Computer skills(Ms Word & excel)
SIMON JUMA MAGODI
Field Epidemiologist And Laboratory Management Specialist
TANZANIA
Summary
Simon Juma Magodi is a talented, passionate, and experienced field epidemiologist dedicated to detecting outbreaks, investigating clusters, and developing programs that make a lasting impact on public health response. Laboratory and Quality Management System professional (ISO 15189 Quality Management System certified) with over 10 years of experience in laboratory, diagnostics and Blood services with strong organizational skills eager to resolve problems and improve customer satisfaction.
Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
As the COVID-19 Rapid Responder in Sierra Leone was purposely aimed to: Accelerate tracing, testing, isolation, care and treatment of cases and contacts in the community; Prevent nosocomial infections among patients and health case workers through supporting infection prevention and control initiatives; prevent or minimize deaths from COVID-19 through strengthening hospital capacities and supplies for care and treatment. In addition to duties as epidemiologist served as national RRT focal for laboratory technical support which enable provide country wide support for laboratory diagnostics, genomic sequencing and surveillance data management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
10
10
Certificates
2
2
Languages
Work History
Covid-19 Rapid Responder/ Field Epidemiologist
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Freetown
11.2021 - Current
- Ensured and Increased Application of knowledge of regional epidemiological and disease patterns to collect and analyze event based surveillance data needed by decision makers within Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), African Union Commission and Member States
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
- Increased utilization of standard operating procedures for scanning, analysis, source verification, and reporting activities for public health events within Africa and those outside Africa with potential of spreading within continent
- Manage event-based surveillance and other public health data and information, including maintenance of tracking database tool to log potential leads and follow-up activities
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
- Established more than 5 quality indicators at Mbeya Zonal reference laboratory as Laboratory Quality Manager and Ensuring availability of data collection tools at facility level and to 20 outreach teams and managed over 80 laboratory staff.
- Develop and disseminate weekly bulletins to Africa CDC leadership, African Union Commission, and Ministries of Health that summarize most recent disease signals detected through media and informal channels, using event-based surveillance, other public health data and information
- Established and maintained network of contacts within international, country-level, local public health organizations, and others to assist with additional information gathering, to confirm or eliminate potential leads, and to engage in other event-based surveillance activities
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on even-based surveillance tools and practices, including use of Internet-based search tools and establishing event characterization and reporting systems., Deployed working
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution
- Onboarded new temps by entering employee information into systems
Head of Department, Molecular Biology
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital Laboratory
Mbeya
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Supervision of medical laboratory technologist/scientists within their respective sections
- Perform routine and specialized laboratory tests
- Make sure that laboratory achieves Accreditation for molecular Laboratory by 2021.(It was achieved by June 2021)
- Identification and addressing of complaints, non-conformances and corrective actions relating to their section
- Review and approve all laboratory results before release
Surveillance Officer
Ministry of Health, Gender, Elderly and Children
Mbeya
03.2020 - 08.2020
- Participated in coordination Meetings for COVID-19 activities in Mbeya Region in Southern Highland of Tanzania to Participate in Coordination Meetings for COVID-19 activities in Region
- Oversee all contact tracing activities for COVID-19 in Mbeya region with Rapid Response Team in Region
- Coordinated information sharing for COVID-19 between Regional level and all Mbeya District councils( Mbeya Mc, Chunya, Kyela, Mbarali, Busokelo, Rungwe, and Mbeya Dc)
- Participated on preparation of daily reports for COVID-19
- Support other activities in response to COVID-19
- Participated in Outbreak investigation on Cholera and Dengue and contact tracing, isolation and case management in Tanzania.
- Evaluated surveillance system for Central TB Reference Laboratory at Muhimbili National Hospital (March –September 2019)
Laboratory Quality Manager
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital under MOHGEC
Mbeya
04.2016 - 12.2019
- Helped to achieve ISO 15189 Accreditation for Hematology, parasitology, Serology, clinical chemistry, Blood transfusion, TB Laboratory, Molecular biology(PCR Laboratory)
- Development, implementation process and revision of Quality Management System to ensure that it is up to date
- Maintaining ISO 15189 Accreditation
- Reporting to Laboratory management, at level at which decision are made on Laboratory policies, objectives and resources, on performance of Quality Management System and any need for improvement.
- Ensuring promotion of users’ needs and requirements throughout Laboratory Organization
- Organizing and facilitating internal staff training.
- Planning and carrying out internal audits of Quality Management System and plan for review process.
- Identification and addressing of complaints, non-conformances and corrective actions
- Maintaining and updating at regular intervals all documents related to quality management system.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
- To interact with accreditation bodies on behalf of organization.
- Planning, conducting and facilitating quality assurance training workshops and seminars.
- Scheduling of organizing management review meetings.
- Compilation and distribution performances of quality issues for management review.
- Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns
- Prepare Quality Management meetings reports
- Received and processed stock into inventory management system
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents
Head of Hematology Department
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital
Mbeya
01.2014 - 05.2016
- Carried out day-to-day over 5 duties accurately and efficiently.
- Worked with about 250 customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Used and increased critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Established coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Developed over 200 Standard Operating Procedures, and timetables for all laboratory staff
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic
- Supervised more than 80 medical laboratory technologist/scientists within their respective sections
- Established Identification and addressing of complaints, non-conformances and corrective actions relating to their sections
- Performed over 250 routine and specialized laboratory tests.
- Reviewed and approved all laboratory results before release
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement
- Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes
Safety Officer
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital under MOHGEC
Mbeya
01.2014 - 11.2015
- Recognized, documented and advised on removal of hazards.
- Trained over 80 Laboratory staff on Safety issues
- Inspected all 16 worksites, practices and gear for compliance with established safety standards.
- Inspected facilities for adherence to fire, hazard and safety guidelines.
- Verified monthly practices of fire drills for every work shift.
- Responded to any emergencies as instructed and with utmost efficiency.
- Provided assistance in managing health and safety programs aligned with industry standards.
- Verified monthly practice of fire drills for every work shift
- Recognized, documented and advised on removal of hazards
- Developed safety training procedures and authored manuals for distribution to staff members
- Checked written JSAs and permits for adherence to regulations
- Implemented safety training and traffic safety instructional courses which bolstered improvements in safety culture across personnel groups
Education
Masters' Degree - Field Epidemiology And Laboratory Management
Muhimbili University of Health And Allied Sciences
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 10.2018 - 10.2020
Bachelor's Degree - Medical Health Laboratory Sciences
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College(KCMC)
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 10.2009 - 10.2012
Advanced School Certificate - Physics, Chemistry And Biology
Milambo High School Science
Tabora, Tanzania 03.2007 - 04.2009
Secondary School Certificate - Learning Sciences
Itaga Junior Seminary
Tabora, Tanzania 01.2003 - 11.2006
Primary school certificate - Fundamental Learning
Isagehe Primary School
Shinyanga, Tanzania 01.1995 - 10.2001
Skills
Computer skills ; MS word & excel
undefinedAccomplishments
- Fully involved in the Wellington fire disaster that happened on 5th November, 2021
- Participated in the preparedness and responses and also in case investigation, contact tracing and of the measles, and Lassa fever outbreak in Sierra Leone
- Fully participation in preparedness and response of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Collaborated with team of World Health Organization in the development of Plan on Capacity building on electronic case based disease surveillance (e-CBDS) and COVID-19 RDTs in Sierra Leone, May-June 2022.
- Fully participation Data quality assessment for surveillance system in Sierra Leone July 2022
- Participated in the evaluation COVID-19 Surveillance system in Sierra Leone 2022.
- Fully participation of the six months granted proposal writing on surveillance system in Sierra Leone from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2022
- Fully involved in achievement of ISO 15189 Accreditation for medical laboratory services in Hematology, parasitology, clinical chemistry, Serology, Blood transfusion, Molecular biology and TB laboratory from 2014 to 2021
- Fully involved in the proposal writing on accreditation in Sierra Leone for medical laboratories under ISO 15189
- Participated in the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in Uganda which the end of EVD Outbreak was declared on 11th January, 2023
Software
Stata version 15
Epidemic Intelligent from Open Sources(EIOS)
GoData - WHO World Health Organization
KOBO TOOL
POWER BI
Tableau
Geographical Information System(QGIS)
Certification
ISO 15189:2012 Requirements & Internal auditing
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Introduction to Go.Data – Field data collection, chains of transmission and contact follow-up
04-2022
The Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC)
04-2022
Confirmation of Participation Cholera Introduction
04-2022
Certificate of Achievement; Ebola training; GO 2.0
04-2022
Covid-19 Rapid Responder/ Field Epidemiologist
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
11.2021 - Current
Certificate of Epidemic Intelligence From Open Source(EIOS)
11-2021
Competency on Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR)
10-2021
Head of Department, Molecular Biology
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital Laboratory
01.2021 - 10.2021
Surveillance Officer
Ministry of Health, Gender, Elderly and Children
03.2020 - 08.2020
Masters' Degree - Field Epidemiology And Laboratory Management
Muhimbili University of Health And Allied Sciences
10.2018 - 10.2020
Laboratory Quality Manager
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital under MOHGEC
04.2016 - 12.2019
ISO 15189:2012 Requirements & Internal auditing
09-2015
Maintaining Accreditation-Continual Quality Improvement
05-2014
Good Clinical and Laboratory Practice(GCLP)
04-2014
Head of Hematology Department
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital
01.2014 - 05.2016
Infection Prevention Control and Infection Safety Training
01-2014
Safety Officer
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital under MOHGEC
01.2014 - 11.2015
Bachelor's Degree - Medical Health Laboratory Sciences
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College(KCMC)
10.2009 - 10.2012
Advanced School Certificate - Physics, Chemistry And Biology
Milambo High School Science
03.2007 - 04.2009
Secondary School Certificate - Learning Sciences
Itaga Junior Seminary
01.2003 - 11.2006
Primary school certificate - Fundamental Learning
Isagehe Primary School
01.1995 - 10.2001
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