Profile

Background

Zakariah Abdul-Kassim is an experienced public health professional with a strong background in disease control and health management. With over two decades of experience in various health directorates across Northern and Savannah regions of Ghana, he has held key roles such as Metro Disease Control Officer, District Disease Control Officer, and Municipal Hospital Disease Control Officer. His educational background includes an MSc from the University for Development Studies and a BSc from Catholic University College. Zakariah has also undergone extensive training in areas like EPI management, disease surveillance, and health information systems.

Mr. Zakariah Abdul-Kassim

DDHS-East Gonja

  • 0203498690

  • akzakariah74@gmail.com

EDUCATION

  • MSc: University for Development Studies, Tamale (10/2011 – 09/2013)

  • BSc: Catholic University College, Fiapre (08/2007 – 06/2010)

  • Diploma: Rural Health Training School, Kintampo (10/1998 – 08/2001)

Training and Developement

  • Mid-Level Training for District EPI Managers (TOT): Ghana Health Service, Northern Regional Training Centre, Ghana (9th – 12th July 2005)

  • Nutrition and Malaria Control for Child Survival Project (NMCCSP): Tamale, Ghana (July 2008)

  • EPI Logistics Management: Ghana (August 2009)

  • Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) New Technical Guidelines Training: Radach Hotel, Tamale, Ghana (August 2012)

  • Regional Training for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Campaign Programme: Regional Training Unit, Expanded Programme on Immunization, Northern Regional Health Administration (1st February 2013)

  • Health Information Management Systems (DHIMS 2) (ISTC): Tamale, Ghana (April 2013)

  • Training on Bottlenecks Analysis, Micro Planning and Monitoring: Tamale Sports Stadium Conference Hall by UNICEF & Northern Regional Health Administration, Ghana (15th – 19th October 2013)

Career History

  • Metro Disease Control Officer: Tamale Metro Health Directorate, Northern, Ghana (01/2002 – 10/2010)

  • District Disease Control Officer: Karaga Health Directorate, Northern, Ghana (10/2010 – 09/2011)

  • Municipal Hospital Disease Control Officer: Yendi Municipal Hospital, Northern, Ghana (09/2011 – 05/2013)

  • Municipal Disease Control Officer: Sagnrigu Health Directorate, Northern, Ghana (04/2013 – 10/2018)

  • District of Health Service: Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Health Directorate, Savannah, Ghana (04/2013 – 10/2018)

  • District of Health Service: East Gonja Municipal Health Directorate, Savannah, Ghana (04/2013 – 10/2018)