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Summary
Anna Irumai is a senior lecturer currently employed with the Divine Word University attached with School of Health and Systems Development within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is a qualified Health Extension Officer who worked at various health centres in East Sepik including Boram General Hospital and Vanimo Hospital. She also worked at Health Head Quarters holding different positions after obtaining her Arts Degree in Public Administration at UPNG. Her last position at NDOH was director Monitoring Evaluation and Research.
Research Projects:
Teaching
- Quality Management,
- Health Resource Management,
- Health Policy Development,
- Principles of Management.
- Contemporary Health Issues,
- Health Systems Research and tutor in Human Resource across faculty
Experience
Current Designation
Senior Lecturer
Full time
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2018: Currently a senior lecturer in the department of Health Management and Systems Development within Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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2015 – 2017 was employed with the Divine Word University holding the position mentioned above
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2006 – 2014 worked with the national health department. Was holding the position of Director, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research.
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1996 – 2005 was the technical advisor, national health department research unit.
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1991 – 1995 Joined the national health department as a Project Officer.
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1986 Preliminary year (UPNG)
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1987 – 1990 UPNG undertook studies in BA in Public Administration
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1984 – 1985 Clinical HEO Vanimo General Hospital
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1983 – 1981 worked with Department of East Sepik attached to Division of Health Wewak as a clinical HEO and also officer in charge of Wombisa and Timbunke health centres
Affiliations
- Member of PNG Medical Board of Papua New Guinea
- Member of HEO Association of Papua New Guinea
- Member PNG Evaluators Association of Papua New Guinea
Awards
EDUCATION
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Diploma in Health Extension (HEO) Para Med, Madang
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Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (UPNG)
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Diploma in Economic Policy Analysis (NRI)
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Certificate in Statistics (PNGIPA)
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Masters in Science - Health Policy and Management (Wollongong, Australia)
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Certificate in Higher Teaching and learning (DWU)
AWARDS & HONORS
- World Health Organization (WHO) scholarship for 3 months study (Malaysia) in Health Systems Research
- Grant of K60 000 for doing a commissioned research for UNDP and World Vison(PNG)
- Chairperson of Medial Research Advisory Committee of PNG 2006 - 2014
Presentations
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Where are they now? A tracer study of former Health Management students of Divine Word University: by Namun, Irumai, Chakumai, Papapu, Sion & Semos. A poster presentation at “Painim aut Health Research Seminar”, Divine Word University, Madang. 2017, October
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Annual National Health Conference (2014). Annual Sector Review. A Report. Irumai,A.
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Development Partners Summit (2013). National Health Indicators: A report on “The Health Status of PNG”. Irumai.A
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Papua New Guinea Health Information System. A Conference on Health Information Systems in the Pacific, Nadi,Fiji. 2012. Irumai.A.
Publications
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Namun,K., Irumai,A.,Chakumai,K., Papapu.S., Sion,P., Semos,I. 2016. A Tracer Study of former Health Management students of Divine Word University.
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