
Gerald Mulenga
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER
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About
Results-driven Public Health professional with over 5 years of experience in data collection, data analysis, and disease surveillance. I possess strong expertise in managing and analyzing large datasets to support evidence-based decision-making. Demonstrated experience in ensuring data quality, and coordinating teams to deliver timely and accurate outputs.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and statistical tools such as Stata for data cleaning, analysis, and interpretation. Skilled in monitoring and evaluation, research, and reporting. Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure and meet strict deadlines in both field and office-based environments.
Experience
Senior Community Health Officer at Global Fund, Provincial Health office, Southern (2026-01 – Present)
- Provide technical and operational leadership for integrated primary and community health interventions across the province.
- Ensure that best practices, evidence-based, and epidemiologically relevant approaches are incorporated into all community health programs.
- Synthesize research findings and operational lessons and disseminate them to relevant MOH staff and partners.
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date data analysis, management and reporting.
District Public Health Officer at Ministry of Health, Matero Sub-District, Lusaka (2024-01 – 2025-12)
- Oversaw mortality surveillance, verbal and social autopsy interviews, and data analysis for mortality reviews.
- Lead technical planning and coordination of community health activities in HIV, TB, and malaria prevention.
- Designed and implemented integrated community health interventions addressing maternal and child health, HIV, TB, and malaria.
- Led district-level stakeholder engagement and participated in planning, evaluation, and reporting for community programs.
- Trained and mentored community health workers and facility-based staff on data management and service delivery.
District Public Health Officer at Ministry of Health, Lufwanyama District Health Office (2020-01 – 2024-12)
- Oversaw mortality surveillance, verbal and social autopsy interviews, and data analysis for mortality reviews.
- Lead technical planning and coordination of community health activities in HIV, TB, and malaria prevention.
- Designed and implemented integrated community health interventions addressing maternal and child health, HIV, TB, and malaria.
- Led district-level stakeholder engagement and participated in planning, evaluation, and reporting for community programs.
- Trained and mentored community health workers and facility-based staff on data management and service delivery.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching Methodology – University of Zambia (2026-01)
Master of Science in Epidemiology and Biostatistics – University of Lusaka (2022-01 – 2025-12)
Bachelor of Science in Public Health – University of Lusaka (2015-01 – 2019-12)