Jonah Yvia
Office Of Executive Manager - Public Health Division, National Department Of Health
Port Moresby,National Capital District
Summary
Trained professional with expertise in curative health, public health, medical research, environmental health & safety, health program/project management, Monitoring & Evaluation, and community development. Skilled in aligning program and project outcomes with organizational core values, mission, and goals. Proven ability to network with stakeholders and establish partnerships with government departments, authorities, and NGOs to achieve high-impact program and project outcomes. Knowledgeable in efficient staff management to maximize time, effort, and productivity. Capable of delivering work with utmost efficiency and effectiveness.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
National Coordinator - Child Nutrition Social Protect Project
National Department of Health/ UNICEF
Port Moresby, National Capital District
08.2024 - Current
- Coordinate capacity building activities for partners and respective government authorities
- Support partners on monitoring and reporting of achievements
- Coordinate CNSP partners meetings and communication of action points with partners
- Technical and operational support to program implementation
- CNSP monthly data are regularly collected, analyzed, feedback provided to provinces and disseminated to stakeholders
- Facilitate mid-year and annual implementation review meetings with the involvement of key stakeholders (CHOs, PHAs, and NDOH)
- CNSP midyear review of activities and achievements against program indicators and targets undertaken and reported in collaboration with partners
- (Review progress with ensuring AAP)
- Accountability to Affected Population (AAP), beneficiaries Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA) and inclusion of disabled beneficiaries groups ensured
- Undertake field visits to monitor and support project implementation
- Support emergency preparedness and response activities
- Reports of research, review meetings, evaluations, and any other relevant document of CNSP archived and made available to stakeholders
- CNSP component one report covering narrative and financial expenditure
Policy and Research Officer
UNFPA
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Provide overall oversight and leadership to policy development and research activities in the country
- Monitor and evaluate the implementation of program policies under the division
- Provide timely feed-back to the Executive Manager, PFHS, on any participations in consultations and reviews activities that could lead to formulation of policies/strategies relating to or cross-cuts PFHS programs
- Provide administrative support to the compilation and preparation of divisional reports and briefs to disseminate at quarterly performance reviews or submit to NDOH governance committees for endorsement
- Ensure timely submission of quarterly and annual reports to Executive Manager, Population & Family Health Services
- Participate in monthly/quarterly divisional meetings
- Participate in review or development of policies, guidelines, training materials related to Population and Family Health
- Monitor progress, identify and manage risk and initiate solutions to arising problems, constraints and changes in the environment affecting the implementation of PFHS related policies
- Collaborate with other Policy and Research Officers within the Wing or, the department, where necessary
- Coordinate and prepare policy research tools and systems to support the programs/branches in developing their policies, strategies and plans
Policy and Research Officer
World Vision PNG
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Public Health Division Oversight and Coordination
- Supervision of the other officers in the Office of Executive Manager PH to maintain efficiency of the Office
- Ensures that the Annual Activity Plan for the Office of Executive Manager is aligned with the Annual Planner of the National Department of Health
- Coordinates the formulation of public health policies and program strategies with technical Program Managers and Technical Advisors of all Branches
- Prepares technical public health program briefs and information papers and agendum papers for the Senior Executive Management Committee, Finance & Planning Committee and other Governance Committees
- Coordinates the Division Annual Budget preparation and finalization
- Coordinates and prepares the Division Quarterly Budget Review presentations for Executive Manager
- Works with other NDOH PROs to coordinate technical program policy consultation and produce reports for Office of Executive Manager Public Health
- Works with all Public Health Division Branch Managers to draft the Annual Management Report
- Coordinates meetings with Development Partners and other Partners for Office of Executive Manager
Health Extension Officer
Paradise Health Solutions
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Whilst remotely deployed providing clinical support 12 hours per day, with 24 hour/7 days a week on call capability whilst in location
- Provide quality, appropriate basic emergency and general health care that enhances the wellbeing of all patients under the care of Paradise Health Solutions
- Ensure that highest standards of clinical quality and safety in the provision of general health care, health promotion and clinical services are met
- Provide appropriate updates on clinical situations and advise to the PHS Project Manager, Senior Medical Officer and the Country Manager or their delegate
- Report to Senior Medical Officer for technical and clinical oversight
- Stabilize critically ill patients and assist transfer as required
- Ensure the complete operational availability of all medical intervention equipment, and particularly emergency bags and mobile equipment to be able to intervene anywhere on the site
- Manage equipment and the stock of drugs, make sure they are capable of meeting onsite needs, organize stock resupply and monitor medical devices
- Participate in First-Aid education
- Comply with all clients' requirements in specific relation to incident and accident reporting in an efficient manner
- Maintain a positive working relationship with the Client and uphold the professional reputation and service delivery of Paradise Health Solutions Limited
- The hygiene education of onsite staff
- Onsite hygiene audits and inspections
- Implement preventive measures
- Regularly inspect all stage of the food chain, living quarters and their outbuilding, water quality and waste management on the vessel or worksite
- Notifies the PHS Project Manager and Client of any significant anomaly identified during these inspections
- Comply with the Client requirements in specific relation to incidents and accidents reporting in an efficient Manner
- Participate to the daily morning meeting, daily HSE Department toolbox meeting, daily offshore operational meeting, weekly HSE meeting, Monthly HSE meetings and all other meetings upon PHS Project Manager or Client request
Public Health Officer
Oil Search Foundation
09.2020 - 05.2022
- Supporting Gulf and Southern Highlands PHAs with planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring of GAVI Funded Immunization Project in the provinces
- Working and supporting Gulf and Southern Highlands PHAs in Health programs and public health and curative health service delivery
- Support Public Health Intervention Programs at the planning, program and implementation level
- Ensure better coordination with health outcome and program teams on immunization, TB, Malaria and Sexual Reproductive Health Programs
- Provide medical supplies and logistics support to COVID-19 programs including inputs to COVID-19 vaccination, control measures and disease outbreak
- Supporting Gulf and Southern Highlands District Health with implementation of GAVI funded immunization project at the district level
- Facilitate financial reimbursement from Oil Search Foundation under GAVI project to Gulf and Southern Highlands PHAs
- Coordinate Performance Plan and track, monitor performance indicators for GAVI Project including PHA Management
- Coordinate with Provincial Health Information Officers to guide reporting process between clinical reporting and NHIS data to ensure appropriate data is submitted to PHA and NDoH
- Coordinate with Provincial Health Information Officers to monitor and evaluate performance of PHA in line with National Health Service Standards
- Support Rotary Against Malaria with distribution of Malaria Commodities in Gulf and Southern Highlands Provinces
- Support PHA and coordinate GESI activities in the province
- Lead engagement and develop good relationship with PHA CEO, Senior Executive Management, Middle Managers and Program Coordinators
- Assisting in organizing partner engagement with PHA and facilitate service agreement with different partners
- Provide support to medical drugs/supplies and distribution to respective health facilities are done in timely manner
- Identifies, plans, coordinates and prioritizes resource allocation to meet agreed program deliverables
Environmental Health Officer
Oil Search Foundation
08.2018 - 08.2020
- Collaborate with Security & Logistics Supervisor (SLS) to ensure field efficient operations
- Reports directly to OSF SFOM
- Advise and guide Public Health strategies and partner departments and stakeholders, in the delivery of environmental health programs to ensure appropriate National and Provincial responses are maintained, executed, monitored or reported
- Provide technical input within the Public Health Unit, to deliver and implement community health strategies, such as Healthy Village and Water Sanitation and Hygiene programs in schools and communities in the project impacted areas
- Prepare or access relevant program documents such as activity plans, standards and reports to ensure compatibility with National and Provincial Health requirements
- Implement and report on malaria risk assessment
- In liaison with Medical and Occupational Health support public health outbreak preparedness
- Undertake any vector control activities as required
- Provide training and or mentoring to support public health staff and other stakeholders to implement and deliver environmental health programs
- Design and conduct health education programmes and information campaigns
- Execute and monitor activities in accordance with Oil Search Health, Safety Environment and Security policies and measures
- Coordinates environmental health, hygiene and safety monitoring and maintenance to ensure the operation is productive with minimal impact to people who are exposed to occupational exposure risks
- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and relevant industry standards of practice
- Ensures continuous evaluation of the environmental health and occupational health & safety aspects of people and services
- Ensures continuous improvement of HSE management practices
- Exposure and understanding in the use of work management system programs
- Oversees environmental health, hygiene, occupational health and safety data management and interpretation
- Managing health projects such as refurbishment and construction of clinics, aid posts, health sub centres and hospital in the project impact areas and also ensuring that health and safety systems are of high standard
- Humanitarian (Earthquake Relief) Assistance and Development Programs
Public Health Officer
Oil Search Foundation
08.2016 - 07.2018
- Reports directly to the OSF Field Program Supervisor
- Provide support, facilitation and implementation of public health programs such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, TB, Leprosy and other programs which include Gender Base Violence and Family Sexual Violence with Stakeholders within the Kikori District
- Coordinate with partners from the district and provincial level to implement clinical outreach programs to the rural population and provides a basis for monitoring and evaluation of the public health programs which are being facilitated in the district and various communities
- Contribute to the OSF annual project planning process and other project documents as required
- Evaluate the public health needs of communities and health staff and initiate agreed education and programs to improve public health outcomes
- Supports OSF teams and external stakeholders to implement agreed OSF activities and community education campaigns
- Strengthen service delivery systems were possible through early identification of service delivery blockages and facilitate rectification involving a range of partners where required
- Ensure technical standards are maintained for the programs being delivered
- Work according to national standards, protocols and towards national goals
- Implementation of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender Based Violence programs/projects
- Clinical Management of Rape and Gender Based Violence in emergencies
Clinical Health Extension Officer
PNG Institute of Medical Research
02.2016 - 07.2016
- Undertaking clinical duties as directed by Site Doctor/Clinical team leader
- Assist health facility staffs in undertaking clinical assessments and management of study patients at health facilities if required
- Supervise and train other field workers/nursing officers or CHWs in the implementation of study protocols when requested by supervisor
- Checking, ensuring and completing the record in appropriate forms (laboratory forms, Morbidity forms, Case management study forms, etc)
- Manage ill community members/study participants according to national guidelines
- Comply with IMR's Research Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, including Good Clinical Practice System for research and best practice guidelines for occupational health and safety in the workplace
- Carry out consented clinical related interviews from participants and individuals in communities, household from health facilities using the questionnaires on Morbidity Surveillance Data Modules
- Quality checks on survey question data and data management
- Analysis of data using SPSS for Survey Report Writing
- Participate in reporting writing of Integrated Health Demographic Survey
Clinical Health Extension Officer
Kundiawa General Hospital
05.2015 - 01.2016
- Working as the Accidents and Emergency Department
- Carrying out basic clinical duties at the A&E department
- Clerking and review patients and well as attending to emergency and life-threatening cases
- Attending to all pediatrics, obstetric, medical and surgical emergencies, stabilizing patients before review with specialist Doctors from other departments
- Coordinate other public health programs in the district with the provincial public health directorate
- Attend to all accidents and emergencies cases at the health facility and provide first aid trainings to health centre staffs in all district health facilities
Provincial TB Coordinator
World Vision
05.2014 - 04.2015
- Coordinating TB advocacy, communication, social and mobilization components of the TB DOTS project in the Simbu Province
- Liaise with the provincial partners, politicians and other stakeholders to effectively and efficiently conduct and implement TB and HIV/AIDS programs and activities in the province
- Conduct regular CHW TB DOTS training to aid posts and health centre staffs and do quarterly Basic Management Unit reviews in order to maintain adequacy of TB drugs in all the TB treatment centers in the province
- Active contact tracing and case finding in the province and maintains surveillance of TB in all the districts
- HIV/AIDS and TB are co-infections, I usually cover most of the HIV/AIDS advocacy and surveillance together with TB programs in the province
- Provide regularly weekly supervisory visits to the health facilities in Districts and LLG are as to monitor and make evaluation of the outcome of the implemented priority programs each district in the province
- I also assist the provincial family health division to coordinate mass immunization programs in the province due to measles outbreak and assist in logistics to maintain cold chain at the provincial health office to all the rural Health facilities in the province
- I also assist the provincial family health coordinator to conduct trainings for the district family health coordinators in the province
Health Extension Officer
Buin District Health Centre
02.2014 - 05.2014
- Company Overview: Attached with the NGO, Médecins San Frontiers
- TB/HIV public awareness, patient contact tracing and active case finding, keep TB/HIV surveillance and monitor drug supply in the district
- Assist and coordinate the mother and childhood clinics outreach to the communities in the district
- Coordinate and conduct rural MCH and mass immunization programs to the rural population and provide supervision and reports on timely basis
- Assist the provincial health division in the district and conduct upskill training of health Centre staffs
- Assist to coordinate other public health programs in the district with the provincial public health directorate
- Attend to all accidents and emergencies cases at the health facility and provide first aid trainings to health centre staff in all district health facilities
- Conducted a 4-month cross-sectional study (research) on the Prevalence and risk factors of sexually transmitted infections among women of reproductive age in Buin District of Autonomous Region of Bougainville, PNG
- The research was reviewed and approved by the DWU pre-registration committee
- Attached with the NGO, Médecins San Frontiers
Resident Health Extension Officer
Buka General Hospital
09.2012 - 10.2013
- Daily care of medical and pediatrics patients and attending to the patients and emergencies at the Accidents and Emergencies department, doing medical, pediatrics and emergency procedures under supervision of the medical officers, monthly audits of the wards, first on-call to attend to emergencies at the emergency department and participate in rural outreach clinics of the medical fields mentioned above
- Provide First Aid Training and Basic Life Support Management Training to Nursing Officers at the accidents and emergencies department
- Provide environmental and occupational health safety training to staff of construction companies on timely basis
Residential Health Extension Officer
Vanimo General Hospital
01.2012 - 08.2012
- Daily care of surgical and obstetrics and gynecology patients, doing surgical and obstetrics and gynecology procedures under supervision of the SMOs, doing anesthetic procedures in the operating theatre under supervision of the ASOs, attending the surgical and obstetrics emergencies, monthly audit of the surgical and obstetrics wards, giving health education in wards and MCH and participate in rural health and outreach programs
Education
Bachelor in Rural Health Sciences - Health Extension Officer
Divine Word University
Madang Province, Papua New Guinea 02.2008 - 03.2012
Upper Secondary School Certificate - Grade 12
St Ignatius Secondary School
Aitape, West Sepik Province 01.2006 - 11.2007
Lower Secondary School Certificate - Grade 10
Aitape High School
Aitape, West Sepik Province 01.2004 - 11.2005
Grade 8 Certificate -
Hagen Park High School
Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province 02.2002 - 12.2003
Skills
- Partnership development
- Report writing
- MS office
- Operations management
- Administrative leadership
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Verbal and written communication
- Time management
- Project Support
- Professional networking
- Meeting coordination
- Administrative oversight
- Performance management
- People management
- Problem solving
- Strategic Planning
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/27/89
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Province
East Sepik Province
Referees
Dr Sibauk Bieb
Executive Manager – Public Health Division National Department of Health
Level 3, Aopi Centre, Waigani Drive PO Box 807, WAIGANI
Port Moresby N.C.D
Ph: 73719691/ 81491207
Email: svbieb@gmail.com
Ms. Apa Parunga
Senior Manager – Accountability, Strategy and Analytics
Abt Associates
Port Moresby N.C.D
Ph: 72951319
Email: parungaa@gmail.com
Elizabeth Morgan
Director Morgan & Disney Associates
Melbourne
Australia
Former Executive Advisor Performance
Oil Search Foundation
P.O Box 842
Port Moresby
Ph: +61419498171
Email: elizabeth.morgan@morgandisney.com.au
Timeline
National Coordinator - Child Nutrition Social Protect Project
National Department of Health/ UNICEF
08.2024 - Current
Policy and Research Officer
UNFPA
01.2024 - 08.2024
Policy and Research Officer
World Vision PNG
11.2022 - 12.2023
Health Extension Officer
Paradise Health Solutions
06.2022 - 11.2022
Public Health Officer
Oil Search Foundation
09.2020 - 05.2022
Environmental Health Officer
Oil Search Foundation
08.2018 - 08.2020
Public Health Officer
Oil Search Foundation
08.2016 - 07.2018
Clinical Health Extension Officer
PNG Institute of Medical Research
02.2016 - 07.2016
Clinical Health Extension Officer
Kundiawa General Hospital
05.2015 - 01.2016
Provincial TB Coordinator
World Vision
05.2014 - 04.2015
Health Extension Officer
Buin District Health Centre
02.2014 - 05.2014
Resident Health Extension Officer
Buka General Hospital
09.2012 - 10.2013
Residential Health Extension Officer
Vanimo General Hospital
01.2012 - 08.2012
Bachelor in Rural Health Sciences - Health Extension Officer
Divine Word University
02.2008 - 03.2012
Upper Secondary School Certificate - Grade 12
St Ignatius Secondary School
01.2006 - 11.2007
Lower Secondary School Certificate - Grade 10
Aitape High School
01.2004 - 11.2005
Grade 8 Certificate -
Hagen Park High School
02.2002 - 12.2003
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