DDHS and district profiles

Profile

Background

Primary Healthcare Service delivery in deprived areas; where I have served throughout my career. Contributed significantly to the eradication of Guinea Worm and Poliomyelitis diseases and the reduction of Malaria cases among pregnant women and children under five years in East Gonja, Central Gonja, and Yendi Municipal. Also involved in the elimination of Trachoma in Ghana.

Professional Profile

Experienced health professional specializing in disease control and public health service delivery in deprived areas. Skilled in disease surveillance, outbreak management, and community health improvement.

Career Objective

To continue improving public health service delivery, focusing on disease control and community health in underserved regions.

Awunu Mbabila

DDHS- East Mamprusi

Professional Experience

  • Municipal Director of Health Service – East Mamprusi

  • District Director of Health Service – Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District

  • Epidemiologist (Contact Tracing Consultant) – World Health Organisation

EDUCATION

  • WHO Sponsored Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (GFELTP)

  • Master of Science in Community Health & Development – University for Development Studies, Tamale

  • Bachelor of Science, Public Health – Catholic University College, Fiapre, Sunyani

  • Diploma – Community Health, Rural Health Training School, Kintampo

  • Certificate – Evidence-based Public Health Practice by the Japan International Corporation

Skills

  • Technical Skills: Microsoft Excel, DHIMS 2 and CAPI tools such as Kobo Collect, ODK

  • Soft Skills: Data Analysis, Project Management, Video Conferencing and Stakeholder Engagement

Career History

  • Municipal Director of Health Service, East Mamprusi

  • President, Ghana Association of Public Health Technical Officers (GHAPHTO)