Ana Charles

• Environmental Health and Occupational Health for Masters degree

• Responsible to re-organize the sector in the Ministry of health
• Reformulated the HR task shift
• Co-Responsible to re-launch the 'Feiras de Saúde'
• Lecturer assistant (part-time) for MPH students at Eduardo Mondlane University, School of Medicine.

• Responsible to re-organize the environmental health sector, countrywide
• Responsible to create the national preparedness and response multisectorial team for avian influenza and at the same time coordinate the preparation of a contingency plan for avian influenza
• Updated the national regulation for food safety, for potable water and mineral water
• Responsible to implement the IHR under the WHO provision
• Create and run the National Codex Committee
• Selected to be part of Rooster of Expert for IHR at WHO (2007-2009)
• Elected as a member of the steering committee for food safety for SADC Region
• Coordinate the national campaign for water and sanitation
• Responsible to Monitor the supply chain system
• Responsible to coordinate the health commodities transport to health facilities
• Responsible for the program planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and regular report to upper level
• Responsible for coordinating the reopening of 44 border control, main point of entry in the country
• Coordinated the Task force for Avian Influenza preparedness and response, as National Coordinator for Health (2005-2008).

• Responsible for re-organizing the EPI team in 11 provinces
• Monitoring and evaluating the program
• Country needs assessment in terms of vaccines, diluents, cold chain, transport and spare parts
• With UNICEF Monitor the supply chain system, including the procurement process, logistics and health commodities (vaccines, vaccine products, cold chain and transport)
• With the support of UNICEF and Village Reach, monitor the health commodities transport to the health facilities
• Responsible for training staff at the regional level for the overall program management
• Negotiate and responsible for the purchase of all the above materials to supply eleven provinces plus 128 districts at the time
• Responsible to negotiate with major suppliers to ensure that the EPI materials and equipment were delivered on time
• Responsible for negotiating with donors funds (GAVI, WHO and UNICEF) to run the program
• Responsible for the financial management of the program
• Co-organized the launch of the tetravalent vaccine (with Hepatitis B) in the country.

• Responsible for all medical coordination activities at the province level such as patients flux gram, program managing (MCH, malaria, TB/Lepra, HIV/AIDS, EPI, Nutrition, Mental Health), training and supervision of hospital staff (from 8 districts), needs assessment, and assist the provincial director for health on her duties as well as acting as a director during her absence
• During the 2000 flood, was responsible to organize, coordinate and monitor a multi-discipline (nationals and internationals) team to respond to the overall population needs in the health sector.

• Responsible to organize, manage and supervise the district health center and peripheral centers in the all district
• Responsible for the nurses, midwives, laboratory and pharmacy technicians training and supervision
• Responsible for the whole district medical follow-up
• Coordination and management for the implementation of the association work plan to meet the association statutes main objectives
• Liaise with the GRM-Australian Awards to ensure small grants scheme are spent according to the Australian Awards rules.

• Collaborate with DPS and SPS at provincial level and WHO and other GPEI partner teams and the outbreak technical lead/coordinator to work on vaccine forecasting,develop cold chain and logistics aspects of the province outbreak response plan and adapt the outbreak SOP and BOPV 2management technical guidance at the province level
• Supported DPS and SPS with situation and data analysis, documentation, supervision and training.
• Monitor implementation of all aspects of Cold chain and vaccine management policies as laid out in outbreak response plan and the guidance Note on Cold chain and Vaccine Management during Polio SIAs
• Liaise with UNICEF program at country and field office and support the vaccine logistic teams of DPS and SPS to streamline
• Provide Technical assistance to DPS and SPS and partners to ensure that all procedures are followed as per BOPV2 management technical guideline
• Support DPS and SPS with resource management allocations for the approved activities.
• Engage with key partners and apply logistical tactics for making vaccines available in insecure areas

Translated medical documents from English to Portuguese for training purpose.

With IFC quality ensurance team participated on quality ensurance for hospitals training as assistant facilitator and supporting the translation team

• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.

• Managing community health interventions by designing, mentoring and coaching the implementation partners (Pathfinder International and VAMOZ) in Cabo-Delgado Province (Palma, Mocimboa da Praia, Pemba and Ancuabe)
• Closely supervising the IP (Implementing Partners) activities
• Monitoring the financial activity of the IPs
• Verify and advise the IPs on the best model of aid and humanitarian assistance to be offered to the displaced persons of war in Cabo Delgado province
• Responsible for the maintenance of the working relations and cooperation between the implementing partners of the community health activities in the regions of Cabo Delgado province where TotalEnergies operates and the cooperation partners such as WHO, UNICEF, Medicos sem Fronteira as well as with the District, Provincial and National Governments.

• Responsible to design and monitor CCS internal training strategy to further enhance human resource (internally and for the beneficiaries) for health development and management
• Managing CCS virtual library and training database and extract quarter report to CDC
• Managing and provide technical support for pre-service training
• Responsible to review training package
• Conduct needs assessment to develop CCS training division.

• Closely supervise and guide programs and staff, ensure effective fulfillment of financial and administrative procedures and regulations
• Reinforce the collaboration with other NGO's, private sector and government institutions as well as capacity building and establish strategic partnership (building and reinforce relationship with other institutions)
• Monitor the supply chain system from logistic and procurement to transport health commodities to health facilities as well as storage management
• Program planning, budgeting, implementation, risk management, monitoring and regular report to upper level.

• Coordinate the implementation of EGPAF and ARIEL activities in Maputo Province
• Developing DPS capacity building on planning, implementing, evaluating, procurement, logistic, storage management, risk management and quality control, HR and Finance management
• Promoting and assisting for partnerships between EGPAF, ARIEL and DPS and other organizations operating in province and district level
• Ensuring effective use of resources allocated within the organization and beneficiaries
• Active participation as senior staff on transition process from EGPAF to Ariel as national NGO
• Actively participated as senior staff on strategic plan for Ariel (2012-2017)
• As a manager, actively advocated, designed, launched and closely supervised the implementation of Family Approach initiative in Machava General Hospital
• To date, this initiative was adopted by the MOH and is being implemented nationwide
• Coordinate the PMTCT and care and treatment activities in the districts supported by EGPAF and ARIEL with emphasis on one stop model for TB/HIV and family approach
• Conducting regular team supervision
• Assisting on development of a research plan for Maputo province
• Managing Contracts and grants of local partners, from needs assessment to annual planning and follow-ups on a quarterly basis to meet planned targets
• Monitor the supply chain system from logistic and procurement to transport health commodities to health facilities
• Program planning, budgeting, implementation, risk management, monitoring and regular report to upper level
• Conduct monitoring, evaluation, and reporting EGPAF and ARIEL-Maputo Province activities (programmatic and operational) to upper level and to the donor (CDC).