Philip Wambua has over 15 years of experience in public health program management, design, and evaluation. He has worked extensively in Africa on projects focused on HIV/AIDS, reproductive and maternal health, nutrition, and water and sanitation. He holds a PhD in public health and has managed teams and led assignments for organizations such as UNICEF, USAID, JSI, and Save the Children.

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PHILIP WAMBUA RESUME
Biodata
Contact Address: Philip.wambua1976@gmail.com; +254 717 743 896; Nationality: Kenya
Education: PhD (candidate), Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine/JKUAT, MPH, specialization in
Epidemiology, Kenyatta University, 2007; BSc, Environmental Health, MoiUniversity, 2000.
Countries with Working Experience in: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia,
Malawi, Swaziland, Botswana, Mali, Sierra Leone and South Sudan.
Key skills: Program management including staff and budget management, Program design including
proposal writing, Program baselines and evaluation and research skills both Qualitative and
quantitative research, experience in using SPSS for data analysis, conducting participatory trainings in
health, development of strategic plans and policies in health.
Professional Experience
January/February 2015 (35 days), JSI USA, Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP)-
Title of Assignment: Documentation of the lessons learned during the development of the Global
Fund New Funding Model application in five USAID-funded countries.
The assignmentinvolves qualitative research and write up of reports for two (Uganda and Zambia) of
the five USAID-supported country that took part in the process to apply for funding through the GF
NFM, describing the process of and lessons learned from the country-based teams including
coordination between maternal and child health (MCH) and malaria programs as they prepared
programmatic and financial gap analyses and concept notes to integrate iCCM into country-based
malaria programs.
December 2014 and January 2015 (40 days); UNICEF RMNCH Trust Fund New York
The key function of this assignment is working with the Ministry of Health Uganda, H4+ counterparts
(WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA) and a core group of partners to identify country RMNCH priorities,
identify funding gaps and develop proposals to RMNCH trust fund and other donors to fill the
identified RMNCH gaps.
October and November 2014: HelpAge International; HIV and AIDS Program design Consultant
The assignment involves developing a program design focusing on Older and HIV and AIDS response
in Uganda and Kenya. Key deliverables for the assignment include (a) problem analysis detailing the
impact of HIV and AIDS on older people including as care givers for Orphans and Vulnerable children
and people living with HIV and AIDS as well older persons being people living with HIV and AIDS and at
risk of infection (b) Developing a corporate capability statement on HIV and AIDS response amongst
older people in Sub Saharan Africa (c) Designing an innovative program model on HIV and AIDS
response among older persons in the two countries.
August and September 2014; Program Design Consultant; Mothers to Mothers; ECD, OVC and
RMNCH Program
The assignment involves situational analysis to scan OVC, ECD and RMNCH initiatives including best
practices, lessons learned, gaps and opportunities, conducting problem and solution tree analysis,
development of strategies, log frame matrix development and writing of a program design
document. The program design document is to be used to develop proposals in the three thematic
areas.

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May to July 2014; RMNCH Consultant; UNICEF USA, Sierra Leone
The assignment involved providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone to
map out and align resources for implementing reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
interventions. Specific responsibilities include:-
- Review the prospective resource mapping exercise to map existing domestic and partner
contributions towards RMNCH
- To align the range of new funding against this gap including the Global Fund, the World Banks
Health Results Innovation Trust Fund, GAVI health system strengthening support, the RMNCH
Multi-donor Trustfund, and any additional H4+ or partner support
- Present this work to the Ministry and in-country partners to assess the extent to which new
funding streams can fill resource gaps for prioritized activities, and identify any high-impact areas
that remain unfunded/partially funded for consideration by the global RMNCH Steering
Committee.
- Support the country in developing RMNCH proposals to possible donors.
April and May 2014; Documenting local evidence on theuse of RDTs by CHWs; MCHIP Kenya
This assignment involved literature review on CHWS use of RDTs, key interviews with facility health
workers who supervise CHWs, Malaria and community health focal point persons at the counties,
CHWs providing RDT services at community level as well as review of CHWs RDT and AL treatment
reports .
March and April 2014 (30 days), iCCM Secretariat USA; Global Fund Malaria Concept Note Technical
Assistance Consultant; Kenya
Recruited through UNICEF USA fund, support Ministry of Health of Kenya in the review of the
National Malaria Strategic Plan and development of concept paper to the Global fund. Key
responsibility involved ensuring inclusion of integrated community case management in both the
strategic plan and in the Global fund concept note.
March to July 2014 (35 days spread out); SRH and HIV integration Consultant; Save the Children
Regional Office for Southern Africa.
The assignment involved supporting the Southern Africa Development Commission (SADC) to develop
minimum standards for SRH and HIV/AIDS integration. Key activities included development of an
inception report, situational analysis, conducting key informant interviews, report writing and
validation and consensus building with Ministers of Health from Member States.
October 2013 to February 2014; Public Health Specialist, International Business and Technical
Consultants Inc
IBTCI has been awarded a contract by USAID to evaluate their health programs in Kenya and East
Africa region. The Public Health Specialist role provided technical advise in designing evaluations, in
recruting and supervising consultants, reviewing reports and presentations to USAID. This role
involved designing evaluations forUSAID funded health programs in Kenya.
October 2013; Lead Consultant; Evaluation of Multi-Country Sida Funded HIV/AIDS Program;
Regional AIDS Training Network (now Africa Capacity Allinance). As a lead consultant, this role
involved end term evaluation of a Sida Funded East and Southern Africa Program. Activities
undertaken included development of an inception report, developing quantitative and qualitative data
collection tools, leading data analysis and report writing.
September 2013; UNFPA/MOH Rwanda; National Rapid Assessment on SRHR and HIV/AIDS
integration: Led a national team in conducting a national rapid assessment on SRHR and HIV/AIDS
integration. Conducted stakeholder dissemination and developed findings report together with
recommedations for improving SRHR and HIV integration in Rwanda.

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April 2012 – August 2013, Team Lead BroadReach Health Care LLC; APHIplus IMARISHA, USAID,
Kenya. Provided team programmatic as well as administrative leadership for BroadReach Health Care
staff within a USAID funded Integrated Maternal and Newborn child Health and HIV /AIDS program.
This responsibility involved providing support in developing the techinical bid to USAID and later
development of the detailed implementation plan, technical support to program staff in planning,
implementation and report writing for the AIDS, Population, Health, Integrated, Assistance (APHIA)
program in the Northern Arid Lands. The position also involved liaison with the Ministry of Health at
district, county and National level as well as other partners including the USAID funded national
mechanisms such as Funzo, Health Commodities Supply Management program, AFYAinfo,
KenyaPHARMA among others. In this consortium, BroadReach had a responsibility for private sector
engagement, DHMT capacity building and promoting innovations in health care such as health care
financing, maternal shelters, output based assistance and M-health among others.
In addition to providing leadership to BroadReach Health Care staff in Kenya, I acted as the team lead
for Private sector response and DHMT capacity building within the consortium.
Aug 2010 – Mar 2012, Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor; MDGC (now Columbia Global Centers Africa), Kenya.
Provided advisory services for integrating PMTCT into Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in the MDG
supported Millennium Villages in target Southern and Eastern Africa Countries. In this capacity, I
participated in an innovative strategy of using Mhealth through community health workers to
improve PMTCT outcomes. As part of the regional advisory team, participated in the program design,
monitoring and evaluation. As the regional HIV/AIDS Advisor, I team led in supporting Rwanda to
successfully develop an OVC proposal to Global Fund.
June to July 2010, Team Leader, National Rapid Assessment of SRH and HIV integration,
UNFPA/Ministry of Health Zimbabwe. Led a national team in conducting a national rapid assessment
on SRH and HIV integration. Key areas of responsibility included meeting with MOH/UNFPA,
development of qualitative assessment tools, train the assessment team, and conduct key informant
interviews and FGDs, conduct stakeholder’s validation workshop and assessment report writing.
April and May 2010, Evaluation Specialist, True Panacea, American Red Cross, Tanzania. End term
Evaluation of the American Red Cross PEPFAR funded HIV and AIDS Project (Together We Can) in
Tanzania. Major responsibilities included conducting FGD, IDIs and KIIs and conducting stakeholder’s
dissemination. I was involved as a senior member of the team in analysising the data and later in
writing the end of evaluation report.
July 2005 – April 2010, Regional Program Manager (Eastern Africa), HIV/AIDS, Swedish Cooperative
Centre. Provided technical advice and managerial leadership for HIV/AIDS programming among
government & NGO partners in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda for an effective HIV/AIDS
prevention, care, treatment and support. Tasks included: Development of organizational policies and
strategies for 8 partners in the four operation countries through regular field visits; Technical advice
and capacity building to partner organizations in HIV/AIDS programming; Establish HIV/AIDS at
workplace programs; Reporting, research and documentation of best practices.
September 2003 – June 2005, National Program Officer Health and HIV/AIDS, World Vision
International, Kenya office. Reporting to the Health and HIV/AIDS Director, the position involved
providing leadership in programming and implementation of health and HIV/AIDS programs spread in
over 40 districts in Kenya. Key program areas included GFTAM and Roll back funded Malaria programs,
USAID funded child survival programs, OVC, PMTCT, and HIV/AIDS response among faith communities.
I Managed over 30 health and HIV/AIDS coordinators based at project sites; Planning, M&E; and
Capacity Building. In this position team led and participated in development of successful HIV and
AIDS proposals including on OVCs to various donors including USAID, Comic Relief, Global Fund
among others.

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January 20o3 to August 2003; World Vision International; HIV/AIDS Coordinator
Reporting to the Area Development Program manager, I managed a PMTCT program in Voi/Coast
Province. The role involved liason with the Ministry of Health and providing technical and
management leadership to the project team.
August2000 to Dec 2002: Project Assistant; AMREF Kenya; Water and Sanitation program.
Key roles: Support program manager in planning, proposal writing and implementation of WASH
programs. Participated in national water and sanitation coordination meetings.
Languages
English and Kiswahili: Fluent
Referees
1. Dr. Augustine Ngindu
Malaria Technical Advisor
Jhpiego – an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
Tel: + 254 721 906245
ngindum@yahoo.com
2. Dr. Paul Pronyk
RMNCH Strategy and Coordination Team, UNICEF
Mobile: + 1 917 242 9774
Office +1 212 326 7400
ppronyk@unicef.org
3. Ms. Amy Kay
Senior Technical Advisor
USAID Health Policy Initiative, TO1
Phone: +202.775.9680 ext. 710
Email: Amy.Kay@gmail.com