As the Interim Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director at National Health Insurance Board Turks and Caicos, I provide strategic and operational leadership for the national health insurance plan, overseeing the operations department and the technical and executive functions. I have over ten years of experience in healthcare management, public health, Health Economics and infectious disease, working in the Caribbean and South America.
My core competencies include Health Care Leadership, Health System analysts, communicable disease management, HIV/AIDS, capacity building, health service quality and design, implementation and monitoring of public health strategy and programs. I am passionate about enhancing the health and well-being of the population, especially the most vulnerable and marginalized groups. I am also a senior partner at Manson Public Health Consultancy Group, where I lead the consulting projects on infectious disease policy and best practices. Results-driven with forward-thinking approach centered on company success and competitive growth. Demonstrated record of success in building successful teams and managing profitable operations.
• Lead Consultant on Sexual and reproductive health HIV/STI and TB.
• Infectious Disease Control Technical Specialist.
Medical Director of faith-based hospital with 80 bed capacity in Guyana
• Supervise the largest privately operated HIV treatment and care clinic in Guyana.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection process for medical providers.
• Perform clinical supervision of medical staff, including regular performance appraisals of staff.
• Involved in formulation of treatment protocols for Non-Communicable and Communicable Diseases.
Facilitate the mandate of Public Health within Grand Bahama as it relates to prevention, control and management of communicable Diseases.
• Lead investigator of all outbreak investigation within Grand Bahama.
• Carry out medical duties within General Surveillance, Epidemiology, Tuberculosis Surveillance (chest Clinic), Care and Treatment in HIV, Food Handlers and Port Health while giving oversight and management of associated programs and committees.
Supervision of the medical staff, technicians and records personnel in the West Demerara Hospital and the Regional Health Center.
• Coordinate and participate in various training activities for over 200 technical staff.
• Responsible for the procurement and management of all drugs and equipment for the Hospital.
• Ensure that the West Demerara Regional Hospital is provided with quality assurance services at outpatient clinics and accident and Emergency.
• Assist in the preparation of the hospital's annual budget reports
• Principal Disciplinary Officer of the medical and technical staff.
LICENSURE and CERTIFICATION
Harvard Business School
Certificate Health care Economics 2023
University of Washington Department of Global Health
Certificate in Clinical Management of HIV 2015
Certificate in Leadership and Management in Health 2015
Certificate Project management in Global Health 2019
CONSULTANCY/SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
Oral Presentation/Research Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 64th Annual Research Conference
“Low Birth Weight in HIV exposed uninfected infants in Georgetown, Guyana.' 2019.
Member of The Bahamas Sub-National Technical working group on the Elimination of Mother to child Transmission of HIV/Syphilis . 2015-2016
External Consultant : Facilitate the review of Jamaica's draft Tuberculosis National Strategic Plan 2020 -2024, conduct stakeholder meetings and provide recommendations to Ministry of Health & wellness Jamaica. 2019
External Consultant : Consultant in developing an M & E Framework and plan for enhanced package of care for key and vulnerable population living with HIV/AIDS Ministry of Health & Wellness Jamaica. 2019
External Consultant: Creation of the National Guidelines for priority non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Primary Health Care. Ministry of Health & Wellness Jamaica. 2022
External Consultant: Creation of the guidelines for the provision of the Pre-Exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to persons at substantial risk for HIV infection Jamaica. Ministry of Health & Wellness Jamaica-2022
External Consultant : Strategic Review and restructuring of the Contact Investigation programme within the HIV/STI unit. Ministry of Health & Wellness Jamaica. 2023
Lead Project Manager COVID 19 Isolation facility , for the Oil and Gas industry ( EXXON Mobil ) 2020- 2022
Epidemiological Software Applications
STATA, ArcGIS, EPIData, Epi Info
Board of Certification
Caribbean Association of Medical Councils Licensing Exams (CAMC) April/May 2013
Exam#1059-13.
United States Medical Licensing Board (USMLE) Step 1 August 2017
Exam# 09793530