Hugues Guidigbi

Health Specialist , Independant Consultant

Cotonou, Benin

Public health specialist specializing in International Health and Epidemiology with 12 years experiences in Health program design and implementation inclunding 05 years at regional level with Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization (Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria)

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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
Professional Experience:

? Extensive experience in technical support and leadership in the areas of Health program management, strategic and operation planning, health project design, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
? Designed and implemented multiple HIV prevention programs, successfully securing funding from USAID, the Global Fund, World Bank.
? Created over 30 PMTCT sites, 20 STI care sites, and five HIV treatment sites, training over 500 health care workers in HIV prevention, care and support, and supervision.
? As a skilled researcher, led multiple HIV Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Surveys, hot spot mapping and size estimation of sex workers and men who have sex with men surveys.
? Countries of Work Experience: Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea.
POSITIONS

? SOLTHIS International NGO, Conakry, Guinea Nov 2016 – Dec 2017
OPP ERA Project Manager
Key achievements:
• Develop of partnership with the MoH, NGO, health centers and Labs
• Develop with stakeholder (Ministry of health, lab, health centers, NGO, patients) an action plan to strengthening the demand and offer of viral load
• Increase of the demand of HIV viral load

? Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization, Cotonou, Benin May 2011–Oct 2016
Health Program Officer - Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire (Regional Organization)
Key achievements:
• Coordinate two regional strategic HIV, sexual reproductive health plans
• Secure fund from Global Fund, USAID and CDC (around $ 18 million US)
• Develop partnership with NACP, NACA, Ports, trucker’s unions, NGO
• Oversee multi-study on mobile populations health :02 Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey (World Bank), 01 assessment of the quality of cross-borders HIV services (USAID), 01 assessment of the capacity of the points of entry in Benin and Togo to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergency (CDC).

? National AIDS Control Program in Zou-Collines Departments, Benin July 2009–April 2011
Manager
Key achievements
• Train of over 400 health workers and NGO workers in HIV prevention and ARV treatment services.
• Improving the quality and access of HIV services; ensure equitable distribution of services and accurate monitoring of results, including over 10,000 people and 25,000 pregnant women receiving HIV counseling and testing, over 25,000, over 350 HIV+ pregnant women being treated by the PMTCT protocol, and over 500 HIV+ patients being treated with ARV annually.
? Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso May -July 2008
Fellowship
Key achievements:
• Conduct audits of the ANRS 1289 & 12178 clinical trials in Kesho-Bora.

? National AIDS Control Program in Mono-Couffo Departments, Benin July 2004-August 2007
Technical Advisor for Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Key achievements
• Training of over 300 health workers in PMTCT, HIV counseling and testing, and STIcare.
• Oversee provision of HIV testing and counseling to 11,000 p

Education:

Master in International Health

Doctorate in Medicine

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

10-15 years

Highest Qualification:

Doctorate

Languages:

English, French

Nationality:

Benin

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