RAMPA VICTOR MOSWEU
Gaborone
Summary
Seasoned Deputy Director with a background in leadership and strategic planning. Have led cross-functional teams to implement operational improvements and achieve organizational goals. Strengths include critical thinking, team building, project management, and communication skills. Track record of driving efficiency while maintaining high standards for performance and compliance.Dynamic healthcare leader with extensive experience at the Ministry of Health, excelling in quality management and regulatory compliance. Proven track record in developing strategic policies and training programs, fostering stakeholder relationships, and implementing ISO guidelines. Adept at project management and effective communication, driving significant improvements in patient safety and healthcare standards.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Director (HSMEQA)
Ministry of Health
Gaborone
02.2022 - Current
- Coordinated all projects with implementing partners, including WHO, PEPFAR, and CDC.
- Led quality improvement initiatives for Botswana Healthcare to achieve regulatory compliance.
- Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including governments and international organizations.
- Assisted in establishing a national knowledge sharing platform to enhance collaboration.
- Developed policies and strategic plans to provide effective leadership and direction.
- Created training programs focused on quality improvement and patient safety.
- Designed an incident management training program to enhance response capabilities.
- Coordinated development and harmonization of quality standards across healthcare infrastructure.
HOD Quality Assurance
Ministry of Health
Gaborone
04.2019 - Current
- Participate in the development of strategic documents to regulate the provision of healthcare in Botswana
- Monitor the implementation of the incident reporting policy and procedure
- Monitor the implementation of the national health policy through another national framework
- Train healthcare workers in Quality improvement and patient safety in healthcare
- Capacitated the healthcare workers in root cause analysis through the country
- Mentor clinic and hospital to attain full accreditation to Cohsasa standards
- Lead person on incident reporting and management
- Analyse and develop trends of incidents in the country
- Monitor the action plan and the milestones of the unit
- Conduct investigation and allegation that were reported to the Health Inspectorate
- Conduct inspections of healthcare facilities for licensing purposes
- Audit healthcare facilities against Cohsasa accreditation and National Health Quality Standards
- Collaborate closely with international Technical Assistants who provide technical support to the Inspectorate
- Developed policy on IPC and guidelines
Vaccine Research and development
Texas Children Hospital and vaccine Development Center
07.2024 - 07.2025
- Conducts laboratory experiments on CSP antigen expression, purification, and characterization
- Participates on vaccine research HBsAg-CSP designed, testing and optimizations
- Prepares reagents, maintains equipment and ensure accurate laboratory documentation
- Report to section heads to meet research milestones
- Adhere to biosafety and quality control standards
Consultant assistant (quality improvement) and Quality Assurance
Ministry of Health
06.2023 - 07.2024
- Reviewed existing health sector policies to identify national health quality goals and improve patient safety.
- Coordinated stakeholder engagement processes to establish a local definition of quality.
- Planned and facilitated multi-stakeholder meetings, ensuring structures for ongoing collaboration.
- Conducted desk reviews on safety and quality of care, synthesizing academic literature and policy documents.
- Collected, analyzed, and synthesized data on safety and quality through facility visits and interviews.
- Developed patient and service provider charters to enhance engagement and accountability.
- Supported creation of a patient and quality measurement framework, identifying key performance indicators.
- Assisted in formulating an operational plan for implementing the National Quality Policy and Patient Safety Strategy.
Principal Health Officer
Ministry of Health
07.2016 - 04.2019
- Health Inspectorate
- Head of the patient safety
- Quality Management Representative for the development quality management system for ISO BOS 9001:
- Conduct inspections of healthcare facilities for licensing purposes
- Audit healthcare facilities against Cohsasa accreditation and National Health Quality Standards
- Collaborate closely with international Technical Assistants who provide technical support to the Inspectorate
- Coordinate the development, approval and adoption of the National Health Quality Standard standards and it monitoring tool
- Facilitate the development, implementation of the National Health Quality Standards by Healthcare facilities
- Participate in the development of strategic documents to regulate the provision of healthcare in Botswana
- Develop managed policy and procedure for the quality management system
- Monitor the implementation of the national health policy through other national framework
- Analyse and develop trends of incidents in the country
- Monitor the action plan and the milestones of the unit
- Conduct investigation and allegation that were reported to the Health Inspectorate
- Coordinated the formulation of the Incident Reporting Policy and Procedure, using participatory processes, and managed the printing and distribution of the policy document
- Lead Block 9, Phuthadikobo clinics and Scottish Livingstone Hospital to full accreditation
Deputy Quality Technical Head
National TB Reference laboratory
01.2007 - 08.2009
- Implementation of the Quality Management System in the quality assurance laboratory.
- Developed the TB quality assurance for the country through the help of CDC
- In charge of planning and organization of all activities required to obtain the status of External Quality Assurance (EQA) Laboratory for the national Tuberculosis Reference laboratory including:
- Training of staff on the importance of the consistent adherence to the set quality standards
- Collaboration with international development partners, including the American Society for Microbiology and the Botswana-USA Partnership/ (CDC) to implement the TB EQA project
- Monitoring of the progress of the EQA and reporting to the leadership and stakeholders
- Coordinated development, control and revision of ISO 17025 controlled documents in the EQA Laboratory.
- Ensure effective coordination of preparation and maintenance of controlled quality management systems documents, their back up and records.
- Manage, review and update all quality management systems documents in the EQA Laboratory
- Establish and maintain procedures and maintain document management system
- Managed internal audits, and dealt with the non-conformities, and putting corrective action in place
- Participated as member in the TB Laboratory Safety Committee and developed the laboratory safety manual
- Maintained the health safety standards and guidelines at both National Reference Laboratory and the External Quality Assurance Laboratory
- Conducted inspections in all TB Laboratories in Botswana
- Standardized operating procedures for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy testing and train laboratory personnel in AFB Microscopy
- Participated in the implementation of ISO 15189 towards accreditation of the national Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, and
- Budgeted for activities of the laboratory and managed the PEPFAR and the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships funds for TB/HIV/ AIDS.
- Led the TB External Quality Assurance Laboratory to be the role model for TB quality assurance laboratory in Africa
- TB laboratory got accredited through SANAS
Senior Scientific Officer
National Health Lab
04.2006 - 12.2007
- Member of the Quality Management System Implementation Team
- Processed samples for isolation and identification of pathogens (Parasites and Microorganisms)
- Provided microbial clinical reports to requesting Medical Officers
- In charge of equipment maintenance and services and of calibration of laboratory equipment, and
- Taught junior staff and students on procedures in microbiology laboratory and processing
- Took part in gonorrhoea surveillance study.
Education
Fellowship training - Vaccine manufacturing
Texas Children Hospital
USA07.2025
MSc - Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Imperial College of London
UK10.2017
BSc - Clinical Microbiology
Auburn University
USA12.2001
Some College (No Degree) - Natural Sciences
University of Botswana
GaboroneSkills
- ISO guidelines expertise
- Effective communication
- Risk management
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Conflict resolution
- Research and analysis
- Team building
- Decision making
- Mentoring and coaching
- Relationship management
- Leadership skills
- Negotiation tactics
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Pivot table creation
- Microsoft PowerPoint expertise
- Microsoft Word proficiency
- Conceptual thinking
- Political acumen
- Professionalism and ethics adherence
- Resilience and drive
- Interpersonal development methods
- Results-oriented approach
- Deadline adherence
Affiliations
- WHO Roster consultant (Quality improvement)
- Member of the WHO patient safety expert group
- Member of the Africa IPC network for Africa
- Member of the Patient Safety Africa Group
- Advisory Board on Anti-Doping to Botswana National Olympic Committee Medical Committee
References
- Judith Nawa, Director HSMEQA, Ministry of Health, +2673632099, +26771682603, jnawa@gov.bw, judithpknawa@gmail.com
- Dr Tsholofelo Molefi, Hod Informatics, Ministry of Health, +26773589275
- Nestor L. Uzcategui, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Antigen Discovery and Molecular Biology Unit, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Nestor.UzcateguiAraujo@bcm.edu, 832-822-0066, 1102 Bates St., C.1470.32, Houston, TX, 77030
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/06/75
- Nationality: Botswana
Contact
P O Box 501823, Gaborone, Botswana, +267 71604556, +267 72705704, vicrr75@gail.com, rmosweu@gov.bw
Timeline
Vaccine Research and development
Texas Children Hospital and vaccine Development Center
07.2024 - 07.2025
Consultant assistant (quality improvement) and Quality Assurance
Ministry of Health
06.2023 - 07.2024
Deputy Director (HSMEQA)
Ministry of Health
02.2022 - Current
HOD Quality Assurance
Ministry of Health
04.2019 - Current
Principal Health Officer
Ministry of Health
07.2016 - 04.2019
Deputy Quality Technical Head
National TB Reference laboratory
01.2007 - 08.2009
Senior Scientific Officer
National Health Lab
04.2006 - 12.2007
Fellowship training - Vaccine manufacturing
Texas Children Hospital
MSc - Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Imperial College of London
BSc - Clinical Microbiology
Auburn University
Some College (No Degree) - Natural Sciences
University of Botswana