Caroline Muller

Public Health Officer , UNHCR

Dakar, Senegal

Public health professional (Ph.D),with 8 years experience in public and environmental health,4 years experience in preparedness and response to epidemics and emergencies, 3 years experience in reproductive health, HIV and nutrition at the international level.Skills in problem-solving, ability to effectively collaborate and to adapt easily to new environments.Currently Public health officer(Africa)

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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
  • Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
Professional Experience:

Plan, program, implement and evaluate public health, reproductive health, HIV and nutrition programs, in west Africa region, including primary health care, referral system, epidemic preparedness and response, Health Information System (HIS), hygiene promotion, drug and medical supplies management.
• Undertake regular supervisory and assessment missions to the field (Senegal, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Benin, Mali); submit mission reports and follow up the implementations of the agreed recommendations.• Participate in programme coordination, planning, monitoring including data analysis and evaluation, promoting capacity building of partners and advocacy. This includes inter-sectoral and inter-agency coordination, technical and programmatic support.• Lead and provide guidance for effective implementation of UNHCR urban, rural and camp health policy (PLWHIV, TB, health insurance, training of designated doctor, standard operational procedures for referrals, nutritional assistance).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Public Health, specializing in risk analysis and toxicology, University of Montreal, Canada, 2010
• Master’s program in Health Management and Administration, University of Montreal/Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Canada, 2008
• M.Sc. in Experimental Health Sciences, Institut Nationale de Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand-Frappier, Canada, 2004
• B.Sc. in Biology, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada, 2002

Affiliations and Achievements:

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
• Graduate scholarship for Excellence in Workplace Health and Safety (IRSST) (2006-2008)
• Publication and Dissemination Grant from Interdisciplinary Research Group for Health (2007)
• Institut Armand-Frappier Scholarship for M.Sc in Experimental Health Sciences (2002-2004)
• Ministry of Education Scholarship for English language training (Manitoba, Canada) (1997).
RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES
Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, HIS/TWINE database, Outlook, Access, Navigator internet, Reference Manager, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Available for:

  • Job opportunities

Years of Experience:

5-10 years

Highest Qualification:

Doctorate

Languages:

English, French

Nationality:

Canada , France

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