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Pamela Ayuk-MARU BESONG
Buea
Summary
Results oriented Global Health expert with 8 years experience in managing health programs. Known for driving initiatives that promote local ownership and equity. Proven ability to foster teamwork and adapt to evolving health program needs with focus on achieving objectives.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Coordinator
Expanded Program on Immunization
03.2021 - Current
- Coordinate all routine immunization activities in 21 health districts of the Southwest region
- Trained over 4000 immunization actors at regional, district and health area level on vaccination in practice, surveillance and cold chain management
- Improved the coordination of Civil society organisations supporting the EPI through establishment of monthly follow-up meetings
- Developed response plans for disease and disaster outbreaks; Yellow fever, measles & Neonatal Tetanus (2021-2025); landslide and flooding in Limbe (2024-2025).
- Coordinated Yellow fever investigation in the Southwest region
- Developed and implemented a response plan for measles outbreak in 02 health districts in the region in 2022
- Coordinated Surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in sentinel sites following campaign with new Polio vaccine
- Coordinated Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in the 19 districts of the Southwest region in April 2021, amidst heightened insecurity
- Coordinated GAVI & UNICEF funded catch-up immunization in the Southwest region from 2021-2025 resulting vaccination of over 300,000 children aged 0 to 59months, over 65,000 adolescent boys and girls against Human papillomavirus, supplementation of 700,000 children 12-59months with Albendazole/vitamin A during campaign and vaccination of 60,000 women against Tetanus/diphtheria.
- Strengthened Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance in the region through community centered approach in silent health districts
- Improved Covid-19 vaccination coverage from 5% to 15% within 04 months in 2022 through intensified community-based approach
- Used coaching and mentorship to improve data management performance by 20% in 19 health districts in 2023
- Strengthened surveillance activities for Adverse events following immunization at regional, district and health area levels
- Participated in development of Strategic National Vaccination Plan and GAVI Full Funding Portfolio for Cameroon in 2022
- Coordinated response campaigns: 8 bivalent polio campaigns, 6 polio response vaccination campaigns and 2 measles and rubella vaccine campaigns in the region from 2021-2024
- Conducted focused group discussions with 100 organised groups to understand reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
- Coordinated introduction of HPV vaccination in adolescent boys, switch from ROTARIX vaccine against measles to ROTAVAC, introduction of 2nd dose of IPV vaccine in 2023.
- Coordinated reactive cholera vaccination campaigns following an outbreak in 10 health districts (90% coverage) in 2022.
- Coordinated malaria vaccine introduction in the Southwest region, Cameroon, from January 2024.
- Improved demand for Childhood vaccines (20%) through engagement meetings in the Southwest region
- Introduced the use of digital influencers in sensitisation during vaccination campaigns in 2024.
- Supported the collection and transmission of Mpox samples from the health district level to the Central level during an outbreak in 2024
- Principal investigator for the GAVI/UNICEF-funded study “Impact of Local Influencer-led Social and Behavioural Change Communication (SBCC) Strategies on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices related to Routine Immunisation in Underserved Communities: An Action Research (September 2024- ongoing)
- Principal investigator for project: Empowering Community Health Workers to Improve Vaccine Acceptance and Reduce Zero-Dose Children in the Muyuka Health District. A Quasi-Experimental Mixed Methods Study Incorporating Novel Communication Techniques
- Trained 150 online immunisation actors on the intersection between Climate change and Immunisation (2024)
- Trainer-of-Trainer for Care Group Approach for Behavioural Change to Improve Vaccine Demand (2025).
- Pioneered the reduction of missed opportunities for vaccination in the Southwest region of Cameroon.
Focal Point for Supply Chain Management
Regional Hospital Limbe
09.2018 - Current
- Trained 20 hospital pharmacy attendants on supply chain management
- Supervised management of health commodities in 20 health facilities in the district
- Participated in quarterly supply chain management meetings for the Southwest region
- Monitored commodity use via daily filling of stock cards and stock management registers
- Prepared monthly inventory reports and submitted to health district and regional delegation of Public Health
Pharmacist of the HIV Care and Treatment Centre
Regional Hospital Limbe
06.2018 - Current
- Monitored and recorded daily storeroom temperature following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Daily filling and update of commodity stock cards
- Daily monitoring and maintenance of the cold chain following SOPs
- Carried out monthly ordering of HIV supplies
- Conducted a monthly inventory of health commodities
- Received health commodities and made arrangements in the storeroom following SOPs
- Supplied commodities to 04 delivery points in the hospital and 05 satellite facilities
- Manage stock data with software (DAMA)
- Trained delivery point staff on the management of the supply chain management
- Conducted monthly supervision of staff and commodities at delivery points
Regional Pharmacovigilance Focal Point
09.2022 - 12.2024
- Trained 20 district pharmacovigilance focal points on pharmacovigilance of HIV/AIDs medication
- Follow-up routine notification of adverse drug reactions by health district focal persons
- Investigated the death of 03 children due to Acute Kidney Failure (AKF) following suspicious consumption of cough syrup “NATURCOLD” in Tombel health district, Cameroon
BOOST Consultant
SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE
01.2022 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: http://www.sabin.org/
- Trained immunisation actors in the Southwest region on storytelling for Social Behavioural Change Communication
- Facilitated BOOST community activation 2022 session (online)
- Expert presenter on “HPV vaccination and Covid-19 vaccination in the conflict-affected region” during the 2023 BOOST Adaptive/Community Activation course
- Technical advisor supporting Immunization country leads in Monitoring and Learning (GAVI) 2024
- Consultant/facilitator with People Power Health (PPH) and SABIN for Community Activation French cohort where 20 Immunization leads from Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger and Chad were trained.
- Guest facilitator on Storytelling for change training (2025)
- Http://www.sabin.org/
Assistant Coordinator of the HIV Care and Treatment Centre
06.2018 - 04.2021
- Worked closely with the coordinator of the treatment center and site lead of the HIV FREE PROJECT Southwest in the following;
- Supervised daily running of the Care and Treatment Centre
- Participated in daily client consultations to provide pharmaceutical care
- Supervised monthly activities for 03 health facilities and 02 community-based organizations
- Reviewed weekly and monthly reports before submission at the district and regional health service
- Reviewed files, registers and logbooks to ensure proper documentation on a monthly basis
- Supervised 07 service delivery points on a monthly basis
- Planned and coordinated weekly, monthly coordination and taskforce meetings
- Participated in monthly data review meetings at the district
- Prepared SOPs for the service delivery points of the treatment centre
- Carried out training and refresher courses for staff on the management of Key populations
District Supply Chain Focal Person
04.2020 - 02.2021
- Supervised vaccination teams during the cholera vaccination response campaign
- Trained facility logisticians on supply chain management
- Developed an inventory tool for supply chain management
Education
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREE - FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA
01.2010 - 01.2017
Advanced Training in Community Activation-Boost - undefined
01.2021 - Current
FETP-Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program - undefined
03.2021 - 06.2021
Advanced Course in Adaptive Leadership - undefined
06.2022 - 09.2022
MASTERS IN GLOBAL HEALTH - Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
09.2023 - 08.2024
Advanced Vaccinology Course (ADVAC) - undefined
Les Pensieres, France
09.2022 - 09.2022
Associate of Science - Global Health
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
Liverpool, U.K 04.2001 -
Skills
Problem solving
interpersonal communication
leadership
critical thinking
Microsoft Office
VINDATA
DAMA
DHIS
Affiliations
- International Association of Public Health Logisticians (IAPHL)
- National Council of Pharmacists- Cameroon
- CAFETP-Frontline Field Epidemiologists
- BOOST-Sabin Institute
- Advanced Vaccinology Course (ADVAC) 2023
Personal Information
- Age: 34
- Gender: Female
Abstracts
- The Assessment Of Parental /Caregiver Perception And Acceptance Of The Malaria Vaccines In A Conflict-Affected Region In Cameroon, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
- Knowledge, Perceptions And Factors Hindering Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Adults In A Conflict-Affected Health Area In Cameroon, Pending Publication
- The Assessment Of Parental /Caregiver Perception And Acceptance Of The Malaria Vaccines In A Conflict-Affected Region In Cameroon, Pending Publication
Publications
- Using periodic intensification for routine immunization (PIRI) to strengthen vaccination against human papillomavirus in a conflict affected region in Cameroon, https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_10/A104.1
- Rebuilding Trust in Vaccination through Community Health Workers in Cameroon, https://brightspots.boostcommunity.org/rebuilding-trust-in-vaccination-through-community-health-workers-in-cameroon
- Malaria Vaccine Introduction in Cameroon, https://brightspots.boostcommunity.org/malaria-vaccine-introduction-in-cameroon
Software
Nvivo
STATA
Certification
Frontline Field Epidemiology
Timeline
MASTERS IN GLOBAL HEALTH - Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
09.2023 - 08.2024
Regional Pharmacovigilance Focal Point
09.2022 - 12.2024
Advanced Vaccinology Course (ADVAC) - undefined
Les Pensieres, France
09.2022 - 09.2022
Frontline Field Epidemiology
06-2022
Advanced Course in Adaptive Leadership - undefined
06.2022 - 09.2022
BOOST Consultant
SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE
01.2022 - 12.2024
Coordinator
Expanded Program on Immunization
03.2021 - Current
FETP-Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program - undefined
03.2021 - 06.2021
Advanced Training in Community Activation-Boost - undefined
01.2021 - Current
District Supply Chain Focal Person
04.2020 - 02.2021
Focal Point for Supply Chain Management
Regional Hospital Limbe
09.2018 - Current
Pharmacist of the HIV Care and Treatment Centre
Regional Hospital Limbe
06.2018 - Current
Assistant Coordinator of the HIV Care and Treatment Centre
06.2018 - 04.2021
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREE - FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA
01.2010 - 01.2017
Associate of Science - Global Health
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
04.2001 -