Dr Oscar Radebe
Program Head at Wits RHI
Johannesburg
Summary
With 19 years of experience as a Senior Clinical Advisor and medical consultant, I possess extensive technical and medical expertise in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease. In this role, I provided clinical and technical supervision for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral treatment in government facilities. I also trained and mentored final year medical students, medical doctors, and nurses in effectively managing both HIV positive and negative Men and Key populations on ART and PrEP. As Dr. Oscar Radebe, I offered valuable technical assistance to healthcare workers within the Department of Health (DOH) at various levels, including Provincial, District, Sub-district, and facility level. Throughout my career, I actively participated in numerous technical board committee structures in the National Ministry of Health. I am proud to have been a former member of the Johannesburg AIDS Council (JAC), the private sector HIV clinician Society, and the HIV Research think tank group of HIV specialists.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
2012
2012
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Program Head
Wits RHI
01.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Wits Health Consortium, one of the largest Research Health institutes providing clinical research, vaccinology, providing innovative Health solutions in the changing landscape of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Provide Oversight support to overall Care & Treatment program implementation in two Gauteng Districts: Tshwane and Ekurhuleni under CDC.
- Overseeing about 50 million budget with more than 1000 staff in my team.
- Participate in the Executive Wits RHI meeting as a member of senior executive.
- Provide stakeholder engagements with Department of Health Chief Directors, Clinical managers at District, Provincial and National department of health.
- Wits Health Consortium, one of the largest Research Health institutes providing clinical research, vaccinology, providing innovative Health solutions in the changing landscape of sub-Saharan Africa.
Project Director
FHI360
01.2018 - 12.2021
- Appointed as a Project Director to oversee Men’s Health and Key Population project.
- Worked with local and international projects providing prevention, HIV/TB/STI/PrEP in communities.
- Provided oversight support to programs in Eastern Cape, Cape Town, Western Cape and Gauteng Province.
- Provided technical expertise in program implementation, budget allocation, supported Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Kenya colleagues.
- Worked with countries in Asia, SADAC region, US etc in sharing ideas and met at conferences to share best practices.
Senior Medical Advisor
ANOVA Health Institute
01.2009 - 12.2017
- Facilitator, mentor for other facilitators/trainers at ANOVA health institute.
- Promoted to Senior Medical and communications Consultant -for Health4men program in Gauteng and Pretoria program support.
- HIV Specialist for men’s health and other general population.
- Mentor in the NIMART (Nurses Initiation of ART) in Gauteng Province.
- Training facilitator and mentor-co-ordinate training for internal staff at ANOVA and DOH.
Technical Medical Advisor
Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU)
01.2006 - 12.2009
- Worked as clinical HIV/STI specialist providing clinical expertise to HIV programs in the Gauteng Province.
- Key responsibility in this particular position was clinical mentoring and providing technical expertise to the healthcare workers ie. Doctors, nurses within department of health (DOH) at Provincial, District, Sub-District and facility level.
- Participated as member of the Johannesburg AIDS council (JAC) chaired by the mayor of the City of Johannesburg.
Senior Medical Officer
Chris Hani Bara Academic Hospital
01.2004 - 12.2004
- Post community service at Chris Hani Bara.
- Rotation (12 months): Medical department, Cardiology, Emergency medicine, Obstetrics & gynecology, General surgery and Pediatric surgery.
Education
MBBCH - Medical &surgical degree
University of the Witwatersrand
HIV/AIDS training - Infectious disease HIV/AIDS
University of Pretoria
Certificate - Infectious disease Management Essential HIV/AIDS Fellowship program
University of Pretoria
01.2010 - 01.2020
Skills
strategic leadership
Current Position
2022-10-01
Work Address
22 Esselen street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, 2001
Cell Number
0711468867
Hpcsa Registration
0572764, 0399949
Professional References
- Dr John Imrie, Director of Health Programs Wits RHI, 0727154704
- Dr Gloria Maimela, gloriam@foundation.co.za, 0725280727
- Dr Hillary Mukudu, Stakeholder relationships Specialist, Hmukudu@fhi360.org, 0635045056
- Valerie Makgato-Rasebeka, Director HAST, 0736723096
- Elizabeth Kariuki, Senior Program Officer ESARO, lkariuki@fhi360.org, 0716026551
- Prof Remco Peters, petersr@who.int, +41795764976
- Dr Robert Mokombe, Technical Director TB Program, rmakombe@fhi360.org, 0765129560
- Parsa Sanjana, Director, Program Manager HIV Programs-EpiC, psanjana@fhi360.org, +(202)365-2772
- Dr Tim Lane, Associate Professor, University of California San Francisco
- Dr. Sheri A. Lippman, Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco
Timeline
Program Head
Wits RHI
01.2022 - Current
Project Director
FHI360
01.2018 - 12.2021
Certificate - Infectious disease Management Essential HIV/AIDS Fellowship program
University of Pretoria
01.2010 - 01.2020
Senior Medical Advisor
ANOVA Health Institute
01.2009 - 12.2017
Technical Medical Advisor
Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU)
01.2006 - 12.2009
Senior Medical Officer
Chris Hani Bara Academic Hospital
01.2004 - 12.2004
HIV/AIDS training - Infectious disease HIV/AIDS
University of Pretoria
MBBCH - Medical &surgical degree
University of the Witwatersrand
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