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Advisory, policy and institutional development
Senior advisory, technical writing, research and institutional-development services. The approach is context-sensitive, evidence-led and implementation-focused, with particular strength in fragile, federal and resource-constrained settings.
Practice areas
Twelve areas of practice
National health policy and strategy
Policy development, health-sector strategic plans, operational plans, consultations, implementation architecture, governance and accountability.
UHC, health insurance and financing
Roadmaps, domestic resource mobilisation, insurance design, strategic purchasing, benefit packages, provider payment, financial protection and claims readiness, including Shariah-compliant instruments such as Takaful, Waqf and Zakat.
EPHS and service delivery
Essential service packages, demand-based models, referral systems, facility roles, service standards, quality requirements and implementation planning.
Hospital regulation and accreditation
Standards and regulatory frameworks for district, regional and tertiary referral hospitals; readiness assessment, licensing, governance and quality systems.
IPC, patient safety and quality
IPC programmes, AMR linkages, clinical governance, audit, incident learning, quality-improvement systems, patient engagement, standards and SOPs.
HRH and professional regulation
Workforce mapping, HRH strategy, competencies, staffing norms, deployment, performance, CPD, council development, registration and professional standards.
Nutrition and reproductive health
National nutrition policy, implementation frameworks, post-abortion care guidelines, maternal and child health standards and service-quality tools.
Mental health and NCDs
Policy, service integration, financing, workforce, community-based care, referral, advocacy and UHC-oriented programme design.
Emergency and health security
Preparedness, incident management, EOC design, outbreak protocols, mass-casualty planning, continuity of operations and resilience.
Research and evaluation
Mixed-methods research, epidemiological mapping, surveys, evidence synthesis, economic analysis, implementation research, MEL and technical reports.
Institutional establishment
Organisational design, mandates, governance instruments, organograms, role profiles, SOPs, performance frameworks and phased implementation.
Academic and knowledge systems
Curricula, executive programmes, training manuals, journals, editorial policies, research mentorship, scholarly communication and knowledge translation.
Implementation chain
From evidence to the point of care
His technical portfolio spans the full implementation chain. Assignments can enter at any stage, but each is planned with the later stages in view.
- Evidence reviewWhat the data and literature show
- Policy designOptions, trade-offs and decisions
- Stakeholder consultationFederal, state, partner and community voices
- Guideline draftingClear rules and standards
- Operational planningCosted plans, owners and timelines
- Capacity developmentTraining, job aids and supervision
- Quality assuranceAudit, feedback and review cycles
- Facility-level adoptionMeasurable adherence where care happens
Typical deliverables
Decision-ready products
- National policies, strategies, action plans, policy briefs, implementation frameworks and consultation packages
- Clinical guideline packages, hospital standards, SOPs, job aids, checklists, referral pathways and audit tools
- Costed implementation plans, governance models, RACI and accountability matrices, MEL frameworks, risk registers and dashboards
- Research protocols, survey instruments, analysis plans, technical reports, manuscripts, evidence syntheses and executive readouts
- Competency-based curricula, training manuals, facilitator guides, assessments, supportive-supervision tools and quality-improvement packages
Engagement principle
Every assignment is designed around a usable institutional outcome.
A decision-ready product, a clear owner, an implementation pathway, measurable standards and a realistic system for review and accountability.