DANIEL AYEN OKELLO
Public Health Professional
Mulago
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Director Public Health and Environment
Kampala Capital City Authority
6 2021 - Current
- The Directorate of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) is mandated to improve, maintain a clean, habitable and sustainable city environment and provide high quality services to the population of Kampala, ensuring healthy and productive citizens
- The Directorate guides the Authority on the efficient management of public health and the environment in Kampala
- The Director provides an oversight role in the areas of public health and environment through ensuring compliance to the relevant regulations
Ag. Director Public Health and Environment
Kampala Capital City Authority
01.2018 - 06.2021
- The Directorate of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) is mandated to improve, maintain a clean, habitable and sustainable city environment and provide high quality services to the population of Kampala, ensuring healthy and productive citizens
- The Directorate guides the Authority on the efficient management of public health and the environment in Kampala
- The Director provides an oversight role in the areas of public health and environment through ensuring compliance to the relevant regulations
Deputy Director - Curative Services
01.2015 - 01.2017
- The job purpose is to initiate the development of policy and oversee implementation and monitoring of curative/medical health, Epidemiology& disease control programs in the city in line with national and KCCA policies
- The Deputy Director over sees the supervision and functioning of health facilities in the city and oversees disease epidemic control & surveillance.
Ag. Director Public Health and Environment
Kampala Capital City Authority
12.2012 - 12.2014
Manager- Medical Services
Kampala Capital City Transition Team
02.2012 - 12.2012
- As team leader of the Curative services, am responsible for providing support in planning, monitoring and coordination of medical services for estimated population of 3million people in Kampala
- This includes direct support to 10 KCCA managed health facilities that have an estimated yearly OPD load of 600,000 patients.
HIV/AIDS Specialist
STAR EC (Strengthening TB/AIDS Responses in East Central Uganda)
06.2011 - 02.2012
- The Strengthening TB and HIV&AIDS Responses in East Central Uganda (STAR-EC) Program is a five-year district-based technical assistance (DBTA) program funded by USAID/PEPFAR
- The program covered nine districts in East Central Uganda that included Bugiri, Buyende, Iganga, Kaliro, Kamuli, Luuka, Mayuge, Namayingo, and Namutumba, and serves a population of approximately 2.7 million people (9% of Uganda’s total population)
- The program aimed to increase access to, coverage of, and utilization of quality comprehensive HIV&AIDS and TB prevention, care and treatment services within district health facilities and their respective communities.
Medical Superintendent
Holy family Virika Hospital
12.2009 - 03.2011
- Virika Hospital is a 207 bed hospital owned by the Catholic diocese of Fort Portal and comprises of a nursing school and counselor training institute
- The Hospital has a public health department that focuses on community health projects
- The HIV clinic pioneered use community health workers as a referral point for clients on ART.
Medical Officer
Abim General Hospital
09.2007 - 12.2009
- Part of the team that was planning, budgeting, directing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating health services delivery activities in the hospital
- Supervision and monitoring of Primary health activities under Abim Hospital in 15 lower level sites
- Part of the Health cluster donor team for Karamoja region
- Part of the formation of the UNICEF funded child and nutrition programme that was being implemented in Karamoja region.
Research team member
Makerere University Medical School
09.2004 - 07.2007
- Part of a Research team contracted by Centre for Disease Control to evaluate the sensitivity of various rapid HIV diagnostic kits
- As a graduate student, was attached to the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory to study tuberculosis diagnosis
- Participated in a team that designed an electronic system for collection of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) data using hand-held electronic devices.
Medical Officer/Dental Surgeon
Abim General Hospital
01.2004 - 09.2004
- As Medical officer/Dental surgeon, was responsible for provision of clinical services in the hospital; Assisted in the start-up of HIV/AIDS comprehensive care in Abim Hospital and offered General Support supervision of ART activities within the health sub-district.
Medical Superintendent
Kaabong General Hospital and Head of Dodoth Health sub District
12.2002 - 12.2003
- Planning, budgeting, directing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating health services delivery activities in the hospital
- Supervision and monitoring of Primary health activities under Dodoth Health Sub District
- This included 23 lower level units
- In collaboration with the Baptist Mission and World Food Programme, started the first therapeutic feeding unit for children in Kaabong and Kotido region
- Participated in the design and implementation of a programme to start mobile health clinics in Karamoja region.
Education
Master of Science - Health Services Management
Uganda Martyrs University
Nkozi, Uganda 04.2001 -
Bachelor Of Dental Surgery - Dental Surgery
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda 04.2001 -
Skills
Sound understanding of Public Health and Environment issues and its relevance in the Urban Setting developing countries
Experience in implementation of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Primary care activities at City wide level
Ability to articulate and analyze Public Health and Environment issues
Knowledgeable about designing private-public collaborations in health service provision
Familiar with financial management of both donor and public funds
Experience in working with Line Ministries, Local Governments and Communities
Good program monitoring, implementation and documentation skills
Good communication skills including advocacy
Excellent computer skills
Experience in working in low intensity conflict and post conflict areas
Competent driver
Fluent in English, Luganda and Luo
Good people skills
- Project Management
- Team Management
- Project Coordination
- Strategic Planning
- Government relations
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Analytical Thinking
- Crisis Management
Accomplishments
- Spearheaded the revamping of the health sector in the city through infrastructure improvement and improved service delivery.
- Renovated five health facilities by introducing functional operating theaters in Kisenyi HCIV and Kawaala HCIV.
- In addition, Institutional Deliveries have increased fivefold, Static immunization facilities have increased to more than 170 from 60. Kampala City in the 2015 State of the Worlds Mothers was cited as one of the six cities in the world where good progress has been made in saving poor children’s lives.
- Introduced a flag ship City wide inclusive sanitation programme called “Weyonje”. It is community programme focuses on improving sanitation in the city through involvement of communities, private sector and leaders.
- Through collaborations with various actors, have improved sanitation in schools from a pupil to stance ratio in schools of 1:112 to 1:50
- Helped to raise over US$ 10m in grants to support various Public health infrastructure and Primary Health care projects in the City.
- Was the lead in the formation of a public private platform for planning and delivery of health services in Kampala City.
- Successfully coordinated as the lead for Kampala, renovation of five health facilities and initiating Operating theaters in two health facilities.
- Was the lead in setting up a unique cluster based Urban Surveillance system that led in the combating of various epidemics like Typhoid, Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, and Ebola Hemorrhagic fever in Kampala City with minimum mortality.
- Expanded Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) from 22 health facilities to 45 health facilities in period of 8 months.
- I was the lead in transitioning from outreach based care in ART to facility based treatment. The initial pilot in the country was done under my supervision.
- Expanded HIV related services to island populations in the Busoga region.
- Strengthened the integration of the HIV/AIDS clinic with the antenatal clinic with a result of having a PMTCT transmission rate of 4.3% which is below the national target of 5%. In addition, the HIV/AIDS clinic had an average viral suppression among patients of 97%.
Researcharticlespublished
- Home-based tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: a household randomised trial; J. Lucian Davis, Patricia Turimumahoro, Amanda J. Meyer, Irene Ayakaka, Emma Ochom, Joseph Ggita, David Mark, Diana Babirye, Daniel Ayen Okello, Frank Mugabe, Elizabeth Fair, Eric Vittinghoff, Mari Armstrong-Hough, David Dowdy, Adithya Cattamanchi, Jessica E. Haberer, Achilles Katamba
- A four-year trend in pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis case detection in Kampala-Uganda; Nicholas Sebuliba Kirirabwa , Derrick Kimuli , Carol Nanziri , Denis Sama , Syrus Ntudhu , Daniel Ayen Okello , Raymond Byaruhanga , Deus Lukoye and Samuel Kasozi; BMC Pulmonary Medicinevolume 19, Article number: 91 (2019)
- Response to anti-tuberculosis treatment by people over age 60 in Kampala, Uganda; Nicholas Sebuliba Kirirabwa , Derrick Kimuli, Seyoum DeJene, Carol Nanziri, Estella Birabwa, Daniel Ayen Okello, Pedro Guillermo Suarez, Samuel Kasozi, Raymond Byaruhanga, Deus Lukoye ; PLoS ONE 13(12): e0208390. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208390
- The Cost of Routine Immunization Services in a Poor Urban Setting in Kampala, Uganda: Findings of a Facility-Based Costing Study; Isaiah Chebrot, Annet Kisakye, Brendan Kwesiga, Daniel Okello, Diana Kiiza, Eva Kabwongera, Robert Basaza; J Immunol Sci (2018); S (014): 94-102
Birthplace
Mulago, Kampala
Boardmembershipsandadvisorycommittees
- Co-Principal Investigator- Kampala Maternal and Newborn Project
- President Rotary Club of Najjera 2019/2020.
- Chairperson Policy Advisory committee on City wide Inclusive Sanitation.
- Member of the Uganda National Laboratory Technical Advisory Committee.
- Member of the Uganda Technical Working Group on Hospitals and Health facilities.
- Co - Chair Public Private partnership for Tuberculosis
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12/18/75
- Nationality: Ugandan
- Marital Status: Married
References
- Dr. Penninah Iutung, Africa Bureau Chief, Aids Healthcare Foundation, +256 712 754 333, Penninah.Iutung@aidshealth.org
- Dr. Henry Mwebesa, Director General Health Services, Ministry of Health, P.O.Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda, mwebesah@yahoo.co.uk, +256 772221291
Training
- 08/2008, 05/2009, Master of Science in Health Services Management, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Cost of providing Maternal health services in Uganda by different level of care.
- 09/2004, 08/2008, Attachment in the Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University, with an emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of infectious Diseases. The core content was Infectious disease pathology, diagnosis, epidemiology control and research Public health and health services organisation, monitoring and evaluation of programs
- 08/2000, 08/2001, Internship in Dental and Oral surgery, Mulago National Referral Hospital
- 10/1995, 05/2000, Bachelor Dental Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala
- 1993, 1995, Advanced Level Certificate in Education, St Mary’s College Kisubi, Wakiso Uganda
- 1989, 1992, Ordinary Level Certificate in Education, St Mary’s College Kisubi, Wakiso Uganda
Timeline
Ag. Director Public Health and Environment
Kampala Capital City Authority
01.2018 - 06.2021
Deputy Director - Curative Services
01.2015 - 01.2017
Ag. Director Public Health and Environment
Kampala Capital City Authority
12.2012 - 12.2014
Manager- Medical Services
Kampala Capital City Transition Team
02.2012 - 12.2012
HIV/AIDS Specialist
STAR EC (Strengthening TB/AIDS Responses in East Central Uganda)
06.2011 - 02.2012
Medical Superintendent
Holy family Virika Hospital
12.2009 - 03.2011
Medical Officer
Abim General Hospital
09.2007 - 12.2009
Research team member
Makerere University Medical School
09.2004 - 07.2007
Medical Officer/Dental Surgeon
Abim General Hospital
01.2004 - 09.2004
Medical Superintendent
Kaabong General Hospital and Head of Dodoth Health sub District
12.2002 - 12.2003
Master of Science - Health Services Management
Uganda Martyrs University
04.2001 -
Bachelor Of Dental Surgery - Dental Surgery
Makerere University
04.2001 -
Director Public Health and Environment
Kampala Capital City Authority
6 2021 - Current
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