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Profile

Background

Hajira Ibrahim is a dedicated and innovative health worker with over 17 years of extensive experience in public health, particularly in rural settings of Ghana. Her career spans a wide range of responsibilities, from health planning and disease surveillance to community mobilization and health promotion, with a significant focus on maternal and child health and vulnerable populations.

Hajira’s educational background is robust and comprehensive. She holds an MSc in Health Informatics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MPH in Population, Family, and Reproductive Health from the University of Ghana. Additionally, she has earned a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Health Care Management from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and a Professional Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Health for Low Resource Settings from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Her foundational training includes a BSc in Public Health from the Catholic University College of Ghana and a Community Health Nursing Certificate from the Community Health Nurses Training School in Esiama, Ghana.

Throughout her career, Hajira has held several key positions within the Ghana Health Service. Currently, she serves as the District Director of Health Services at the District Health Directorate in Okere, Eastern Region. In this role, she provides leadership and direction for all health programs and activities, ensuring the translation and adaptation of national and regional health policies to the district level. She has also served as the Senior Health Promotion Manager at the Municipal Health Directorate in Adentan, Greater Accra Region, where she was instrumental in advocating for health promotion policies and coordinating educational programs.

Hajira Ibrahim

DDHS- Okere

Education

  • MSc in Health Informatics – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

  • MPH in Population, Family, and Reproductive Health – University of Ghana

  • Diploma of Advanced Studies in Health Care Management – Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

  • Professional Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Health for Low Resource Settings – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

  • BSc in Public Health – Catholic University College of Ghana

  • Community Health Nursing Certificate – Community Health Nurses Training School, Esiama, Ghana

Professional Experience

  • District Director of Health Services – District Health Directorate, Okere, Eastern Region

    • Leads health programs and activities at the district level.
    • Translates and adapts national and regional health policies.

  • Senior Health Promotion Manager – Municipal Health Directorate, Adentan, Greater Accra Region

    • Advocated for health promotion policies.
    • Coordinated educational programs.

  • Additional Acting Roles in Eastern Region:

    • Regional Coordinator for Tuberculosis Control
    • Regional Surveillance Officer
    • Regional Research Officer

  • Outbreak Investigations: Participated in controlling Influenza (H3N2), poliomyelitis, yellow fever, and meningitis outbreaks.

Research and Publications

  • Focus on maternal and neonatal health, e-health, and malaria prevention.

  • Notable works include:

    • Improving maternal and perinatal death surveillance through e-health.
    • Examining barriers to e-health in improving maternal and neonatal health in Ghana.

Skills and Expertise

  • Community mobilization for health interventions.

  • Advocacy for resources.

  • Leadership and managerial oversight.

  • Language proficiency: English, Twi, Waali, Ga.

  • Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPI Info, Stata.