USMAN MUHAMMAD BELLO

I'm energetic, positive, hardworking person that have vastly different experience in project management, customer services, public health, finance and administration that possess more challenges opportunities that come my way.

2020 — PRESENT Demand Creation Covid-19/Tuberculosis Consultant, Breakthrough  Bauchi
ACTION-Nigeria 
Overseeing mass motorized campaigns to raise awareness on covid-19, tuberculosis, HIV Aids, and Malaria.
Coordinate technical, monitoring and evaluation operations and finance activities as well as LGA-level team, health facility workers and community volunteers that serve as the frontline service providers.  
Support the implementation and monitoring of the TB demand creation activities in the Bauchi LGA.
Coordinate advocacy visits and activities across all intervention areas, in collaboration with the LGA Tuberculosis supervisor, Local Government Immunization Officer and social mobilization officer.
Coordinate and manage logistics for internal and external partner relations, workshops, and other program activities, with the support of the state director.
Monitor the implementation of tuberculosis-prevention activities amongst various stakeholders, including patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs), religious leaders, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and community leaders in the LGA, while also supporting the monthly tracking and retrieval of complete referral cards from health facilities.
Ensuring adequate documentation of implementation processes, success stories, key highlights of activities, as well as the supervision of the activities of community volunteers.
Assist with establishing relationships and coordinating with USAID TB service delivery (KNCV, GGHN) and commodity logistics partners in project at state
Provide technical assistance to the project in the areas of TB, social and behavior change (SBC), capacity strengthening, community mobilization, social and mass media strategies and advocacy
Assist in developing TB workplans and reports, and support implementation at state level.
2017 — 2020 Lot Quality Assurance Sampling Supervisor, World Health Organization (WHO) Borno
Assessed the quality of routine and supplemental immunization activities through a randomized sampling method, using laid down methodology in selected LGAs.
Coordinated the collection of immunization status data of sampled persons using ODK/ONA Collect mobile application.
Maintained adequate client data security by ensuring information confidentiality.
Established and maintained relationships with relevant community stakeholders and supported the immunization of persons in communities towards achieving the goal of Polio eradication.
Provided assistance to the identification of hard-to-reach areas and supported the development and implementation of interventions on immunization to these areas.
2015 — 2017 Assistant Lab Scientist, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Molecular  Kano
Biology (PCR) Laboratory
Supported and strengthened capacity-building efforts of the molecular diagnostic section of the Global Fund-supported laboratory.
Supported the collection, documentation, preparation, processing and storage of HIV-1 DNA and RNA, HBV and HCV samples.
Assisted in the validation, analysis, and interpretation of samples and results, including the validation of new nucleic acid-based test technologies for performance.
Participated in the training of laboratory personnel and other health workers in molecular laboratory procedures and diagnostics. 
Provided technical assistance to strengthen the PCR laboratory data management processes towards improving data utilization.
Maintained and updated professional knowledge, taking responsibility for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

DECEMBER 2021  State Consultant Mock Audit Sydani Inititive Group  Bauchi
Facilitated state-level planning meeting. 
Developed work plan and logistics/Supply chain plan for Bauchi state with the state team. 
Worked with the National and State Logistics Working Groups (NLWG and SLWG) to assess the vaccines (PCV IPV, PENTA, YELLOW FEVER and COVID SHIELD (covid-19 vaccine) management practices at zonal, state, and LGA levels using developed tools 
Administered the data collection tools at zonal, state, and LGA levels. 
Supervised data collection by data clerks. 
Documented findings (Vaccine Requisition forms, Ledger form, Inventories) from the field visit 
Worked with the zonal, state, and LGA teams to address identified gaps based.  
Effected management of project interdependencies 

EDUCATION
2018 — 2020
MSc in Disaster Risk Management, University of Maiduguri
Borno

2016 — 2017
PGD, Public Health Education and Promotion, University of Maiduguri
Borno

2009 — 2014
B.Sc (Hons), Environmental Biology, University of Maiduguri
Borno

2000 — 2007
Senior School Certificate Examination (NECO), Federal Government College Azare