John Njuma Libwea
TAMPERE
Summary
Multi-talented Research Leader adept at managing research into diverse topics. Veteran project organizer and team builder offering over 20 years of experience in Epidemiology, Vaccinology and Public Health . Expertise includes research design, data analysis and reporting.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Epidemiologist and Research Officer
Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
03.2021 - 07.2023
- Produced reports of findings and gave presentations of results.
- Built institution's research portfolio in accordance with long-term strategic plan.
- Established connections with liaisons to industrial and commercial stakeholders, allowing industry trends to inform research and vice versa.
- Analyzed findings and reports from researchers in program and interpreted for supervisory staff.
- Conducted risk assessments for research where applicable.
- Edited, reviewed and supported grant applications to provide comprehensive funding for research objectives.
- Generated reports to support development and implementation of marketing plans.
- Tracked key performance indicators to measure success of campaigns.
- Analyzed data to uncover insights and identify key opportunities to inform strategic decisions.
- Used various market research tools and techniques to gather, analyze and interpret data.
- Collected and analyzed data from variety of sources to create detailed market research reports for top-level decision makers.
- Devised data visualization dashboards to make complex data more accessible to stakeholders.
Epidemiologist
Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics, Ministry of Public Health
01.2021 - 07.2023
- Collected and organized data for weekly case summaries.
- Lead investigations into Cholera, Meningitis, Measles and COVID-19 outbreaks.
- Surveilled notifiable infection conditions and outbreaks in the East Region with over 800.000 people.
- Coordinated successfully and with full compliance to prevent infections according to facility and Joint Commission standards.
- Gathered, analyzed and reported on infection data.
- Implemented emergency actions for especially virulent or widespread infections.
- Kept teams operating in accordance with latest epidemiological research and sound care practices.
- Educated staff about importance of using measures to prevent spread of flu and gastroenteritis.
- Maintained data, reporting and quality assurance standards throughout investigations.
- Authored and presented final after-action reports to identify strengths and challenges as well as recommended corrective changes for future investigations.
Senior Researcher
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
03.2014 - 04.2020
- Maintained research materials, equipment and facilities in good working order.
- Managed documentation according to company guidelines and compliance requirements.
- Obtained funding and worked with backers to assess research goals and implement relevant plans.
- Presented findings and demonstrated concepts at conferences and events.
- Performed research into study topics to increase knowledge and to provide valuable contributions.
- Gathered and organized information for research purposes.
- Pursued advancements in data analysis by conducting epidemiologic research.
- Developed research proposals, identified research objectives and created research plans.
- Developed data collection strategies and monitored data quality for optimal research results.
- Analyzed and interpreted patterns and trends.
- Synthesized data and wrote detailed reports to present research findings to stakeholders.
- Sorted data into well-organized formats and transformed into figures.
- Utilized statistical packages to analyze data and create visualizations.
- Collaborated with leadership team to identify relevant questions and determine best methods of collection.
- Interpreted data analysis results to draw inferences and conclusions.
Education
Ph.D. - Epidemiology And Public Health
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland08.2022
Skills
- Research design, Data collection and Data analysis
- Data cleaning, Data Visualization, R programming,
- Data-driven decision making, analysis in SQL, SPSS and Spreadsheets,
- Effective presentations, knowledge in understanding disease trends,
- Interpersonal, oral and written communications,
- Research funding and grants writing,
- Scientific writing and publishing,
- Systematic Reviews
Affiliations
- African Sciences Frontiers Initiative
- Alumnus, International Doctoral Program's in Epidemiology and Public Health (IPPE), Tampere University, Finland
Certification
- WHO/TDR Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Training on Implementation Research with focus on Infectious Diseases of Poverty- October 2022 to December 2022
- Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Registry / Tampere University - August 2017 to January 2018
- Vaccinology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa - 18 to 29 September, 2016
Timeline
Senior Epidemiologist and Research Officer
Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
03.2021 - 07.2023
Epidemiologist
Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics, Ministry of Public Health
01.2021 - 07.2023
Senior Researcher
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
03.2014 - 04.2020
Ph.D. - Epidemiology And Public Health
Tampere University
- WHO/TDR Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Training on Implementation Research with focus on Infectious Diseases of Poverty- October 2022 to December 2022
- Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Registry / Tampere University - August 2017 to January 2018
- Vaccinology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa - 18 to 29 September, 2016
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