DR OLIVIER KINGULU MAWALALA
KEY FACTS
Position
International consultant and ICHESS focal point for community health in the Republic of Congo – BIRCH project, Global Fund (since June 2024)
Experience
20+ years across the DRC health pyramid and international assignments (DRC, Congo, Djibouti, Mali, Burundi)
Education
Doctor of Medicine (2003)
Master of Public Health (2010)
Certificates in maternal and child health management (Tokyo, 2015)
Core expertise
- Health situation analyses
- National and provincial strategic plans (PNDS, PPDS) and operational action plans
- Community health systems and community health strategic plans
- Evaluation of health programmes, including results-based financing
- Project management and skills transfer
Career highlights
- ICHESS / Global Fund – focal point for community health in the Republic of Congo: Strategic Initiative (2022–2023) and BIRCH project (since 2024); co-led the evaluation of the 2021–2024 and the design of the 2025–2030 community health strategic plans
- ICHESS – Community Health and Capacity Building Officer, then Programme Officer (2021–2022); co-drafted the framework of the Global Fund Strategic Initiative for six African countries
- CRS / Ministry of Health, Congo – deployment of community health workers (2024)
- Ministry of Health, DRC – expert, Directorate of Continuing Education (2012–2020); operational plans in 23 of 26 provinces
- Lead consultant for the mid-term evaluation of the World Bank PDSS/PBF project in Kwilu (2018)
OFFICIAL CV
- Work experience
- Studies & surveys
- 2024 – present · International consultant, ICHESS focal point for community health in the Republic of Congo – BIRCH project (Global Fund)
- 2024 · International consultant supporting the Ministry of Health and Population of Congo – Catholic Relief Services
- 2022 – 2023 · International consultant, focal point of the Global Fund Strategic Initiative on community health in Congo – ICHESS
- 2021 – 2022 · Community Health and Capacity Building Officer, then Programme Officer – ICHESS
- 2012 – 2020 · Expert, Directorate of Continuing Education, Ministry of Health, DRC
- 2011 – 2012 · Head of Planning Unit, Provincial Health Inspectorate, Kongo Central
- 2007 – 2011 · Chief Medical Officer of health zone; provincial coordinator of the national diabetes programme
- 2003 – 2007 · Physician, then Medical Director, Matadi General Referral Hospital
- Enhanced Monitoring for Action (MAA) surveys
- Demographic and Health Surveys (2007, 2014) and MICS (2010, 2017)
- Assessment of community health structures in Child-Friendly Communities, DRC (2019)
- Baseline assessment of community cells and health area committees supported by SANRU (Maniema, Kasaï, Kwilu)
- Operational plans for five health districts in Mali (2021); health situation analysis for universal health coverage in Djibouti
Let’s Work Together
We welcome collaboration with ministries of health, development partners, donors and research institutions. Contact us to explore how our expertise in health systems strengthening, epidemiological modeling and real-time monitoring can support your programs.
CONTACT
Mon – Fri, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
+243 822 325 425
info@ichess-us.org
OFFICE ADDRESS
Nouvelles Galeries Présidentielles
Suite 704 D, 7th floor
Gombe, Kinshasa – DRC
About ICHESS
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