Rosemary Nwamaka Dickson-Nze

B.Sc., MPH • Senior Technical Advisor MEAL, RedAid Nigeria
[email protected]
ROSEMARY DICKSON-NZE

Professional Associations

  • Public Health Association of Nigeria (PHAN)
  • Association of Public Health Informaticians
  • International Epidemiological Association
  • Monitoring & Evaluation Network Nigeria

Works with

  • The Global Fund / IHVN M&E Consortia
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Consortia
  • National TB & Leprosy Programme (NTBLCP)
  • Federal Ministry of Health DHIS2 Unit

My Teams & Managed Portfolios

Global Fund GC7 TB/HIV Surveillance (4 States) Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Unit Institutional Data Architecture & DHIS2 Analytics

Professional Background

Over 12 years directing public health data systems, epidemiologic surveillance, and CQI.

Rosemary Nwamaka Dickson-Nze is a Public Health and MEAL Specialist with over twelve years of experience implementing and evaluating donor-funded health programs spanning Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer, HIV, Nutrition, and Malaria in Nigeria.

She brings a rare combination of computer science rigor and epidemiologic insight to health systems strengthening. As Senior Technical Advisor MEAL at RedAid Nigeria, Rosemary leads the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, providing strategic leadership for performance monitoring, data quality assurance, and impact measurement across multiple grant mechanisms. These include the Global Fund GC7 TB/HIV program across Benue, Delta, Edo, and Taraba States, which expands private-provider TB notifications and decentralized HIV screening, alongside multi-state leprosy and NTD projects.

Before joining RedAid Nigeria, Rosemary worked with the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), where she led the Continuous Quality Improvement component (NigeriaQUAL TB project) across 18 states. She also served as HQ M&E Lead for World Bank-supported nutrition and malaria interventions in Kano and Ondo States, and as Co-Investigator on a maternal health landscape analysis funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Publications & Open Educational Resources (OER)

Scientific research, quality improvement monographs, and health informatics manuals.

Paper

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Surveillance in TB Diagnostics: Evaluating Field Performance in Southern Nigeria

Dickson-Nze, R. N., et al. / Conference on Innovations in TB, Kampala / 2023
AI Surveillance Request Paper
Brief

Continuous Quality Improvement (NigeriaQUAL) in Decentralized TB and HIV Care: Outcomes from 18 States

Dickson-Nze, R. N. / IHVN & Global Fund Quality Monograph / 2023
NigeriaQUAL Request Brief
Study

Maternal Health Service Access and Traditional Birth Attendant Linkage Landscape Analysis

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Consortia / Study Report / 2022
Maternal Health Request Report
Manual

MEAL Toolkit: Data Quality Assurance (DQA) and Routine Health Information Protocols for NTDs

RedAid Nigeria MEAL Unit / Technical Standard Manual / 2024
Data Quality DQA Request Toolkit

Managed Portfolios & Information Systems

Oversight of digital surveillance registries, quality audits, and epidemiologic reporting.

Global Fund Private Sector TB/HIV M&E

Managing routine data collection, GeneXpert cold-chain specimen verification, and PPM clinic reporting across Benue, Delta, Edo, and Taraba States, synchronizing directly with national DHIS2 instances.

Routine Data Quality Audits (RDQA)

Instituting monthly field data quality audits across 300+ primary health facilities, eliminating reporting discrepancies and reinforcing accountability for donor metrics.

Professional Capabilities

Core Areas of Expertise

Digital Health & Health Informatics

Healthcare information systems architecture, electronic clinical forms, data interoperability, and automated surveillance pipelines.

  • Architecture of electronic medical records (EMR) and digital surveillance tools.
  • Field deployment of mobile data collection platforms (ODK, CommCare, DHIS2).
  • Health information systems interoperability and national registry sync.
  • Point-of-care digital decision support tools for community health extension workers.

Quality Improvement (QI) in Healthcare

Clinical quality indicators, patient safety audits, facility accreditation compliance, and infection prevention monitoring.

  • Institutionalization of clinical quality indicators and patient safety audits.
  • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) coaching for primary healthcare workers.
  • Root-cause analysis of service bottlenecks and diagnostic dropouts.
  • Standardization of clinical documentation and infection prevention metrics.

Health Data Analytics & Biostatistics

Statistical analysis of epidemiological datasets, disease trend forecasting, public health dashboards, and evidence synthesis.

  • Longitudinal epidemiological analysis of TB and leprosy treatment outcomes.
  • Interactive PowerBI and Web GIS dashboards for executive decision support.
  • Machine learning and statistical trend forecasting for disease hotspots.
  • Automated monthly donor reporting metrics and KPI scorecards.

Clinical Nursing & Field Training

Frontline nursing leadership, sterile wound care, healthcare worker capacity building, and community health education.

  • Frontline clinical nursing guidance in specialized wound care and barrier nursing.
  • Capacity development workshops for rural community health volunteers.
  • Patient counseling on treatment adherence and psychological well-being.
  • Training field teams in mobile diagnostic tools and tablet-based screening.

Affiliations & Professional Network

Public health associations, data science communities, and national working groups.

Rosemary Dickson-Nze is an active member of the Public Health Association of Nigeria and contributes regularly to national monitoring and evaluation working groups under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

Contact & MEAL Inquiries

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