, Case Investigation and management, Contact Tracing, Risk Management and Community Engagement
• Africa Volunteer Health Corps Strengthening and Utilizing Response Groups for Emergencies (AVoHC-SURGE) Respondent
• Clinical Medical practice

In view   (August 2019 to date)  Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria

                                                    Masters Degree in Public Health Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training (MPHFELTP)                       

August-September 2014         London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 

                                                                                             Pharmacoepidemiology Short Course

March-May 2011                       International Higher Education Programme, Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund 

                                                                                      Health Care Management Short Course

September 1998-June 2006        College of Medicine , University of Lagos

                                                                                           Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)