Oretha Paye-Mehngonzeh
TB Specialist (Nursing & Counselling)
Working groups
Background
Oretha has a strong background in public health and Nursing. She has worked as a nurse for more than 20 years and as a public health staff for more than 11 years with adequate impacts.
She is also fully experienced in TB Case management with good outcomes.
She has good experience in research processes and documentations. Additionally, Oretha has full skills in sexual gender-based violence case management as well as good knowledge in general counselling.
She is very happy working with BI, a research program which enables her to realise her public health plans over the years.
Qualifications
- 2016: Master's Degree in Public Health, Cottington University Graduate School, Liberia
- 2011: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, United Methodist University, Liberia
- 2002: Associate Degree in Nursing, Winifred Harley College of Health Sciences, Liberia
- 2013: SGBV/Psychosocial counselling training, WHO& Medica Mondiale, Liberia
- 1999: Paramedical Diploma in Nursing, Conakry Guinea
Appointments
- 2018-ongoing: MSF Association
- 2003-ongoing: Nursing Association of Liberia
Awards
- 2022: Florence Nightingale Award
- 1996: Best Academic performance student Award
Positions
- 2022: TB Specialist, Nursing & Counselling, Burnet Institute, Daru, PNG
- 2021-2022: Outreach Manager, South Sudan
- 2019-2020: Outreach & Nursing Activity Manager, MSF, Papua New Guinea
- 2018-2019: project Manager, international Rescue Committee, Liberia
- 2017-2018: project coordinator/Team Lead, Management Sciences for Health, Liberia
- 2013-2016: project coordinator, medical Teams International, Liberia
- 2010-2012: Reproductive Health Supervisor (SGBV), Medica Mondiale, Liberia
- 2008-2009: Research Nurse, Malaria research, MSF Switzerland, Liberia
- 2003-2008: Deputy Head Nurse, MSF Switzerland, Liberia
Current projects
RID-TB: Reducing the Impact of Drug-Resistant TB in Western Province, Papua New Guinea
We're a partner in a multi-stakeholder response to the major tuberculosis epidemic in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Systematic Community-Wide Engagement and Elimination Project for Tuberculosis (SWEEP-TB) in Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
This community-centred public health project will screen all residents of Daru, Papua New Guinea to detect, treat and prevent tuberculosis.
