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Technical Areas

  • Health Systems
  • Strengthening Capacity and Commitment in Health Programming
  • Supply Chain Management

Country Director, Ghana PSM Deogratius Kimera

Technical Areas

  • Health Systems
  • Strengthening Capacity and Commitment in Health Programming
  • Supply Chain Management

Deogratius (Deo) Kimera has more than 20 years of international experience in health systems strengthening, including 14 years serving as a chief of party or country director for centrally awarded, multilateral USAID health supply chain projects in Botswana, Tanzania, and Ghana. Deo has worked in health supply chain management in Uganda and played a pivotal role in the setup of PEPFAR by supporting the HIV logistics systems in Nigeria under the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria project.  Knowledgeable of the core functions of health commodities and supply chain management, Deo has experience engaging with multiple partners involved in health service delivery. This includes the Global Fund, PEPFAR, USAID, the former UK Department for International Development (DFID), the World Health Organization, ministries of health, and other host-country institutions. By profession, Deo is a public health specialist and a pharmacist with demonstrated skills in leading supply chain projects for HIV/AIDS; malaria; maternal, newborn, and child health; and family planning.