Rashid Hamisi

I am health systems researcher and practitioner with strong interests in delivering universal health coverage – through providing expert knowledge to various stakeholders that are supporting the implementation of health systems strengthening initiatives. Assist health systems actors in policy formulation and implementation, with the overall goal of nurturing resilient, responsive and equitable systems in fragile, conflict-affected and shock- prone settings

• Dorothy, Nyemba, B positive Programme Coordinator, Dorothy.nyemba@uct.ac.za, Centre for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Research School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
• Bekezela Bobbie, Khabo, Technical Director (Former), drkhabo.b@gmail.com, Zvandiri, 11 and 12 Stone Ridge Way, Avondale, Zimbabwe
• Jill, Olivier, PhD Supervisor/ Health Systems and Policy Convenor Health Policy and Systems Division, Jill.olivier@uct.ac.za, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Observatory, 7935, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
• Tafadzwa, Bepe, Technical Advisor, tbepe@ophid.co.zw, Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development, 20 Cork Road, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe

• Active membership; Health Systems Global
• Affiliated with the Hive https://hive.ahpsr.org/
• Registered as a General Nurse with the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe
• Member of the Public Health Association of South Africa

• Presented an abstract at the 6th Global Health System Research Symposium 2020 (Dubai), organized by the Health Systems Global
• Hamisi R, Olivier J (2025) The effectiveness of multisectoral collaboration and public-private partnerships in steering vaccine supply chain management interventions in LMICs, VACFA, University of Cape Town
• Hamisi R, Olivier J (2024 – submitted)”The effects of funding withdrawals in fragile systems: a case study in Tsholotsho District Hospital in Zimbabwe”, BMC Public Health
• Hamisi R, Olivier J, Murungu J (2023) The impact of healthcare worker attrition in optimal HIV response in fragile systems: A case study of Beitbridge district, Zimbabwe – abstract accepted for poster presentation at the International Conference for AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2023. http://icasa2023.saarcica.org/
• Hamisi R, Olivier J (2024) The effects of funding transition in fragile systems: a case study in Tsholotsho District Hospital in Zimbabwe – abstract accepted for presentation at the Health Systems Research Symposium (HSR) 2024, Health Systems Global, Nagasaki, Japan https://healthsystemsglobal.org/hsr2024/
• Abstract Reviewer (February– May 2024)- Health Systems Research Symposium 2024, Nagasaki, Japan https://healthsystemsglobal.org/hsr2024/
• Olivier J, Hamisi R et al, Theoretical Magpies: Stealing Social Science vTheories for Quality HPSR – Capacity building Session at the Health Systems Research Symposium (HSR) 2024, Health Systems Global, Nagasaki, Japan. https://healthsystemsglobal.org/hsr2024/

• Experienced public health practitioner with 14 years of experience in leadership, management, and research of public health interventions in the public and private not-for- profit health sector (St Luke’s Mission Hospital, Tsholotsho District Hospital, and CIDER UCT, OPHID, Zvandiri).
• Expertise in program management, monitoring, and evaluation, including technical oversight, within the public sector and private sector—in Zimbabwe and South Africa
• Experience in management of PEPFAR-funded (USAID and CDC) HIV programs (Zvandiri and OPHID)
• Expertise in inter-sectoral stakeholder and donor engagement at subnational, national, and regional levels.
• Expertise in the implementation of public health interventions in Key and diverse populations – Young Women Selling Sex, LGTBQIA, MSMs, Paediatric, Adolescent and Young Adults HIV prevention, care and treatment programs.
• Experienced in service delivery to AGYW in the DREAMS-RISE consortium.
• Experienced in PEPFAR and UNAIDS-funded HIV prevention, care, and treatment research (BPos and PrEP study).
• Competence in Rapid HIV testing and counselling (Trained 2015)
• Ability to lead and work individually and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Expertise in analyzing data using RedCap, Epi-Info, and STATA 14
• Literate in Microsoft packages, Ryann and Covidence

• Lecturer (Part-Time), Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental and Health Sciences, Women’s University of Africa, Zimbabwe
• Completed the online course on Protecting Human Research Participants and Good Clinical Practice