Page 23 - Annex 3 - CVs

(UW) project activities in Côte d’Ivoire
• Develop annual work plans, regular reporting (quarterly progress reports, DATIM
submissions, budget reports, M&E reports, etc.) in collaboration with the technical and
implementation team
• Develop proposal in collaboration with ITECH HQ and other international NGOs
• Provide technical assistance to MOH to develop joint work plan and budget to respond to
USG Cooperative Agreement requirements
• Reports to the I‐TECH Associate Center Director in Seattle and has dual accountability.
Programmatically, accountable to the Principal Investigator (PI). Administratively,
accountable to the Associate Center Director for ensuring work undertaken locally is
efficient, effective and compliant with all human resource, legal, and financial policies
As I-TECH Country Technical Director:
• Takes responsibility in fulfilling project scope of work by managing the implementation of
training, technical, and program activities to ensure that work plans are developed for each
activity and deadlines are met.
• Provides day-to-day technical guidance, technical assistance, and mentorship on technical
strategies being developed or rolled out by the project
• Major achievements in Côte d’Ivoire are listed below:
✓ The national laboratory plan in Côte d’Ivoire under the lead of MOH and the
collaboration of private and CDC partners have been developed.
✓ 12 molecular laboratories have been prepared for ISO 15189 audit; 478 PEPFAR
clinical HIV testing sites, and 150 personnel providing HIV testing have been
certified (RTCQI) during the project period.
✓ Open ELIS lab software has been installed in 106 laboratories country wide
✓ Viral Load/EID Dashboard in scale-up districts has been maintained and the Lab
information System (Open ELIS) upgraded including interoperability with
SIGDEP2 and Open ELIS to facilitate/ improve VL demand creation from
providers and timely return of results to providers.

References:

John Nkengasong, PhD George A. Alemnji, Ph.D., MPH.
Director Africa CDC Senior Technical Advisor for Laboratory
African Union, Services,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and
Email : jcn5 @cdc.gov Health Diplomacy,
1800 G Street NW, Room 10300
Washington D.C. 20006
Office: 202-
663-1160
Certification:
I declare that the information provided in this CV is accurate and hereby authorize the Global Fund
to undertake whatever inquiries the Global Fund may consider reasonable and necessary in the
course of the assessment process, in relation to the information in this curriculum vita relating to my
suitability for the position for which I have been nominated

Signed Date:
ABIOLA Nadine April 2, 2021