Mborong Relindis

MBORONG RELINDIS BERRY Specialist in Reproductive Health , FP, SGBV and HIV Soa, Yaounde, Centret Region, Cameroon -,- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mborong-relindis-berry . CAREER OBJECTIVE A dedicated Reproductive Health specialist with over 8 years of progressive responsibility in sexual and reproductive health (SRH), family planning and SGBV response in humanitarian setting. I am seeking to integrate into a team or organization where I will have the opportunity to facilitate and oversee the planning, implementation and coordination of maternal and child-related programs. KEY COMPETENCIES • Capacity building and training • Strategic Planning Skillscritical thinking. • Data collection, monitoring and evaluation • SRH program designing and implementation skills. • SGBV prevention and response • Community outreach and campaigns • Leadership and team builder. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Program coordinator for PMTCT, pediatric and adolescent HIV care. ICAP Global Health, Cameroon April 2020 to Sept 2024: Major responsibilities • Led and supervised a team of 64 healthcare providers and data clerks. • Planned, and budgeted for program activities with a team of 28 in the annual micro-planning workshop for FY22 and FY23. • Monitored sites’ performances weekly, monthly, and quarterly through data tracking in the DHIS and DAMA software. • Analyzed the data generated by sites, identified performance gaps and wrote weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reports. • Supported health facilities with the implementation of PMTCT, FP and clinical management of GBV • Led and mentored outreach antenatal care (ANC) on refocused ANC. This increased ANC uptake from 78% in 2020 to 150% in 2021, and to 180% in 2022. • Organized five groups of adolescent boys and girls of 35 to 40 per group in the town of Ngaoundere with the aim of developing resilience, empowerment and to help them take action towards the prevention of HIV, prevention of gender based violence (GBV) and improve their knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and rights. • Developed training modules for the capacity-building workshop of 60 health providers in the screening, identification and the clinical management of GBV cases among women and adolescents living with HIV. • Developed job aids for, and coached health providers in the screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) and GBV in adolescent girls and boys, and women receiving ARVs in health facilities for appropriate clinical management of GBV. • Collaborated with the health districts in the quarterly supervision of health facilities using the Site Implementation and Monitoring System (SIMS), and wrote supervision reports. • Identified site-specific continuous quality improvement (CQI)\ projects after the supervision, made a root-cause analysis, drew a remedial plan, and a time tracker to track the progress of each indicator. Index Case Testing Officer for Cluster 3, South Region, Cameroon. EGPAF Cameroon October 2019 – March 2020: • Led and supervised a team of 34 health providers and data entry clerks • Drew weekly and monthly work plan activities to be implemented at the health facilities according to the budgeted annual work plan. • Monitored weekly and monthly data from sites and generated reports and weekly presentations for the weekly situation room meeting. • Organized the on-site training of 107 healthcare providers on index case testing, screening for intimate violence, and data collecting tools. • Facilitated in the capacity-building workshop of 25 laboratory technicians in HIV testing algorithm and Quality assurance, including the necessary tools. Regional focal point for reproductive health, North West Region Ministry of public health, Cameroon January 2016 – September 2019; • Provided technical support to all 19 districts in realizing the national strategic plan for reproductive health, family planning, SGBV and PMTCT. • Led the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for sexual and reproductive health in the Anglophone humanitarian crisis distributing Reproductive Health (RH) Kits to health facilities. • Coordinated two phases of the CERF project with local NGOs, marked by the distribution of Dignity Kits, psychosocial counselling and provision of a safe space for victims of GBV • Participated in the initial assessment of two districts for GBV response in the North West region. • Identified training needs, and organized the training of 70 health providers in the clinical management of GBV. • Conducted the capacity-building workshop of 28 midwives in Emergency Maternal and Newborn obstetric Care (EMNOC) in emergency using the IASC syllabus. • Completed the training of 256 health providers and 378 community health workers in the administration and self-administration of Sayana Press. • Developed data collecting mask for the usage of sayana press and other contraceptives, and RH kits. • Organized, and coordinated the bi-annual regional advocacy meeting on the multi-sectorial maternal and neonatal death review committee (MNDRC). • Planned and coordinated the quarterly regional Reproductive Health Commodity Security Committee (RHCSC) with stakeholders, improving the availability of contraceptives from 35% of health facilities in 2016, to 65% in 2017. • Conducted the capacity-building workshops of over 435 health providers in family planning methods, and post-abortion care including the use of misoprostol and the vacuum extractor. Data manager at Tubah Health District Ministry of public health, Cameroon Oct 2011- June 2015; • Data entry for all district programs. • Supervision of health area activities. Year: March 2003 to April 2011 Organization: Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon Clinical Nurse at Jakiri Integrated Health Centre (IHC), Major responsibilities: • Primary Health Care activities in the Health Centres • Clinical Nursing Activities EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE; 2024: Diploma in Food Security and Nutrition in Emergency Humanitarian Global Institute, Kenya Oct. 2018- Nov. 2019: Certificate in Global Health Leadership (Afya Bora Fellowship), University of Washington-: Master's (MSc.) in Reproductive Health, University of Buea -: Bachelor (BSc.) in Nursing Science, University of Buea OTHER CERTIFICATIONS: Sept 2021: Online training course on Research Methodology and research protocol development by GFMER, WHO. July 2021: Family Planning; An online Evidence-based course by GFMER, WHO July 2021: confronting Gender-Based Violence; Global lessons for health workers; John Hopkins University Sept. 2018: certificate of Training of Trainers in the clinical management of GBV by UNFPA and Ministry of Public Health Cameroon SKILLS COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint, Use of outlook, Microsoft office and zoom. LANGUAGE English: fluent in speaking, reading and writing French: fluent in speaking and reading, intermediate knowledge in writing AFFILIATIONS 1. Member of Cameroon Nursing Association 2. Member of Cameroon Midwives and Reproductive Health Specialists Association I declare that the information given in this CV is correct