CURRICULUM VITAE

Full Name: Asem Livingstone

Date of Birth: 10
th
May, 1976
Religion: Christianity
Hometown: Tsito Awudome, Volta Region
Sex: Male
Nationality: Ghanaian
Marital Status: Married
Address: Box GP 14297, Accra
Telephone #: +233(0) 24 4148092
Email: asemkal@yahoo.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

No Institution Place Year Certificate Grade
1 University of
Ghana, School of
Public Health
Legon,
Accra
2009-2010 MSc. Health
Informatics
-
2 Presbyterian
University College
Kwahu
Abetifi
2005-2008 BSc. Information
Communication
Technology
First Class
Honours
3 Kumasi Polytechnic Kumasi 1998-2001 Higher National
Diploma in
Statistics
Second
Class
Upper
Division
4 Akwamuman
Secondary School
Akosombo 1992-1994 Senior Secondary
School Certificate
-
5 Akwamu-West
Presby JSS
Akosombo 1989-1991 Basic Education
Certificate
Examination
-

SHORT COURSES

Training in Hardware Qualified Professional Course (A+ Certification) at IPMC,
Accra, from 3
rd
September 2012 to 7
th
September 2012.

Training of Trainers workshop on the Geographical Information System at East
Gate Hotel, East Legon, Accra from July 25
th
to July 27
th
2012

Training of Trainner in Supportive Supervision Course, Organized by ProMPT
Ghana at True Vine Hotel, Kumasi, from 31
st

th
October 2011- 5
th
November 2011

Implementer Training workshop for District Health Information Management
System 2( DHIS2 Academy), conducted by Department of Informatics,
University of Oslo and The Ghana Health Service at Miklin Hotel-Accra from 7
th

November 2011 to 16
th
November 2011


WORKING EXPERIENCE
March 2014 to date, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Part time Lecturer
in Geographic Information Systems

February 2014 to date, Ghana Health Service, Regional Health Directorate- Volta
Region, Regional Health Information officer

January 2011 to February 2014, Ghana Health Service, Regional Health
Directorate Volta Region, Deputy Regional Health Information Officer
(Biostatistics Officer)

February 2004 to December 2010, Ghana Health Service, District Health
Directorate-Nkoranza South, District Health Information Officer (Biostatistics
Officer)

January 2003-December 2004,Freshcuts Cyber Centre, Supervisor & Computer
Instructor

October 2002- December 2002, Gemini Life Insurance Company (GLICO), Sales
Executive

November 2001-September 2002,National Service at Adumasa Presby JSS,
Asuogyaman District, Teacher, School Liberian and Sports Master

September 2000-November 2000, 37 Military Hospital , Health Information and
Systems Department, Biostatistics Assistant (industrial attachment)

September 1999-November 1999, 37 Military Hospital , Health Information and
Systems Department, Biostatistics Assistant (industrial attachment)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Field Practicum Report: Designing a Web Based Immunization Status Tracking
Database for Dangme West District, A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment
for the award of Master of Science in Health Informatics. May 2010.

Project work: Hospital Database Management System, Case Study Nkoranza St.
Theresas Hospital OPD, A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment for the
award of Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology,
May 2008.

Research Assistant: Exclusive Breastfeeding, ITN, Complementary and
Supplementary feeding coverage in Nkoranza District, January-February 2008,
Principal Investigator District Director of Health Services

Research Assistant: EPI cluster survey to evaluate coverages December 2007
and January 2008, Principal Investigator National EPI Coordinator

Research Assistant: Expanded programme on Immunization (EPI) Cluster
survey to evaluate coverage in Nkoranza District. (Principal Investigators are Dr.
George Bonsu, Deputy Director (PH) and Mr. Richard Henneh, District Director
of Health Services Nkoranza) February to June 2006.

Co-Investigator, Cross Sectional Survey on Low family Planning Acceptor Rate
in Nkoranza District, (Principal Investigator was Richard Kwasi Henneh, District
Director of Health Services Nkoranza), August 2004

Dissertation:, Analysis of Audience Characteristics and Perception of FM
stations in Ghana, Case study of Kumasi FM Stations, (2001) A Dissertation
Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of a Higher National Diploma in
Statistics,

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Project Management, Data Communication and Networking, HTML, Java Script, PHP
and MySQL Web Development, Database Management Systems (Visual Foxpro, Ms
Access and Oracle 9i), Visual Basic 6.0 and Java Programming.


STATISTICAL PACKAGES
SPSS 16, Stata 10, Epinfo 2002 and ARCGIS 10.1


LEADERSHIP ROLES/POSITIONS

Regional Health Information Officer, Ho: Supervised the Management DHIMS
database for the region and providing technical support to the all districts in the region,
involved in regional budgeting and planning activities, respond to data request. Providing
training to staffs when the need arise. February 2014 to Date

Assistant Regional Health Information Officer, Ho: Managing DHIMS database for
the region and providing technical support to the all districts in the region, involved in
regional budgeting and planning activities. January 2011 to February 2014

District Health Information Officer, Nkoranza: collect, compile analyzed and generate
reports for action on all Clinical and Public Health activities in the district, monitor,
supervised and help to train all medical records and biostatistics staffs/Departments in the
district, prepare plans and budget for the district. March 2004 to December 2010.

Assistant Class President 2009/2010 academic year, SPH-University of Ghana

Secretary and Member District Audit and Finance Committee 2008

Member Newborn intervention study team (Newhint Trial Steering Committee)
November 2007 to December 2009

Member National Immunization Days (NID) Committee

Procurement Focal Person/Secretary of Procurement Committee, Nkoranza:
Compile data/minute on all procurement activities within the district. September 2004 to
December 2010.

District Health Committee (DHC) Secretary, Nkoranza: Compile minutes of all DHC
meetings and disseminate it for action.

Organizing Secretary: Ghana Association of Statistics Students (GASS), Kumasi
Polytechnic Branch, 2000 to 2001 Academic year.

Class Secretary: Kumasi Polytechnic 2000 academic Year

SPECIAL SKILLS
Team player, ability to work under stressful condition and adaptable to new working
environment.

HOBBIES
Reading and Watching Football

REFEREES

1. Dr. Samuel O. Sackey
Epidemiology & Disease Control Dept
School of Public Health
University of Ghana
Tel: +233242216542
Email: sackey492003@yahoo.co.uk

2. Dr. Joseph Teye Nuertey
Regional Director of Health Services
Volta Regional Health Directorate
Box 72, Ho
Tel.233 244319387
Email: jnuertey@yahoo.com

3. Dr. Winfred Ofosu
Deputy Director of Public Health
Volta Regional Health Directorate
Box 72 , Ho
Tel.: 233 244976337
Email: wkofosu@yahoo.co.uk

4. Mr. Richard Kwasi Henneh
District Director of Health Services
Nkoranza District Health Directorate
Box 31
Nkoranza B/A
Tel: +233 6146026
Mob: +233 244783833
Email: rkhenneh@yahoo.com