Geoffrey Phillip Wandawa
Mbale
Summary
Motivated and dedicated Community Service Professional with a Degree in Social Work and Social Administration from Bugema University and currently pursuing a master of Science in Health Services Management from Uganda Marty's University Nkozi, experienced in Providing innovative PrEP interventions to Key and Priority Populations, including PBFW and sero discordant couples, A national trainer in all HIV Prevention program service packages, expert in organizing community outreach programs, and networking with institutions to promote good health, community development. Expert at data collection, report writing, and evaluating community initiatives to foster sustainable development. With fourteen years of extensive experience supporting HIV/AIDS funded organizations, I have developed strong expertise in HIV prevention, care and treatment, TB, sexual reproductive health, malaria, and child survival programs. I excel in program coordination, community engagement, logistics management, stakeholder relation management, and compliance with regulatory standards. Demonstrating excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills, I am expert at managing diverse team activities, organizing national and regional events, and fostering effective partnerships.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
HIV Prevention Officer
AIDS Information Center
10.2023 - Current
- Provide Technical assistance and delivery of high impact, high-quality person-centered HIV and TB case finding and other prevention services
- Increase HIV case finding, ART coverage, retention and viral load suppression.
- Conduct person centered, efficient HIV case finding and linkage to treatment and other prevention services including voluntary medical male circumcision, Pre-Exposure prophylaxis.
- Provide mentorship on safe and ethical index testing services for all HIV exposed individuals.
- Implement health equity through person centered approaches to HIV case finding.
- Implement effective case finding for children, adolescents and adults in facilities and communities
- Use recency testing, index testing and strategies to focus case finding and prevention strategies.
- Utilize continuous quality improvement approaches to optimize HIV case finding approaches
- CDC-Soroti Region Project
HTS Resource Person
Ministry of Health
01.2022 - Current
- Conducting training of HTS providers at community and community level on behalf of the HTS Program.
- Conducting mentorship and coaching on behalf of the HTS Program.
- Participating in HTS curriculum and job aids review and development as assigned by the HTS unit.
- Provide innovative PrEP interventions to Key and Priority Populations, including PBFW and sero discordant couples.
- AIDS Control Program CDC-CoAG Program
Technical Officer Key and Priority Populations
USAID
07.2017 - 09.2020
- 100% of all screened and eligible for PrEP were initiated and retained on the PrEP program.
- Collaboratively worked with the HIV prevention technical advisor, district technical officers, district health teams, health facility staff and KP led CSOs to develop weekly, monthly and quarterly HTS/KP/PP work plans and budgets for 8 districts with KP/PP targets.
- Coordinated refresher trainings for health care providers and KP/PP peer leaders in all the revised undiagnosed populations living with HIV especially young adults, men and KPs.
- Provide TA to strengthen the mapped hot spots for KP and PP including MSM, fishing communities and FSW in the regions.
- Provide TA on quality assurance and develop CQI initiatives for KP Programming.
- Establish Drop-in centers coverage and ensure that all KPs receive integrated ART services at the DICs.
- Ensure that all sub-granted CSOs conduct quarterly mapping of hot spots within their coverage area.
- Identify other prevention services for sites providing MAT services.
- Compile and share quarterly reports submitted by the CSOs to CDC.
- RHITES-E Activity
Counselor In charge Community Linkages and Referrals
TASO
01.2013 - 06.2016
- Conducted targeted HIV counseling and testing for eligible individuals and linked all the positives to care.
- Provided index testing to all biological children of index clients under TASO care.
- Developed work plans and budgets for the department activities.
- Worked with CSOs and other Community structures like VHTs to provide Behavioral change.
- Mbale
Field Officer
TASO
10.2006 - 12.2012
- Facilitated the delivery of home-based ART delivery to 1000 clients under my care.
- Provided timely psychosocial readiness assessment to eligible clients for ART initiation which led to timely initiation contribution to better treatment outcomes.
- Screened all eligible family members before HIV testing this contributed to early diagnosis of HIV among family members.
- Mbale
Education
Master of Science - Health Service Management
Uganda Marty's University
Nkozi, Lubaga Campus10.2025
Bachelors - Social Work and Social Administration
Bugema University
Uganda09.2005
Skills
- Excellent Communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Problem Solving skills
- Excellent computer skills in Microsoft word
- Excel
- PowerPoint presentation
- Driving and Riding Skills
Languages
High proficiency in English both written and spoken
Luganda
Lusoga
Lugisu
Ateso
Kiswahili
References
- Mr. Geoffrey Tassi, Program Officer HIV Testing Services at Ministry of Health AIDS Control Program, +256772995538, taasi.taasi@gmail.com
- Dr. Bonny Oriokot, Deputy Project Director AIDS Information Center CDC Soroti Region Project, +256 760 810 465, bonny.oriokot@aicug.org
- Mr. Olweny Denis, HIV Prevention Manager AIDS Information Center CDC Soroti Region Project, +256 775 758 475, denis.olweny@aicug.org
Key Outputs
- Provide innovative PrEP interventions to Key and Priority Populations, including PBFW and sero discordant couples
- Technical assistance and delivery of high-impact, high quality person-centered HIV and TB case finding other prevention services provided.
- Health equity through person centered approaches to HIV case finding developed.
- Continuous quality improvement for high impact, high-quality person-centered services conducted.
- HIV case finding approaches implemented in the facility and community setting
- Adherence and disclosure guidelines in the community setting implemented and monitored.
- GBV prevention and mitigation activities implemented.
- Monthly and quarterly stats and narrative reports compiled
Trainings And Affiliations
- Member of the HTS Technical working group at MoH ACP
- Training and facilitation skills
- National trainer/Mentor in 2022 HIV Prevention, care and treatment consolidated guidelines
- Assisted Partner Notification Services APN(TOT)
- Training in Behavioral Change
- HIV Self-Testing (TOT)
- HIV Recency Testing (TOT)
- Pre-Exposure prophylaxis (TOT)
- KP-PP national trainer
- Differentiated Service delivery Models (TOT)
- Peer Deployment and Micro Planning
- Information security awareness
- Social media basics
- Institutional integrity at the work place
- Customer service training
- Internal quality management systems audit
- Boss oracle system
- Fire and Safety
Timeline
HIV Prevention Officer
AIDS Information Center
10.2023 - Current
HTS Resource Person
Ministry of Health
01.2022 - Current
Technical Officer Key and Priority Populations
USAID
07.2017 - 09.2020
Counselor In charge Community Linkages and Referrals
TASO
01.2013 - 06.2016
Field Officer
TASO
10.2006 - 12.2012
Bachelors - Social Work and Social Administration
Bugema University
Master of Science - Health Service Management
Uganda Marty's University