
Ogochukwu Igwe
Health Data & Surveillance Specialist | Microbiologist (B.Sc.)
Hire this person
Send a job offer directly to this candidate
About
Data-driven Health Data Specialist, Microbiologist (B.Sc.), and Communications Professional with over 5 years of combined experience in public health surveillance, mobile data collection (ODK), health facility auditing, and educational administration. Certified in Data Analysis (NIYA/FMYD) with demonstrated experience monitoring disease outbreak channels across 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and performing cold-chain inventory auditing. Skilled in bridging technical public health analytics, digital communications, and stakeholder engagement to drive evidence-based health decision-making.
Experience
Public Relations Officer at Christ the King College (2025-09 – Present)
- Lead end-to-end institutional communication strategy, media engagement, and public representation across digital and print channels.
- Design, draft, and disseminate official digital media content and announcements to boost institutional visibility and outreach.
- Facilitate strategic stakeholder engagement, improving communication flow between leadership, parents, staff, and external partners.
Classroom Educator at Statesman Schools Ntezi-Aba (2020-10 – 2025-07)
- Designed and delivered curriculum-aligned science lessons to 100+ primary students, adapting instructional methods to diverse learning styles.
- Utilized digital tools to track student performance metrics, generate termly academic analytics, and manage academic scheduling.
- Mentored students and advised school leadership on administrative planning, science events, and community initiatives.
Independent Health Monitor at National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) (2019-05 – 2019-06)
- Executed comprehensive physical inventory audits and cold-chain vaccine assessments across primary health facilities in Lapai and Bida LGAs.
- Audited vaccine storage logs and safely identified and retrieved expired vaccine batches to ensure compliance with health standards.
- Captured and transmitted real-time, digitized field data to national central databases using Open Data Kit (ODK) software with 100% data accuracy.
Health Information Clerk at Emergency Operation Center (EOC) (2018-07 – 2019-07)
- Monitored daily outbreak notification streams and health indicator reports across 25 LGA Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs).
- Synthesized routine epidemiological data to compile immediate early-warning outbreak alerts, escalating high-priority cases to the State DSNO for emergency deployment.
- Managed official health communications and prepared weekly epidemiological summaries for state health executive leadership.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Microbiology – Ebonyi State University (2017)
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Discharge Certificate – Federal Republic of Nigeria (2019)
West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC) – Marist Comprehensive College (2013)
