Sharai Gondongwe

I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education and Health Promotion, a degree that has equipped me with extensive knowledge in Community Medicine, Behavioural Science, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Systems Research among others.

I am currently employed by Medecinès Sans Frontierès -Belgium, an international medical humanitarian, non governmental organisation offering medical assistance to populations in distress. My duties included increasing community awareness in HIV treatment, Drug resistant TB, NonCommunicable Diseases (Diabetes, Hypertention), mentoring primary health care nurses and primary counselors in Health Promotion activities at health facility level, conducting HIV Testing Campaigns, production of IEC materials and writting reports on HP activities. I have gained distinguished experience and skills in HIV and TB programming, networking with different stakeholders in the field including the Ministry of Health for collaboration of programs, report writting and being part of a multiracial and multidisciplinary team to mention but a few.

I feel i am the best candidate for the job because i have the experience in programming that addresses the health issues affecting the world today, that is the increasing motarlity due to DR TB, non communicable diseases especially Hypertention and Diabetes and 1st line Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) failure. I have experience in especially Health promotion activities that are settings based which is an approach that is both objective and sustainable in bringing about change in behaviour and creating suppotive environments for change.

I have intuitive passion for working with marginalised populations who require targeted health intervention because of their vulnerability. I have found the counselling of HIV positive adolescents and status disclosure sessions with parents/caregivers to their children very fulfilling. In collaboration with the Department of Social Services and other stakeholders i have given health education on sexual reproductive health and HIV to adolescents. I have reached out to the aged with messages on adoption of healthy lifestyles for control of chronic conditions and have linked the socioeconomic victims to relevant government departments and private organizations for poverty relief and tuition support programs.