Venus Hailesilassie

Area of Expertise:

• Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
• Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
• Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child

Professional Experience:

Health Promotion and Social Determinants Officer | World Health Organization | Eritrea
February 2023 - April 2023

Provided technical support for reducing risk factors of communicable and noncommunicable diseases
Supported the development and implementation of national health promotion strategies
Coordinated with multi-sectoral partners to improve NCD surveillance and monitoring
Engaged UN agencies and stakeholders in implementing NCD prevention recommendations
Support and re-activate the national Food Security and Nutrition Technical Committee to ensure active participation and functionality.

Ensure nutrition outcomes are achieved through nutrition-specific and sensitive efforts in all sectors.

Support efforts to reduce stunting through the implementation of the national nutrition strategy.


Data for Development Analyst, Monitoring and Evaluation | United Nations Population Fund | Eritrea
June 2018 - August 2021

Produced demographic projections and estimates for sexual and reproductive health outcomes
Provided analytical support for estimating populations at risk of poor health outcomes
Managed relationships with key stakeholders to encourage data-driven decision making
Contributed to strategic documents including UNSDCF, CCA, and CPD
Developed and implemented the country office's communications and outreach strategy
Policy Analyst | United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office | Asmara, Eritrea
August 2021 - February 2023

Conducted trend analysis on health-related political and economic developments
Drafted analytical reports and briefing notes for high-level meetings and events
Identified potential areas of engagement with the government and NGOs for capacity building
Organized capacity-building programs for government ministries

Research Projects Administrator | Centre for Epidemiology and Community Health | Stockholm, Sweden
May 2013 - December 2014

Analyzed and interpreted data from large-scale health registers
Participated in population data collection and projection workshops
Assisted in questionnaire distribution and data collection for diabetic study cohorts
Performed statistical analysis for public health data interpretation