Professional with comprehensive experience ready. Equipped with strong skills in leadership, problem-solving, and strategic planning and known for team collaboration and adaptability, consistently delivering results. Strong communicator with a focus on integrity Skilled in planning and coordinating staff and resources to address diverse patient and community needs efficiently. Highly adaptable to advancements in the healthcare field, with a keen ability to implement innovative solutions. Detail-oriented and proactive, with a strong background in supporting NGO-led health programs and initiatives, ensuring sustainable impact and high-quality service delivery and accountability.
Hi, I’m
Eugenia Mensah
Accra
Summary
Overview
13
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Jhpiego
Technical Officer – Family Planning/ Reproductive Health
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Company Overview: USAID-MOMENTUM
- Provide technical leadership, adapt training curriculum, and build local capacity using proven training approaches and quality improvement methodologies
- Advocated for the adoption of new evidence-based Reproductive Health/Family Planning (RH/FP) and counseling at private and public facilities
- Trained 163 midwives and nurses using a blended approach of online (WCEA platform) and in-person training
- Present program at national and regional level stakeholder meetings and training about family planning and RH
- Ensuring continued quality program implementation consistent with Ghana Health service reproductive health and family planning, by working closely with the Family Health Division of GHS to roll out RH/FP training effectively
- Continuous evaluation of program progress against deliverables every quarter to adapt and make changes to achieve project goals
- Working closely by providing technical support to GHS on Family Planning costed implementation plan for Ghana
- USAID-MOMENTUM
Jhpiego
Master Mentor
10.2024 - 03.2025
Job overview
- Company Overview: Maternal and Newborn Care Project (MaNuCare-LDS)
- Evidence of practical experiences on how to strengthen the capacity and provide clinical mentorship for maternity and NICU staff members on maternity and newborn care packages
- Demonstrated experience working with USAID programs and strong familiarity with USG reporting requirements
- Good skills in facilitation, mentorship, capacity development, team building and coordination
- Good writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
- Ability to multitask with short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Demonstrated ability in working and collaborating with a wide range of local and international partner organizations
- Experience in working effectively in a complex work environment/diverse international teams and willingness to learn and empower others
- Maternal and Newborn Care Project (MaNuCare-LDS)
Jhpiego
Master Mentor
02.2022 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Company Overview: USAID-MOMENTUM
- Provided technical assistance on MCGL (Momentum Country and Global Leadership) and capacity development activities within the designated program districts
- Assisted with the design implementation, monitoring and assessment of activities
- Write/produced project monitoring tracking matrices and relevant reports required
- Worked closely with technical lead and program staff to ensure quality implementation of programs and monitor spending
- Conducted training and technical site assessments of health facilities in collaboration with partners
- Assisted in the development of new program approaches that were linked to related services
- Worked with GHS and CHAG counterparts to implement the job training, maintain services, and on-site mentoring and supportive supervision
- Perform other duties as necessary or as assigned
- USAID-MOMENTUM
War Memorial Hospital
Unit Head – Cervical Cancer Unit
06.2019 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Trained colleagues and junior staff on basic cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid
- Supervised and report any abnormalities of images identified during screening to the referring point for further management
- Provided public awareness on cervical cancer through health education, market storm, and radio station health program
- Ensure data retrieved from clients are kept well
War Memorial Hospital
Midwife Manager
03.2014 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Managed and supervised day-to-day health service delivery in the clinic
- Received new attendants of pregnant women for booking and ensured all the necessary health investigations is done
- Provided continuing health care service to all-ready attending pregnant women
- Early detection of danger signs of pregnancy and manage to prevent complications
- Provided routine counseling on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its management to pregnant women
- Gave individualized health education and counseling to pregnant women through focus antenatal rendered
- Ensured community awareness of public health-related conditions through education on local radio stations, churches, and schools
- Supervised and manages staff performance, teamwork, and motivation
- Attended nurse managers' meetings and circulates important information to team members
- Compile and collate monthly midwives' reports and present them to the health information officers
Navrongo Health Research Centre
Study Midwife- AWIGeN Project
03.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Collaborated and cooperated with researchers and multidisciplinary team members for successful research
- Played an effective role as a patient advocate, ensuring patients' safety and protection throughout a research study
- Assisted researchers in carrying out scientific studies
Ghana Health Service, Afrikids and Southampton University Hospital Partnership
Lead for Northern Ghana
01.2016 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Company Overview: G.A.S PARTNERSHIP
- Improved knowledge and management of emergency obstetric care
- Provided emergency skills and drills to train members to lead and teach skills in neonatal resuscitation and immediate management of the newborn
- G.A.S PARTNERSHIP
Navrongo Health Research Center
Research Associate – The EMBRACE Project
01.2014 - 09.2014
Job overview
- Participated in midwifery research sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which aimed at the continuum of care for pregnant women and babies from the antenatal to postnatal period
War Memorial Hospital
Staff Midwife – Labour/Delivery Ward
01.2013 - 12.2013
Job overview
- Ensured all parturient women in the active stage of labour are kept on monitoring tool (partograph)
- Educated clients before delivery on danger signs of labour to aid in the early detection of complications
- Ensured the pre-existing medical condition of clients was managed and monitored before delivery
- Provided safe delivery of babies and gave proper monitoring to mothers during this period
- Prepare delivery tray and necessary equipment are readily set
- Ensured polite and good interpersonal communication between clients and their relatives
War Memorial Hospital
Staff Midwife – Postnatal Clinic
01.2012 - 12.2012
Job overview
- Provided daily postnatal care to all mothers delivered till six weeks of delivery
- Rendered daily education on exclusive breastfeeding, cord care, and perineal hygiene and taught mothers about proper attachment and positioning of babies to mothers
- Compiled and collated midwives’ monthly reports to the health information officers
- Provided essential care to babies born to HIV-positive mothers and follow-up and their homes for the continuum of care
Education
Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA- MARYLAND
from Global Women’s Health Fellowship
09-2026
University Overview
University of Ghana
MPhil from Midwifery
01.2024
University Overview
University of Health and Allied Sciences
Bachelor of Sciences from Midwifery
01.2018
University Overview
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Diploma from Midwifery
01.2010
University Overview
Skills
- Work coordination
- Report writing
- Strategic planning
- Innovation and creativity
- Report preparation
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Developed a country focused Postpartum Family planning counseling card
Led and won a Family planning project grant to Jhpiego Ghana
Increased Post Partum Family planning coverage in 11 health facilities from 5% to 23% over a 6months period
Certification
- Led and Won a grant for Jhpiego Ghana on the implementation plan of Hormonal IUD from Clinton Health Access Initiative, 01/01/25
- Overall Winner, Midwife of The Year 2019 by National Medical Excellence Award, 01/01/19
- Outstanding performance and dedication to work in the Area of Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV Services Delivery And Dry Blood Spot Sample Collection by Upper East Regional Health Directorate
- Citation in honor of outstanding performance and dedication in the area of Maternal and Child Health by Kassena Nankana Municipal Assembly
Publishedarticles
Publishedarticles
- Non-pharmacological Interventions of Pain Management Used During Labour, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Agani Afaya, Eugenia Mensah, Amos Nawunimali Suuk, Dahamata Issahaku Kombat, Reproductive Health, 2021, 10.1186/s12978-021-01141-8
- Health Promotion Interventions to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol, Agani Afaya, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Eugenia Mensah, Amos Nawunimali Suuk, Damata Issahaku Kombat, Linda Hayford, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Research Square, 2021, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-471201/v1
- Health Promotion Interventions for the Control of Hypertension in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review from 2011 to 2021, Jinhee Shin, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Eugenia Mensah, PLOS ONE, 2021, 10.1371/journal.pone.0260411
Hobbies and Interests
Hobbies and Interests
- Maternal, Newborn, Nutrition, and Family planning/reproductive health
- Basic Emergency Care Skills
- Qualitative research
- Gender equity and the welfare of children, aged and vulnerable
- Education and public health issues
- Leadership and skills development workshop/seminars
- Reading, social networking, and travelling/sightseeing
Professional Development
Professional Development
- Certificate of Training in introductory Cervical Cancer Prevention and treatment course, 05/01/19
- Certificate of Participation in 12weeks course on Management in Health by the University of Washington, 10/01/20
- Certificate of Participation in Project Management for Development Professionals by PM4NGOs, 01/01/23
- Certificate of Course Completion on U.S. Family Planning and Abortion Requirements by Global Health e-Learning Center, 08/01/22
- Certificate of course completion on Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives by USAID and Global Partnership for Health and Resilience (MOMENTUM), 01/01/23
- Certificate of course completion as a master trainer/champion on Helping Mother Survive by Jhpiego and Ghana Health Service, 08/01/23
- Certificate in WHO Basic Emergency Care
- Certificate in Resuscitation and Life-Saving Skills
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Master Mentor
Jhpiego
10.2024 - 03.2025
Technical Officer – Family Planning/ Reproductive Health
Jhpiego
01.2023 - Current
Master Mentor
Jhpiego
02.2022 - 12.2022
Study Midwife- AWIGeN Project
Navrongo Health Research Centre
03.2020 - 01.2021
Unit Head – Cervical Cancer Unit
War Memorial Hospital
06.2019 - 01.2022
Lead for Northern Ghana
Ghana Health Service, Afrikids and Southampton University Hospital Partnership
01.2016 - 01.2020
Midwife Manager
War Memorial Hospital
03.2014 - 01.2022
Research Associate – The EMBRACE Project
Navrongo Health Research Center
01.2014 - 09.2014
Staff Midwife – Labour/Delivery Ward
War Memorial Hospital
01.2013 - 12.2013
Staff Midwife – Postnatal Clinic
War Memorial Hospital
01.2012 - 12.2012
University of Ghana
MPhil from Midwifery
University of Health and Allied Sciences
Bachelor of Sciences from Midwifery
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Diploma from Midwifery
- Led and Won a grant for Jhpiego Ghana on the implementation plan of Hormonal IUD from Clinton Health Access Initiative, 01/01/25
- Overall Winner, Midwife of The Year 2019 by National Medical Excellence Award, 01/01/19
- Outstanding performance and dedication to work in the Area of Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV Services Delivery And Dry Blood Spot Sample Collection by Upper East Regional Health Directorate
- Citation in honor of outstanding performance and dedication in the area of Maternal and Child Health by Kassena Nankana Municipal Assembly
Johns Hopkins University
from Global Women’s Health Fellowship
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