Unesu Ushewokunze-Obatolu

Director , Government agency

Harare, Zimbabwe

VETERINARIAN IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD, IN PUBLIC SECTOR VETERINARY SERVICE MANAGEMENT IN FIELD DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, DISEASE CONTROL, INVESTIGATIONS, VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH. DEMONSTRABLE ABILITIES ORGIN WRITING,CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND REPORTING. SELF STARTER. ENGLISH SPEAKING, LIMITED BUT DEVELOPING FRENC

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Area of Expertise:
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
Professional Experience:

Experienced in:
1.organisation and management of public animal health services.
2.interaction with, and technology transfer to stakeholders
3.Policy formulation and implementation
4.Design, implementation and coordination of animal disease research projects
5. Management of animal health testing laboratories
6.Design and management of Government veterinary Public Health services including coordination of one-health programmes
7. Reporting and publication
8.Linkage management
9.Management of on-the-job training
10.Strategy formulation, m0nitoring and evaluation

Education:

PhD in Veterinary medicine majoring in epidemiology (2005). Masters in Preventive Veterinary Medicine majoring in epidemiology. Master of Science with major in Veterinary Public Health (1983}. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (1979).
Attended short courses in management,delivery of extension, research linkage management, international health regulations,international animal health organisation and standards, sanitary frameworks for trade in animals and animal products,project cycle management,Research management, organisation and management of veterinary testing laboratory services, Biotechnology in agriculture, gender issues in sciences,agriculture and animal health

Affiliations and Achievements:

1.worked extensively with non-governmental organisations promoting public awareness of modern biotechnology and gender issues of science and society
2. personally ran on-the job training for veterinary laboratory diagnosticians
3. served on corporate boards for agricultural education, tobacco research, a national science park institution, a national meat export company, a national pig producer organisation a national biotechnology authority, a foundation committee for an Continental African University and an African university for women
A founding member of the Zimbabwe academy of sciences
Also served two terms on the board of the International Network of Women Scientists and Engineers

Introduced modern veterinary epidemiology into the the decision support system

Initiated a formal linkage management system for enhanced surveillance of zoonotic diseases

Available for:

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Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Doctorate

Languages:

English, Shona

Nationality:

Zimbabwe

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