Other skills
- Grants application and proposal writing
- Program monitoring, evaluation and Research
- Excellent Analytical, writing and presentation
- Excellent interpersonal and institutional skills
- Strategic thinking skills and policy development.
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HI, i’m Thandi Katlholo
A Global Health Expert with over 10 years of robust and insightful experience providing strategic and technical assistance in health policy and program development Implementation, monitoring and evaluation for low and middle income countries and poor settings to increase equitable access to health services and respond proactively to emerging pandemics/outbreaks including COVID 19.
About me 👇
Dr Thandi Katlholo
Founder of STHANDS-CONSULTING
A former Afya Bora Consortium Fellow in Global Health Leadership (2013-2014), has a long history of programmatic leadership in a growing portfolio of community health initiatives and health in all policies. She Is a forward-thinking, structured yet flexible problem solver. Thandi has dedicated her career to reducing the burden of tuberculosis and related diseases in Botswana and beyond. Recognized as a global leader in Community health systems strengthening and Community Engagement, Human Rights, and Gender Programs, Thandi is an outspoken advocate for the importance of human rights and gender equality concepts in all aspects of public health programs.
In April 2018, she came to Switzerland to pursue a career in Global health with Stop TB Partnership/UNOPS after serving as a Senior Health officer for her Native country(Botswana) ’s Ministry of Health. She graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BSc(Hons) Dental Technology, the University of Salford with a Master of Public Health and Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa ) from the Commonwealth University. She is currently a Doctor of Public Health Candidate with Walden University in the USA
My skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
15+ years of experience
Work EXPERIENCE
April 2018- April 2022
Programme Officer (Country and Community Support for impact) -April 2018 – UNOPS/ Stop TB Partnership: Served as the CCS4i team programme officer for linking initiatives and providing technical assistance related to finding the missing people with TB, strengthening community systems, ensuring community and government leadership in the TB response, and roll out of community, Rights and Gender Equality (CRG) tools in Global fund and USAID priority TB countries.
Extensively supported countries include: Botswana, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe . Adhoc support provided to Benin , Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Angola, Niger, Mali, Lesotho, Cote d’ivoire DRAFT TB , TB REP Eastern European countries) , ACT Africa, Waci Health, IRD Global, EANNASO, Alliance cote d’ivoire
June 2011- April 2018
Senior Health Officer (Botswana National Tuberculosis Programme) , June 2011 to April 2018
Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana, Gaborone: Assisted the National TB Programme Manager in coordinating the technical and operational support to the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Advocacy Communications and Social mobilization (ACSM), community TB Care (CTBC), Contact Investigations and Public Private Mix (PPM) Programs to prevent, control and end tuberculosis, TB/ HIV and Leprosy in Botswana. This was done within the overall context of Botswana’s Vision 2036 as defined in Pillar 2; Human and Social development.
June 2016 - December 2017
The Global Fund TB in the Mining Sector in Southern Africa Country Coordinator for Botswana ( Wits Health Consortium (PTY) Ltd
Assisted with Implementation and managing the TIMS programme objectives ; Assisted the PR/SR in creating or linking to stakeholders networks that are required to implement interventions successfully; Collaborate with staff and implementing partners on qualitative monitoring of projects ; Monitoring delivery status of SRs to identify probélems early and Assisted SRs/SSRs in dealing with qzûrioes and concerns with respect to data reporting processes
February 2009 to March 2011:
Community Health Trainer, Manchester Public Health Development Service, Manchester, United Kingdom: NHS Partnership: Accountable for engaging with vulnerable community groups especially Young men from disadvantaged communities in Manchester (UK) with the aim of identifying those most affected by inequalities in health and supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in making healthy lifestyle choices.