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Professional skills include epidemiological research, data analysis, program management, strategic planning, and instructional design in resource-limited settings. I have been working in global health for over 9 years, four of which were based in South Africa. I also have extensive experience working in public health programming with marginalized communities in the USA. |
 Contact Jennifer Gilvydis
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Extensive experience in designing and implementing HIV, AIDS, STI and TB programs; analyzing program data and operational research; working with teams to employ data in strategic planning, policy development and advocacy and programming.
•Leading rigorous situational analyses in large geographic areas and multiple sites to characterise service delivery systems, social and structural factors related to the HIV epidemic, uptake of services, and community resources and for the Department of Correction Services (prisons) in South Africa to identify programmatic priorities for capacity building.
•Acting as primary and co-investigator for design, implementation and management of national, provincial and district-levels public health programs for HIV, AIDS, STIs, TB (including MDR/XDR-TB), and HIV prevention in South Africa.
•Conducting operational research studies and program evaluation activities including study design, data management, analysis, tool development, ethics review board applications, documentation and implementation in South Africa.
•Managing diverse, multi-site research teams in environments with limited resources.
•Influencing HIV and TB prevention, care and treatment strategies at national and program levels, particularly in Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania.
•Developing program indicators and targets related to program activities including HIV, AIDS, STIs, and TB prevention, care and treatment that are in line with PEPFAR, South Africa National Strategic Plan and I-TECH goals.
•Proficient in STATA and Microsoft office.
Extensive experience in designing, implementing and managing international and domestic HIV and AIDS, STI and TB portfolios with a particular focus on strategic information, HIV prevention, care and treatment, health systems strengthening, TB and STIs.
•Providing strategic direction, technical assistance, support and leadership on issues related to health systems strengthening , HIV/AIDS, STI, and TB activities to National and Provincial stakeholders in the HIV, AIDS, STI and TB in India, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania.
•Developing and managing work plans and budget.
•Serving on the senior management team at I-TECH and as Acting Country Director as needed in South Africa.
•Writing grants and cooperative agreements to diversify funding for South African portfolio.
Highly experienced in developing and implementing training programs for both research implementation as well as work force development.
•Overseeing training activities for clinical audiences in India, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania, including training needs assessments, instructional design, coordination with subject matter experts, incorporating appropriate adult learning theory and effective pedagogies.
•Providing capacity development for I-TECH country office and headquarters staff, partners and Department of Health/Ministry of Health curriculum developers and trainers in India, Na
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Education: |
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Master of Public Health from University of Washington with a focus on international health and health policy and research. I have a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health with a focus on analytical chemistry.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Lead Writer and Co-Investigator: Reducing New HIV Infections in Bojanala Platinum and Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Momapti districts, North West Province, Republic of South Africa. Planning, Implementing and Evaluation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention Programs in the Republic of South Africa under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-RFA-GH11-1152. Total Amount: $12,000,000 for five years. Principal Investigator: Scott Barnhart, MD, MPH. Submitted April 14, 2011: Awarded.
Co-Investigator: Retention to Care and Adherence Demonstration Project in North West Province, Republic of South Africa. HRSA U91HA06801.
Co-Investigator: Evaluation of a TB and HIV Training Program in Eastern and Northern Cape Provinces, Republic of South Africa.
Co-Investigator: Evaluation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention – North West Province, Republic of South Africa. CDC Cooperative Agreement #5U2GGH000324-02.
Selected Publications
Lippman, S. A., Treves-Kagan, S., Gilvydis, J. M., Naidoo, E., Khumalo-Sakutukwa, G., Darbes, L., Barnhart, S.
(Under Review). Informing Comprehensive HIV Prevention: a situational analysis of the HIV
prevention and care context, North West province South Africa. Plos One.
Mas Gilvydis J , Jed S, Bakor A, Barnhart S. Engagement to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment: The need to focus on pre-ART setting. International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa. 7-11 December 2013. Poster.
Sumitani J, Jed S, Mas Gilvydis, Winters D, Bakor A, Weaver M, Barnhart S. ART Initiation in TB/HIV Co-infection: Challenges in TB/HIV Management Observed in 56 Primary Health Facilities in South Africa. International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa. 7-11 December 2013. Oral.
Jed S, Sumitani J, Mas Gilvydis, Weaver M, Winters D, Bakor A, Barnhart S. Gaps in HIV Viral Load Monitoring and Management Observations from Baseline Assessment of 56 Primary Healthcare Facilities in two provinces of South Africa. International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa. 7-11 December 2013. Oral.
Mas Gilvydis J, Andrews, Gulati H, Positive Prevention of HIV: Messaging and Missed Opportunities. South African AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, June 7 – 10, 2011.
Mas Gilvydis J, Mokoka E, Nodada, Z. The Importance of Case-based Learning in the Scale-Up of Nurse-Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa. South African AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, June 7 – 10, 2011.
Mas Gilvydis J, Mawandia S, Cox V, Mokoka E. Back to Basics? The Need to Train Health Care Workers on Routine Patient Histories and Physical Exams. South African AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, June 7 – 10, 2011.
Selected Training Publications
Maternal and Child Health in the Context of HIV Training Program for Health Care Workers. South Africa. 2011.
HIV, AIDS, STI and TB Training Program for Health Care Workers. South Africa, 2010 and 2013.
Comprehensive Assessment and Physical Exam for Men and Women Training Video and Trainer Guide, South Africa, 2010.
Positive Prevention of HIV and AIDS Course for Health Care Workers (and Training of Trainers), South Africa, 2010.
Positive Prevention of HIV and AIDS: A Flipchart to Support Patient Education. South Africa. 2010.
Advanced Course on HIV, AIDS, and Tuberculosis for Health Care Workers (and Training of Trainers). South Africa, 2009.
Advanced Counselling Skills Course for Health Care Workers. South Africa, 2009.
Advanced STI Course for Health Care Workers. South Africa, 2010.
India Nurse Specialist HIV/AIDS and Antiretroviral Training. India, 2009.
Nurses Infection Control Education: A Hand’s-On Training Programme. India, 2009.
National Training on TB/HIV for Healthcare Workers. Tanzania, 2007.
Let us Break the Silence: Facilitator Guide to Documentary – Real Stories of HIV-Positive Tanzanian Healthcare Workers. Tanzania
TARV Treinamento para Tecnicos de Medicina (ART Training for Tecnicos of Me
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- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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