Grace Esan

GRACE BUKOLA ESAN 24, Federal Housing Estate, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State Phone No: -,- E-mail:-LinkedIn profile name: ww w .l i n ke di n. co m / i n/ gr ace- buk ol a - PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A dynamic and facilitative project manager with extensive experience in HIV prevention, care, and support intervention funded by the United States Centers for Disease Control and other international donors. I have an excellent grasp of clinical issues and provision of technical support for public health promotion with ability to provide exceptional strategies for implementing and monitoring sustainable programs solutions in rural community areas with significant improvement through different innovations, technical support for public health promotion, and implementing sustainable community-based programs. Adept at building team capacity, utilizing data-driven strategies, and fostering stakeholder engagement for health-related advocacy. Passionate about improving public health outcomes through innovative solutions, especially among vulnerable populations. Fluent in English and Yoruba, with a strong focus on research and academic contributions. My volunteering skills in public health Projects have been rooted during my National Youth service year in reaching out to the vulnerable population in Akwa Ibom State with a passion for effective and efficient Public Health Promotion in different projects. I am a fast learner and an open-minded team player who is also passionate about pursuing a career in public health. AREAS OF INTEREST  Epidemic Control of Disease of Public Health Importance such as HIV/AIDS  Orphans and Vulnerable children program  Public Health Advocacy & Promotion  Communicable & Non-Communicable Disease Management  Gender-Based Violence Prevention  Health Systems Strengthening  Vulnerable Populations Outreach SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Core Skills - Program Design and Management - Advocacy, Communication & Social Mobilization (ACSM) - Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) - Community Engagement & Stakeholder Management - Leadership & Capacity Building Technical Skills - Data Collection & Analysis (SPSS, NOMIS, NMRS, DHIS) - Program Reporting & Proposal Writing - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - ODK Collect & NDR_Lite ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION Global Wealth University, Lome, Togo 2023 Master's Degree In Public Health Thesis Title: Health Education, Knowledge, Attitude And Perception On HIV/AIDS Transmission In Nigeria, University Undergraduate Students As A Case Study Department Of Public Health, Postgraduate School, Global Wealth University In Partial Fulfilment Of The Requirement For The Award Of Degree Of Masters Of Science In Public Health (MPH) Ekiti State University,Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria 2018 Bachelor of Science Education (B.Sc. Ed) In Biology Thesis Title: The Effect of Peer Model Learning on Biology Students' Learning Outcome In Secondary school, Ekiti State Department Of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University In Partial Fulfilment Of The Requirement For The Award Of Degree Of Bachelor Of Science Education In Biology (BSc.Ed.) DEMANG Secondary School, Afuze , Edo State O’Level Certificate WORK EXPERIENCE  Congregational Approach to PMTCT(CAPS/AP3) Supervisor Date 2013 December 2024 - Present APIN (PEPFAR/ US CDC/ iCARE Project)       Congregational HIV Testing Service for adolescent girls and young women, pregnant and breast feeding mother’s and their partner’s. Collation of weekly and monthly data report from all congregational blocks Drafting of Program activity work plan Sensitization and mobilization of target clients for Baby shower and Mother Love Party Linkage and referral of positive clients to health facility for antenatal care and other services Follow up of adolescent girls on life skills to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.  Team Lead for Month -36 Insecticide Treated Net(ITN) Durability Monitoring Survey Malaria Consortium   November - December 2024 Drafting of daily work plan for data collectors Use of SurveyCTO at household level for Data collection of Insecticide Treated Net(ITN) Durability Monitoring Survey  Collection of sampled cohort net at household level for laboratory durability monitoring test across the 18LGA teams  Allocation of Household for data collectors daily in survey catchment area  Submission of daily activities report of all data collectors  Data quality assessment and identifying inconsistencies and implementing corrective measures to ensure data accuracy among field data collector team Achievement: Retrieval of sampled cohort nets for laboratory assessment and durability monitoring Health Educator  Primary Healthcare Development Agency (Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization Unit) October 2024 –December 2024 Assisted in advocacy visits, social mobilization, and immunization campaigns across 16 LGAs. Contributed to the Annual Operational Plan and field supervision activities. Supported HPV sensitization programs in collaboration with UNICEF. Supported with health facility spot checks and DQA on AEFI and increase immunization coverage Key Achievement: Achieved 95% immunization coverage through strategic community engagement. Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) Project Coordinator March 2023 – September 2024 US-CDC/ ECEWS/LIWOM OVC SPEED Project , Nigeria  Assisted with technical and programmatic support to implement comprehensive HIV/AIDS and other services.  Conducted Orphans and Vulnerable children (OVC) program sensitization among vulnerable groups at heightened risk in communities, at the facility level during antenatal clinics (ANC), Adolescent’s clinics and supported them through the clinician’s guidance.  Participated in advocacy and awareness campaigns on Gender-Based Violence(GBV), Protection of Child right’s, prevention of HIV/AIDS and other disease of public health importance.  Supported case workers to counsel children and Adolescents Living with HIV (CALHIV) on viral suppression and provided explanations to individual Viral Load result meaning and implications.  Generated a weekly list of unsuppressed households and use the same to track beneficiaries/clients to commence Enhanced Adherence Counselling (EAC) sessions in all the health facilities providing Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Ekiti State, Nigeria.  Linked and followed -up reported cases of GBV and sexual assaults to referral centres.  Reporting daily, weekly and monthly with a narrative report of all program activities and success stories Key Achievement: Assisted with technical and programmatic support to implement comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs (ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV and HTS) and other services including direct service provision support at facility level based, OVC/GBV Screening and enrolment among vulnerable population such as pediatrics, pregnant women and key populations, coordinated facility and community-level strategies to ensure tracking and adherence to ART. Anti- Retroviral Therapy (ART) Case Manager April 2021 - March 2023 APIN/ ECEWS/ HIV/AIDS Implementation Project, Ekiti State, Nigeria  Initiate Anti- Retroviral Therapy (ART) linkages by accompanying newly- identified HIV positive clients to the point of laboratory confirmation and ART initiation accompanied with Tuberculosis (TB) Screening.  Followed -Up on Clients Clinic appointment, sends call reminders prior to the appointment date and conducts homevisits when calls are unsuccessful.  Identify and documents client’s retention and adherence support provided for client on Anti- Retroviral (ARV) Drugs.  Ensure supportive counselling to help clients identify solutions to barriers to ARV drug adherence involving phone calls, home visits, alarm notification and support group meetings. Key Achievement: Linkage and retention of Clients on ART, creating awareness with HIV prevention messages and community testing. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION  CORIS Community Chi-squares Research Project 2023  Certificate of Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) - UNICEF 2023  Essentials of Program Management 2023  Certificate of National Youth Service, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2019  Certificate of Participation in NYSC Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Project  NYSC Peer Education Training CDS Group 2019 Certificate in International Health &Safety (H S. E.1 Award) 2019 International Health, Safety & Environment  2019 Certificate in Health &Safety Management System (H.S.E 2 Award) International Health, Safety Environment  2019 Certificate in International Practical First Aid& Basic Life Support (H.S.E.3 Award) International Health, Safety &Environment  2019 Certificate in Control of International Workplace Hazard (H.S.E 4 Award) International Health, Safety & Environment  2019 Certificate in Emergency Evacuation &Practical Fire Fighting (H.S.E.5 Award) International Health, Safety& Environment MEMBERSHIP / ASSOCIATION - Youth Health Action Network - Youth-Led Research Program (YOHAN-YLRP) Tazania - Sexual Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) Youth Champion, HACEY Initiative - Health Equity Accelerator Leadership (HEAL) program, Slum and Rural Health Initiative - SRHIN - NYSC Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Project, NYSC Peer Education RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant, Department of Community Medicine - Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ekiti State, Nigeria Assisted consultants in their research project’s during their field data collection for field experience Research Assistant, Ekiti State Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Market Assessment Dissemination and State Strategy Planning for Shaping Equitable Market Access (SEMA) for SRH Products - Assisted with note taking and compling reports during Focus Group Discussion with the priority population and Ekiti state Ministry of Health stakeholders - Assisted with the documentation of the Ekiti State Sexual and Reproductive Health Market Strategic Development Plan 2023 - 2028 based on strategies developed from the FGD and stakeholders meeting PUBLICATIONS  Ojo JO, Ipinnimo TM, Afolayan AC, Adewoye KR, Erinomo OO, Ajayi PO, Sanni TA, Ogundun OA, Ogunsakin JO, Oluwayemi AL, Esan GB, Omoyele OO, Asake OT, Adetona A, Aderinwale OA, Olasehinde OK, Adeniyi IO, Ipinnimo OM, Ibikunle AI. Factors associated with willingness to use mHealth interventions for medication adherence among people living with HIV attending a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 15;19(8):e-. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone-.  Achieving Gender Equality: The Promise of Sustainable Development Goal 5, Article by Esan Grace Bukola PRESENTATIONS  Expected Role of Teacher’s in Routine Immunization activities presented during a one-day training of school Health Teacher’s in Ekiti State in collaboration with UNICEF and Ekiti State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA)  Barriers to Immunization Uptake in Ekiti State presented during a one-day Advocay meeting with Ministry of Information in collaboration with UNICEF  Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program Nutritional Intervention Report presented during State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) quarterly meeting in collaboration with UNICEF.  Orphans and Vulnerable Children and Adolescent (OVC) Program Quarterly achievement presented during Ekiti State Aids Control Agency (SACA) quarterly Prevention Technical Working Group Meeting CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ATTENDED  12-weeks Emerging Leader’s Mentorship program (ELMP) by Global Network of Emerging Leaders In Nation Building, GLEAN Africa; Accredited by ELROI London University, U.K  STATA and Microsoft Excel Training on Data Analysis by GEOANALTECH(Geospatial Analytics Technology  3-Day Training for Month -36 Insecticide Treated Net(ITN) Durability Monitoring Survey by Malaria Consortium  Media Advocacy Dialogue on Integrated Supplemental Immunization Activities (ISIA) by GAVI and NPCHDA  4- Day; 5-year Strategic Workplan for Nutritional Intervention By UNICEF  4 - weeks Introduction to System Change Masterclass (Ashoka Fellowship program)  4- Day Orphans and Vulnerable Children(OVC) Case management Training by Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS)  5- Day Mortality & Case-Based Surveillance Training by ECEWS  4-Day HIV Rapid Test Continuous Quality Assessment (CQI) Training by ECEWS  5- Day OVC Care and Support Training by ECEWS Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme  5- Day Training On Self - Testing ToolKit for Index testing and Partner Notification Services by APIN Public Health Initiative, Nigeria  5- Day Training on Index testing and partner notification services by APIN Public Health Initiatives, Nigeria LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE      Sexual Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) Youth Champion Coordinator, HACEY Initiative Ensured weekly submission of SRHR digital content creation such as SRHR E-flier’s, articles and Newsletter State Team lead, Freshwater’s African Youth Foundation Ensured the planning and coordination of the projects for Vulnerable youths Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program Manager (LIWOM/ECEWS OVC project) Led a team of program officer and 31 community case manager’s including data entry clerk’s to achieve OVC program implementation according to the UNAIDS 95-95-95 strategies Vice- President, Church Youth Department Follow-up Youth’s, plan and immplement youth program’s and served as a welfare coordinator School Prefect Girl Led students through exemplary roles in academic and extra-curricular activities VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE Ekiti State Volunteer, Freshwater’s African Youth Foundation  Mentor-ship program for fewer-privileged children  Handled the arrangement process of empowerment projects  Led the planning and coordination of the projects  Provision of educative materials to the children Volunteer, Make Her Smile Africa April 2024 – till Date April 2024 – till Date - Developed articles and Newsletter on SDG 5 Achieving Gender Equality: The Promise of Sustainable Development Goal 5” Peer Educator, NYSC Community Development Service June 2018 - June 2019 Collaborated with Akwa Ibom State Aid Control Agency (AKSACA) on HIV /AIDS prevention project for Peer Education, Community Entry and sensitization. AWARD  Award of Excellence as School Prefect Girl  Award of Merit, Young Generals’ Act Foundation & Global Serve International USA REFREES Available on Request