Sandra Mudhune

Director Research and Learning
lwala community alliance

mudhune@gmail.com

Field of Study: Public Health/ Epidemiology
 
Specialization: Children and Youth, Data Collection and Processing, Fertility, Income, Poverty and Welfare, Reproductive Health (Family Planning), Vulnerability and Human Rights
 
Regional focus: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia
 
Education: Masters level, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Public Health/Epidemiology, 2009
 
Working languages: English
Swahili
 


Curriculum Vitae:
Sandra-Mudhune - CV April 2021.pdf
Professional web page:
http://https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-mudhune-98287325/  
 
Professional Summary:

Sandra has more than fifteen years of experience managing donor-funded programmes in
collaboration with national governments, NGOs and donors across Eastern, Southern and Central
Africa, as well as in policy development, health systems strengthening, strategic planning and
performance management. This broad experience affords her an in-depth understanding of regional health and development issues, along with a keen cultural and political sensitivity and awareness.

 

Publications:

Mudhune S, Phiri SC, Prescott MR, McCarthy EA, Banda A, Haimbe P, Mwansa FD, Mwiche, A, Silumesii A, Kabamba M, Shakwelele H, Prust ML (2020). Improving the quality of childbirth services in Zambia through introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist and systems-focused mentorship. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0244310. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244310v

 

Phiri SC, Prescott MR, Prust ML, McCarthy EA, Kanchele CC, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Mudhune S (2018). Impact of Passenger Engagement through Bus Stickers in Public Service Vehicles on Road Traffic Crashes in Zambia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Public Health. 2018 Jul 13;18 (1):872

 

E-Commerce and Reproductive Health Supplies: Family Planning in the Digital Age. March, 2016. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University for the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). http://irh.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/E-commerce_Case_Study_Kenya_2…

 

Antelman G, Medley A, Mbatia R, Pals S, Arthur G, Haberlen S, Ackers M, Elul B, Parent J, Rwembembera A, Wanjiku L, Muraguri N, Gweshe J, Mudhune S, Bachanas P (2015). Pregnancy desire and dual method contraceptive use among HIV-positive individuals attending clinical care in Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania for the Prevention in Care and Treatment Settings Study Group. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 41 (1): e1

 

Mudhune S, Okiro E, Noor A, Zurovac D, Juma E, Ochola S, Snow R (2011). The clinical burden of Malaria in Nairobi: a historical review and contemporary audit. Malaria Journal 10: 138.