DM

This Expert's name is Dr Simon Mwatha Muchiru

Snapshot

Experience

Languages

Countries of Work

Areas of Expertise

  • Training
  • Civil society engagement
  • Social accountability and community advocacy for health
  • Social participation and health communication
  • Strengthening linkages between community health and PHC
  • Domestic resource mobilization
  • Innovative financing
  • Strategic health purchasing
  • Disease-specific surveillance
  • Health management information systems
  • Health-related surveys
  • Interoperability of information systems
  • Behavior and health literacy
  • Disease prevention
  • Preparedness for public health emergencies
  • Surveillance
  • Human resources planning, management, training and development
  • Data collection methodology
  • Indicator development
  • Performance management plans
  • Quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Research
  • Results and logical frameworks
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Tuberculosis
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Health provider capacity mapping
  • Policy analysis
  • Problems and priorities assessment
  • Root cause analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
Health Systems strengthening; Strategic planning and management; organizational development; Monitoring, Evaluation and Operational research

Professional Experience

  • Oakwood and Associates Consultants

    Jun 1998 - Mar 2021
    Provide technical assistance (consultancy services) in health and community systems strengthening, strategic planning and management, Monitoring, evaluation and applied research, capacity building and knowledge management

Education

  • University off Northern Washington, USA (PhD)

    Graduated 2007
    Project Management: Strategic PLanning and Management
  • St Andrews University, USA (MBA)

    Graduated 2001
    Project Management - Health Care Management
  • La Sale University, USA

    Graduated 1978
    Development Management - BSC

Publications

  • HIV/AIDS Best Practices

    Published Feb 2006
  • HIV and AIDS - A Guide for Care Givers

    Published May 2002
  • Lake Nakuru - A Fragile Ecosystem

    Published Aug 1990
  • An Introduction to Strategic Planning for NGOs

    Published Oct 1985

Affiliations

1. Institute of Project Management
2. African Network of Monitoring and Evaluation Experts
3. Society for International Development (SID)
4. Africa Network of Participatory Development Practitioners
5. African Association of Environmental Experts
6. Botswana Monitoring and Evaluation Association
7. Various Golf Clubs (Kenya, Botswana and Tanzania

Areas of Expertise

  • Training
  • Civil society engagement
  • Social accountability and community advocacy for health
  • Social participation and health communication
  • Strengthening linkages between community health and PHC
  • Domestic resource mobilization
  • Innovative financing
  • Strategic health purchasing
  • Disease-specific surveillance
  • Health management information systems
  • Health-related surveys
  • Interoperability of information systems
  • Behavior and health literacy
  • Disease prevention
  • Preparedness for public health emergencies
  • Surveillance
  • Human resources planning, management, training and development
  • Data collection methodology
  • Indicator development
  • Performance management plans
  • Quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Research
  • Results and logical frameworks
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Tuberculosis
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Health provider capacity mapping
  • Policy analysis
  • Problems and priorities assessment
  • Root cause analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
Health Systems strengthening; Strategic planning and management; organizational development; Monitoring, Evaluation and Operational research

Affiliations

1. Institute of Project Management
2. African Network of Monitoring and Evaluation Experts
3. Society for International Development (SID)
4. Africa Network of Participatory Development Practitioners
5. African Association of Environmental Experts
6. Botswana Monitoring and Evaluation Association
7. Various Golf Clubs (Kenya, Botswana and Tanzania