Israel Paul Nyarubeli
Dar es Salaam
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional, university teacher and researcher with good time management and leadership skills of over 15 years. Skilled with varied data analysis, occupational risk assessment, environmental and occupational heath management, epidemiology and scientific writing. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift enthusiast to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Bergen
12.2023 - Current
- Contributed to the publication of multiple high-impact research articles, showcasing the significance of the findings.
- Enhanced research quality by designing and executing rigorous experiments in a timely manner.
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, Masters and undergraduate students.
Lecturer and Department Head
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
12.2022 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on research, programme curriculum development and teaching strategies including using multimedia platforms.
- Collaborated with faculty and staff to create meaningful learning and consultancy and grant writing experiences.
- Participated and led conferences, symposiums and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
- Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge and skills.
- Enhanced departmental reputation through publication of scholarly articles in esteemed academic journals.
- Coordinated with industry professionals to offer guest lectures, bridging gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application.
Researcher and Adjunct Lecturer
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
12.2019 - 11.2022
- Secured grant funding for critical projects through persuasive proposal writing and effective collaboration with team members.
- Led a research project on intervention to reduce occupational noise exposure among workers in Tanzania using earmuffs
- Established partnerships with external organizations for collaborative research efforts, increasing resources and expertise available for projects.
- Involved involved in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Council Head of Department
Districts in Tanzania
01.2012 - 01.2021
- Contributed to the creation of short, medium and long term strategic plans that aligned with the government overall vision and goals.
- Annual planning and oversaw departmental budgets to ensure financial efficiency, leading to effective use of allocated resources to achieve planned target.
- Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost working morale and promote employee retention.
- Involved and led several committees aimed at improving revenue collections, service delivery within a framework of public private partnership.
Cold Chain & World Bank Programme Co Oedinators
Kiteto District, Tanzania
07.2007 - 06.2012
- Plan, implement and ensure smooth running and coordination of vaccination/immunization activities and ASDP_L, word Bank project activities at district level
- Co ordinate the implementation of Total sanitation and sanitation marketing project activities
- Collected implementation data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.
Education
PhD -
University of Bergen
10.2019
Master of International Health -
University of Bergen
01.2016
MSc. - Environmental and Occupational Health
Muhimbili University of Health And Allied Sciences
12-2015
BSc. - Environmental Health Sciences
Muhimbili University of Health And Allied Sciences
Tanzania12-2007
Skills
- Language- Swahili, English, Norsk(Basic)
- Ms Office (word, excel, powerpoint )
- Data analysis software (EPI info, SPSS, STATA and R- basics)
- Teaching and consultancy experience- implementation research, policy and impact evaluation skills
- Organizational, leadership and interpersonal skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, epidemiology, workplace risk assessment and management
- Research procedures, collaboration and management
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/23/80
- Nationality: Tanzania
Affiliations
- National Secretary, International Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH)
- Workplace Health without Boarders (WHWB)
- Norwegian Research School of Global Health
- Research group: Environmental and Occupational Medicine, UiB
- Registered Environmental Health Practitioner in Tanzania, 0664
- Bergen Sleep and Chronobiology Network
Grants and projects
- 2022, SAFEWORKER project- Norhed II funding: An intervention to reduce occupational noise exposure among workers in Tanzania using earmuffs, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania
- 2016-19, PhD project: Occupational noise exposure and hearing impairments iron and steel factory workers in Tanzania, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen (UiB), Norway
- 2016-22, MENTOR in the MOOC course, "Occupational health in developing countries", Students from 150 countries, UiB, Norway
- 2014-15 Master project: Respirable dust exposure and respiratory symptoms among miners in Tanzania, North Mara Acacia gold mining, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania
Some professional trainings
- Infection Prevention and Control- COVID-19
- Executive Course in Global Health and Drug Policy (3-days course from Geneva Graduate Institute)
- Impact Evaluation
- Operational Research Training (5 days course from Ministry of Health- Tanzania)
- Leadership and Management Skills (5-days course from Mzumbe University- Tanzania)
- Supervision, Monitoring and mentoring Skills (3 days course -JICA/Ministry of Health)
- Infection Prevention and Control (5 days course-Ministry of Health)
- Financial Management, and Procurement Management (14 days course IFAD)
- Planetary boundaries (2 weeks course-Stockholm University- Sweden)
- Comprehensive Council Health Plan with Plan Rep software (14 days training -Ministry of Health and Social Welfare)
- Basics for Cold Chain management for vaccine (14 days training Ministry of Health- IVD section)
- Master trainers of community mobilization through CLTS (14 days training -Water and Sanitation Programme)
- Register and Bio-bank epidemiology (5 days training-University of Trømso, Norway)
- Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2 weeks training -NTNU, Norway)
Some publications
- Nyarubeli IP, Tungu AM, Pallesen S, Moen BE and Mamuya SHD, 2023, Development and initial validation of questionnaire on predictors for the use of hearing protection devices among noise exposed manufacturing workers in Tanzania: A methodological study., Front. Public Health, 11, 1102343, 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1102343,
- Nyarubeli, I.P; Bråtveit, M; Tungu, A.M; Mamuya H.S; Moen, B.E., 2021, Temporary threshold shifts among iron and steel workers in Tanzania: A pre-Interventional study., Ann. Of Glob Health, 87, 1, 35, doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3193,
- Nyarubeli, I.P.; Tungu, A.M.; Moen, B.E; Bråtveit, M., 2019, Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Tanzanian iron and steel workers: A Cross-Sectional Study., Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16, 1367, 10.3390/ijerph16081367,
- Nyarubeli, I.P.; Tungu, A.M.; Bråtveit, M; Moen, B.E., 2019, Occupational noise exposure and hearing loss: A study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Tanzanian iron and steel workers., Arch Env Occup Health, 10.1080/19338244.2019.1607816,
- Nyarubeli, I.P.; Workers in Tanzania's noisy factories are at risk of hearing damage., 2019, The conversation, https://theconversation.com/workersintanzanias-noisy-factories-are-at-risk-of-hearing-damage-114340,
- Nyarubeli, I.P., Bente E. Moen., 2019, Økt bevissthet om støy og hørsel på arbeidsplassene er viktig., Forskning.no, https://forskning.no/populaervitenskapsamfunn-teknologi/okt-bevissthet-om-stoy-oghorsel-pa-arbeidsplassene-erviktig/1317438,
- Nyarubeli, I.P.; Tungu, A.M.; Bråtveit, M.; Sunde, E.; Kayumba, A.V.; Moen, B.E., 2018, Variability and Determinants of Occupational Noise Exposure Among Iron and Steel Factory Workers in Tanzania., Ann Work Expo Health, 62, 9, 11091122, 10.1093/annweh/wxy071,
- Alexander M. Tungu, Israel P. Nyarubeli and Bente E. Moen (Eds.), Towards Sustainable Development; Workers' Compensation for Occupational Diseases and Injuries in the Tanzanian Socio-economic Development, 2022, 978-82-9123287-4,
- Alexander M. Tungu, Israel P. Nyarubeli and Honest P. Ngowi, Health and Socio-Economic Development., Towards Sustainable Development; Workers' Compensation for Occupational Diseases and Injuries in the Tanzanian Socio-economic Development, 2022, 978-82-91232-87-4, Israel P. Nyarubeli, Kyangwe Wambura, Alexander M. Tungu and Bente E. Moen, Occupational Health and Safety., Towards Sustainable Development; Workers' Compensation for Occupational Diseases and Injuries in the Tanzanian Socio-economic Development, 2022, 978-82-91232-87-4,
- Israel P. Nyarubeli and Alexander M. Tungu, Occupational Risk Assessment, Management and Risk Communication., Towards Sustainable Development; Workers' Compensation for Occupational Diseases and Injuries in the Tanzanian Socio-economic Development, 2022, 978-82-91232-87-4,
- Bente Elisabeth Moen, Israel P. Nyarubeli, Alexander M. Tungu, Aiwerasia V. Ngowi, Abera Kumie, Wakgari Deressa, Simon HD. Mamuya, The challenge of obtaining a descent work environment in sub-Saharan Africa., Africa and the sustainable development goals, 2019, 978-3-030-14856-0,
- Nyarubeli, I.P, Alexander M. Tungu, Magne Bråtveit , Simon H. Mamuya and Bente E. Moen, Effectiveness of Earmuffs in reducing the development of standard threshold shift among steel rebars manufacturing workers. An intervention study, EPICOR, the 29th International symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health, Mumbai, India, 03/01/23,
References
- Bente Elisabeth Moen, Professor, UiB - CIH, Postboks 7804, Bergen, N-5020, Norway, +4755588551, Bente.Moen@uib.no
- Magne Bråtveit, Professor, UiB-IGS, Postboks 7804, Bergen, N-5020, Norway, +4799205955, Magne.Bratveit@uib.no
- Simon Mamuya, Professor, MUHAS, P.o Box 65015, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 0787721377, mamuyasimon2@gmail.com
Certification
I, the undersigned hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, this profile correctly describes myself., NYARUBELI, Israel P.
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Bergen
12.2023 - Current
Lecturer and Department Head
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
12.2022 - Current
Researcher and Adjunct Lecturer
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
12.2019 - 11.2022
Council Head of Department
Districts in Tanzania
01.2012 - 01.2021
Cold Chain & World Bank Programme Co Oedinators
Kiteto District, Tanzania
07.2007 - 06.2012
I, the undersigned hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, this profile correctly describes myself., NYARUBELI, Israel P.
PhD -
University of Bergen
Master of International Health -
University of Bergen
MSc. - Environmental and Occupational Health
Muhimbili University of Health And Allied Sciences
BSc. - Environmental Health Sciences
Muhimbili University of Health And Allied Sciences
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