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Personnel Information
Name: Regina Bhebhe
Home Address:
No 5 Woodville Park Road/Avalon Road
Woodville
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Cell: 263 772 289 109
E-mail: [email protected]
Work Address:
National TB Reference Laboratory
Old Falls Road/Vera Road
Mzilikazi Township
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Business Telephone: 263 9 200737
Business Fax: N/A
Date of Birth: 7th September 1956
Living/City: Bulawayo
Country: Zimbabwe
Education: Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences (General) with Zimbabwe Institute of Medical
Laboratory Scientist (January1998 - 2000 March) Department of Medical Pathology Laboratories:
Course curriculum: Haematology and blood bank, Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology, Chemistry,
Serology and Histology. Control of diseases by Diagnosis and interpretation and quality control disease
control and surveillance, environmental health, integrate data management, laboratory improvement
and regulation, reference and specialized testing.
Additional Courses:
Certificate of Attendance for participation and successfully completing a training course in Drug
Susceptibility Training using (DST) 1st and 2nd line Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT),
Biosafety and Laboratory Infection Control and Laboratory Accreditation with the Uganda Supranational
Reference Laboratory (November 2014 to December 2014),
Certificate in Strategic Planning & Innovation with 30 European CME (Continuing Medical
Education Units) with International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, (July 2014)
Certificate in Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control (NQF Level 7 Credits 60) with
Stellenbosch University Faculty of Health Sciences Unit for Infection Prevention and Control Cape
Town South Africa 2012: Course curriculum: Identification and transmission of pathogens, Risk
assessment and safe practices in, infection prevention and control, Rendering patient and processing
equipment safe, Applying information to infection prevention and control and Improving hospital design
and environment.
Certificate in Building Design and Engineering Approaches to Airborne Infection Control with
Harvard School of Public Health Center for Continuing Professional Education (awarded 7.8 Continuing
Education Units (CEU) (2011)
Certificate in Budget Planning and Project Management for TB Control with International Union
against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Bangkok Thailand (2007) Course curriculum: strategic
planning and budget preparation and control, forecasting and planning, administration of the budget,
different types of costs, preparation of capital expenditure budgets, calculation of indirect costs
(overhead) preparation of financial reports and presentations and communication.
Certificate in Human Resources Development and Management for TB Control with International
Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Bangkok Thailand (2007) Course curriculum: building
and retaining a skilled, stable workforce. Tools to assess the current status of the organization and
improve their human resource management practices, helps managers incorporate activities that
support human resource into their fundamental processes, workforce planning and staffing,
organization development and performance evaluation and management.
Repeating the Certificate in Health Management Programme (HMP) with the Foundation
Development Program, Business School Economics and Business Studies Faculty South Africa (2014)
Course Curriculum: Managing the Organization: Introduction to Operations Management knowledge
and change management, Introduction to Project Management, Introduction to Human Resource
Management, Self-management, Strength in Teamwork, Diversity & Relationship Management,
Introduction to Markets and Marketing Customer Service, Introduction to Financial Management, and
Self – Management and Presenting Yourself. Certificates in Elementary Typewriting and Intermediate
Typewriting Pitman Secretarial Course with Bulawayo Secretarial College: (1982)
Computer Literacy: Passed the International computer license drive Commercial Skills Assessment
Word MS, Excel, Power Point and Internet (2012) at the Polytechnic College Bulawayo Zimbabwe
Award as best junior worker for the Bulawayo Group Laboratories for the diagnosis of meningitis offered
by World Health Organization: Award (1997)
Work Experience:
Experience:30 years working experience in public health laboratories and within the 30 years I have 14
years working in the National TB Reference Laboratory serving as a first line defence in the recognition
and prevention of diseases by examining specimens for the identification of disease outbreaks,
isolating and identifying the causative agent, determining the source of infection, testing specimens
from presumptive cases of tuberculosis to identify MTB infections and determine effective antibiotic
treatment, test for and aid in the diagnosis of MDR and XDR-TB and by diagnostic testing to private
laboratories and public health laboratories that do not have the capability to fully identify TB.
Tuberculosis control and TB smear microscopy diagnosis, interpretation, quality control, TB culture,
drug sensitivity test, interpretation of results, diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation, reagent preparation,
external quality assurance and quality control.
Junior Medical Laboratory Scientist: at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Bulawayo
Zimbabwe (2000 - August 2004)serving as a first line defence in the recognition and prevention of
diseases by examining specimens for the identification of disease outbreaks, isolating and identifying
the causative agent, determining the source of infection, testing specimens from suspect cases of
tuberculosis to identify MTB infections and determine effective antibiotic treatment, test for and aid in
the diagnosis of MDR and XDR-TB and by diagnostic testing to private laboratories and public health
laboratories that do not have the capability to fully identify TB.
Tuberculosis control and TB smear microscopy diagnosis, interpretation, quality control, TB culture,
drug sensitivity test, interpretation of results, diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation, reagent preparation,
external quality assurance and quality control.
Acting as Chief Medical Laboratory Scientist duties:(September 2004 - June 2007 to ensure a high
level of skills and knowledge is applied and carried out in routine tuberculosis diagnosis, interpretation,
monitoring and evaluation and external quality assurance, quality control for TB smear microscopy,
culture and drug sensitivity in the entire National TB Program (NTP) and its TB smear microscopy
laboratory network. Planning, budget preparation, control and, administration of the budget, preparation
of financial reports and budget presentations and communication that included monitoring and
evaluating the NTP TB smear microscopy laboratory network. Human Resources Development:
building and retaining a skilled, stable workforce for the NTP TB smear laboratory network.
Improvement of human resource practices for TB smear microscopy by incorporating activities that
supported human resource strengthening and training for the NTP TB smear laboratory network into the
fundamental processes, workforce planning and staffing Organizational development: performance
evaluation and management, produced standard operating procedures and data capture materials for
the NTP TB smear microscopy laboratory network. Organizing and coordinating trainings, including
coordinating with partners (donors) and stakeholders. Consultancy and procurement of NTP TB smear
microscopy laboratory network reagents, consumables and equipment including the TB smear
laboratory building and design, and the maintenance of the equipment such as biosafety cabinets and
microscopy. Distribute TB smear microscopy reagents and consumables and make sure that they have
enough reagent supplies have good working environment and supervisor all the NTP TB smear
microscopy laboratory network conducting the diagnosis of TB smear microscopy. Organize and
carryout external quality assurance and quality control for the NTP TB smear microscopy laboratory
network. Develop and carry out operational research and implement a surveillance of anti-tuberculosis
drug resistance. National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Bulawayo Zimbabwe
Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist:(July 2007 – July 2012)Ensure a high level of skills and
knowledge is carried out in routine diagnosis of tuberculosis smear microscopy within the department
including advocacy communication and social mobilization for tuberculosis control and external quality
assurance and quality control training programs for NTP TB smear laboratory network. Trainings for
human resource strengthening for the NTP TB smear laboratory network and other health care
providers. National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Bulawayo Zimbabwe (to August 2012)
Title: Principal Medical Laboratory Scientist (August 2012 to current)
Job Description (Supervisor for the TB smear microscopy department (July 2007 to August 2012)
TB culture department (August 2012 to April 2013), TB culture department
1.To provide accurate and precise analytical results in a timely manner for a wide range of diagnostic
and analytical functions for the assessment and surveillance of tuberculosis control infections genetic
and environmental exposure and serve as a first line of defence in the rapid recognition and prevention
of the spread of the tuberculosis disease by: Detection of acid – fast bacilli by microscope,
bacteriological culture of clinical specimens for mycobacteria, identification of mycobacterial species,
performance of drug susceptibility tests, performance of quality assurance and proficiency testing,
consultation with health care workers on the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, collection and
analysis of laboratory data for epidemiological purposes, training and education of laboratory
personnel, participation in epidemiological and operational research, partnerships and communication
2. Integrated Data Management: Serve as a focal point for the accumulation, blending and
dissemination of scientific information in support of public health programs, capturing TB laboratory
data essential for public health analysis and decision-making, assuring the ability to maintain and
communicate laboratory data using standardized data formats. Assuring the rapid dissemination of
laboratory information to assist in identification, understanding and control of tuberculosis disease and
provide primary data necessary to carry out policy and planning.
3. Environmental Health and Protection: provide occupational health testing to assist in efforts to
protect indoor air quality and laboratory workers’ health.
4. Laboratory improvement and regulation: coordinate and promote quality assurance programs,
serve as a standard of excellence for local and private laboratories performance and develop and
oversee quality assurance and laboratory improvement programs to ensure reliability of laboratory data
used for TB control.
5. Policy development: Provide scientific and managerial leadership in developing TB laboratory
policy, promoting and integrating TB smear laboratory science into practice.
6. Epidemiological and operational research: evaluate and implementing new technologies and
analytical methodologies to ensure the laboratories provide state of art, cost effective and timely
analytical and diagnostic services and support to the TB smear microscopy laboratory network,
identifying the need for new laboratory methodologies for TB detection and prevention, conducting
research to improve TB laboratory tests for more effective TB disease surveillance
7. Training and education: by providing and facilitate training courses and workshops for laboratory
personnel in both private and public laboratories for continually upgrade the knowledge and skills
essential for providing quality services. Provide continuing education in management and leadership in
health system strengthening and health information and surveillance development for those charged
with administrative roles by training and supporting the practical definition of the laboratory staff and
other health care workers in operational research with basic steps to guide i.e. spelling out defined
goals and objectives of the NTP health programme. Identify, prioritize and articulate constraints and
obstacles that present these objectives being achieved.
8. Partnerships and communication: by developing and strengthening partnerships among the TB
smear laboratory network, public health leaders, managed care organizations and private industry to
forward understanding of the important role played by public health laboratories, the national
tuberculosis ( NTP) programme and the health system. Maintain strong communications ties with health
officers, national and provincial health officials, national TB control directors, national health budget
personnel, environmental program directors, maternal and child health officers and other laboratory
management personnel and national leadership. And also highlight the role of the public health TB
smear microscopy laboratories to public health programs
Main Task
1….TB Smear Microscopy Technical: carry out all requested sputum smear examinations by
detection of acid-fast bacilli by microscopy, and the new diagnosis tool the gene xpect machine and
preparation of smears including numbering/engraving of slides, selection of useful particles, fixation,
staining, decolorisation and counter staining, use of microscopy with immersion oil objective and slide
reading, internal quality control, disinfection and sterilization of contaminated material and safety
measures for handling sputum specimens TB Smear Microscopy Administrative: Receipt of specimens
and dispatch of results, maintenance and minor repairs of microscopes, management of reagents and
laboratory supplies, reporting of results and recording of data in the TB laboratory register, reporting of
results to the laboratory health structure and the patient, storage of positive slides and negative slides
for quality assurance and identify problems occurring during sputum-smear microscopy and recording
of results
TB Smear Microscopy Managerial Skills: Coordinating and organization of trainings on TB smear
microscopy, supervision of TB smear laboratory network and conduct external quality assurance and
strengthening partnerships and communication by developing and strengthening partnerships among
the TB smear laboratory network, public health leaders
2….Mycobacterial culture of clinical specimens Technical: Detection of acid – fast bacilli by
microscope and gene xpert, bacteriological culture of clinical specimens for mycobacteria,
decontamination of bacteria other than mycobacteria and liquefaction of mucous and organic debris in
the specimen, TB culture identification of culture growth and identification of mycobacterial species,
performance of drug susceptibility tests, and decontamination of all specimens submitted for
mycobacterial culture, inoculation of all specimens on selective mycobacterial media (i.e. solid using
Lowenstein Jensen Media/Ogawa Media and liquid culture media using Mycobacterium Indicator
Growth) and i.e.the new technology of the Bactec machine MGIT 960 and Line Probe Assay (LPA)
smear preparation from the decontaminated specimens, applying all new biohazard safety measures
and TB risk assessment measure. Reporting and recording of results.
Administrative: Receipt of specimens and recording in the culture resource documents according to
the required data capture format received and internal quality control.
3….Training and Education: Training of TB smear laboratory network human resource
(e.g.microscopists/other health care workers) on relevance of sputum smear microscopy techniques to
TB diagnosis, follow-up during treatment and treatment evaluation and drug resistance and
management of MDR-TB problematic programme
4….. Laboratory Improvement and Regulation: Promote quality assurance programs for TB smear
laboratory network through training and proficiency testing and also evaluate and implement new
technologies and analytical methodologies to ensure the laboratories provide state of art, cost effective
and timely analytical and diagnostic services and support to the TB smear microscopy laboratory
network, identifying the need for new laboratory methodologies for TB detection and prevention,
conducting research to improve TB laboratory tests for more effective TB disease surveillance
5….. Integrated Data Management: data capture TB laboratory essential for public health analysis
and decision-making and assuring the ability to maintain and communicate laboratory data using
standardized data formats and the rapid dissemination of laboratory information to assist in
identification and understanding the control of tuberculosis disease and provide primary data necessary
to carry out policy and planning.
I have been one of the seven board members of Ingutsheni Central Hospital management board for the
past three years, and I was one of the seven Stop TB Partnership administrators on the
www.healthdev.org and a member of the global health delivery online.org for Harvard School of Public
Health for Continuing in Education, and a member of the Union’s International Management
Development Programmes for Tuberculosis Control.
Affiliated to: Community Based Early TB Diagnosis Initiative and Consultancy (2009 - current):
Coordinate advocacy, communication and social mobilization for tuberculosis (TB) control services:
empower the community, community leaders, tuberculosis (TB) patients, people living with HIV, by
providing awareness campaigns and education to reduce stigma associated with tuberculosis,
transmission, prevention, treatment and care. Advocate for better tuberculosis control, diagnosis,
patient care, treatment and improve supportive communication to health care providers and
stakeholders on the knowledge and awareness of the importance of tuberculosis (TB) infection control.
Produce educational tuberculosis materials, posters and assist patients and the community in getting
early diagnosis, treatment and care.
Registration: with Zimbabwe Medical Laboratory Scientist and Clinical Council.
Publications: 75 publications on these journals: WHO Stop TB News, Stop TB Partnership, global
health delivery online for Harvard School of Public Health and harm reduction. I have a blog with issuu
newsletter IMDP union.
Mentor: Armand van Deun (March 2005 to March 2007 e-mail:[email protected]
Regina Bhebhe (PMLSc, FIPC)
Reference:
1. Dr. O. Mugurungi
DirectorAids and TB Unit
Ministry of Health and Child Care
P. O. Box CY 1122
Causeway
Harare
Zimbabwe
Telephone: 263 4 726803/730193/730192
Cell: 263 0712 610 094
E-mail: [email protected]
2. Agatha Hlongwane
Mpilo Central Hospital Laboratory Services
Ministry of Health and Child Care
P. O. Box 2096
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Telephone: 263 9 212011 -19