Expert Network

About : Area of expertise: communication for development, programme communication, strategic communication and outreach Countries/regions: Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia), Western Europe (Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands), USA

About : Currently leads the Maternal and Child Health and Zika Response Task Order issued under the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program - Procurement and Supply Management project. Also serves as Chair of Maternal Health Supplies Caucus of Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition. Previously, Senior Principal Technical Advisor for RMNCH with Management Sciences for Health responsible for MNCH activities under the USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services program. Also supported MSH technical assistance to improve the quality of MNCH services in six countries in Central America under the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative. Over 20 years of experience in the design, implementation and monitoring of health programs in reproductive, maternal-child health, infectious diseases, and behavior change interventions to improve medicine use. Holds a master of health science in international health from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Fluent in Spa

About : Cyrille MASSAMBA, pharmacist, Health Economist holding a Master of Public health degree, is a Senior Technical Advisor with 30 years of experience in public health and special interest in RMNCH health. After private sector, he joined Health Zone before integrate MSH since 2012. He works to support government services as key role mobilizer of various partners of Ministry of Health (MoH). He contributes in organizing meetings for MoH partners to coordinate activities that support increasing access to the 13 lifesaving products for women and children. He is very involved in the current work of the UN Commission to improve access to lifesaving commodities for women and children.

About : Fiona Theunissen is leading the advocacy and communications activities on a multi-country maternal health project which aims to reduce maternal deaths from postpartum haemorrhage through access to heat stable carbetocin. Fiona has an extensive program management, advocacy, communications and technology transfer background in the health sector working with governments, civil society and the private sector to expand access to treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in India, China, Russia and South Africa, providing services for cancer patients and contributing to the expansion of midwifery services in low income countries.

About : I am part of the Every Newborn Action Plan Metrics team at LSHTM led by Professor Joy Lawn, in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO). Our work is focused on improving global health outcomes for mothers and newborns through the development of feasible metrics for newborn health. The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), is underwritten by a 2014 World Health Assembly Resolution, and aims to support countries in reaching the target of fewer than 12 newborn deaths per 1000 live births, and fewer than 12 stillbirths per 1,000 total births by 2030. Data are crucial to track progress towards this ENAP vision for quality of care at birth. However, there is a major gap for data to track programmatic coverage, quality and service readiness. As seen from programmes such as immunisation, malaria and HIV, these data are fundamental for local programme planning and financing, especially to ensure we reach the poorest families, as well as for global governance.

About : * Areas of expertise :- Over 30 years experience in newborn health including quality of care within the framework of RMNCAH, clinical care, training, program implementation and research. * Countries worked in : Senegal, Swaziland, Rwanda, DRC, Uganda, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Ghana, India, East Timor, Cambodia,El Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Bolivia. * Languages: English: fluent; French: Reading –4; Speaking –3 writing -3; Hindi and Tamil (fluent in spoken language). * Certified trainer for Helping Babies Breathe and Care of the small baby. • Developed the Ghana National Newborn Health Strategy and Action Plan (2014-2018)

About : A logistics and supply chain profession in the Ghana Health Service contributing to the healthcare delivery and improvement. Of interest to me is maternal and child health and hence my concentration research on assessing the role of supply chain function in delivering quality health service.

About : I am a life science professional supporting information technology (IT) compliance initiatives for global biopharmaceutical companies.

About : Areas of expertise: newborn and child health, iCCM, pharmaceutical management, supply chain management Country experience: Africa (Burundi, DRC, Guinea, Senegal, Rwanda, Tanzania) LAC (Guatemala); Languages: English (native); Spanish (fluent); French (fluent); Kiswahili

About : Areas of expertise: editing, knowledge sharing, dissemination, advocacy, training, community mobilisation, workshop organisation/facilitation, setting up and managing resource centres and knowledge networks, developing/reviewing and publishing organisational knowledge products such as research and annual reports, policy briefs, online newsletters and publicity materials such as brochures, posters and banners, among others. Langauges: English (fluent), Kiswahili (native), French (intermediate)

About : Kabir U. Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. PhD Technical Adviser, Commodity Security Branch Technical Division, UNFPA HQ, NY Dr.Ahmed, a specialist in Public Health, has 34 years of experience in the areas of MCH/FP, Child Survival, Health Management and Disease Surveillance and lately(for last 11 years) in RH Commodity Security. Prior to the current position in UNFPA HQ, he has worked for USAID-funded projects with JSI and MSH, Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), UNFPA Country Programs in Nepal and MoH in Bangladesh. As Regional Health Advisor in World Vision International (1988-1992), he has worked in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. As Reproductive Health Advisor in USAID funded NGO Networks Project (1999-2003), he has provided technical assistance to selected countries in South Asia, South East Asia, East Africa and West Africa.

About : As the director of procurement at PATH, Keith Neroutsos is in charge of procurement personnel, operations, and technical assistance. He has an extensive background in purchasing, logistics, warehousing, business administration, finance, and audit from prior assignments. Mr. Neroutsos has a bachelor of arts degree in business and economics from the University of Washington with a concentration in econometric modeling.

About : Ms Nadi Nina Kaonga, MHS, is the Senior Program Manager and Senior Technical Advisor, currently serving as the Interim Deputy Director, at HealthEnabled, helping lead the Africa-based not-for-profit’s digital health work across the globe. Nadi has managed and coordinated the implementation and evaluation of large-scale mobile health (mHealth) initiatives throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. She has spent time working in her home country of Malawi; she has also worked extensively in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. She is teaching faculty with the Harvard Summer Program. She is a graduate of Columbia University and she also holds Masters degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Tufts Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Studies. She is a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

About : When not Huddling, Rick enjoys sports and outdoor activities.

About : Pediatrician and public health expert with program focus on adolescent, newborn, child health and development. Country experiences in Africa: Ethiopia, south Sudan, Malawi, Ghana, Liberia and Burundi Languages: Amharic and English

About : I am the Senior Program Manager for CHAI’s Maternal and Neonatal Health program in Ethiopia. In this role, I lead the implementation of the program across the country, working with the team to ensure continuous momentum and progress. I started my work with CHAI in2012, and working with deep commitment and passion on maternal and child health, and contributed a lot in the area of MNCH in Ethiopia. Prior to joining CHAI, I worked across a broad spectrum of public health agencies in Ethiopia, all focused on HIV/AIDS. In the public sector he worked as medical director of health centers and hospitals in Addis Ababa and several places in remotest part of Ethiopia in big regions such as South and Oromia regions. From 2007 to 2008 I worked as head of HIV/AIDS prevention and control office of Addis Ababa City Administration (The capital city of Ethiopia). I was also working for WHO as senior program officer supporting Federal HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control office of Ethiopia (FHAPCO).