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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Then, in 1995, I started with one of the biggest USAID Heath projects, after the embargo,
that Haiti never had before called Heath systems 2004, targeting 45% of the population
as a technical advisor with Management Sciences for Health. I worked 16 years managing
subsequently HS 2004 (PHASE 1), HS-2004 (PHASE II), HS-2007, SDSH, SSQH projects
as successively technical Operations Coordinator, Technical Director, Deputy Chief of
Party and ad interim Chief of Party. I had the privilege to serve in Afghanistan in 2003
participating in a health system baseline assessment survey and the results were used to
elaborate with all international partners and donors, around the Afghan Ministry of
Health, a plan reorganizing the entire health system. In Afghanistan, I also presented to
a large donors’ conference, the health performance-based financing model of which Haiti
was known as one of the pioneers
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After the January 12th, 2010, devastating earthquake in Haiti, I participated in many fora
organized by the international donors’ community as keynote speakers under USG
invitation.
In 2011, I agreed to continue to serve the Haitian people as Minister of Health with the
goal to revamp the Haitian health system from 2011 to 2016. Due to socio-political in Haiti
in 2015 causing the resignation of the Prime Minister, she was officially nominated by the
President as the Prime Minister was the First officially appointed Presidential Decree the
1st Acting Minister of Constitutional Affairs of the Republic of Haiti while retaining his
position as Minister of Health. Her main responsibility was to keep the Government
operational while pursuing negotiations for a newly appointed Prime Minister. This step
was successfully done and 2 months after, besides the President she installed a New
Prime Minister and return to her preferred role of Minister for Health.
I served for 2 years as the Chair of PANCAP and COHSOD as well as a Member of the
Global Fund Board in Geneva representing the Latin American and Caribbean region
fighting against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
Because of my capacity to listen, communicate, to take the road with people while
convincing them to modify direction and mindset, I can say that I have a good ability for
partners coordination, client satisfaction, team spirit motivation as well as conflict
resolution.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
I graduated as Medical Doctor from the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in
Haiti in 1987 and went to one year of social service where I started to get a taste of Public
Health by living with the communities, learning from them, and I decided to launch an
immunization community-based program with the objective to reach as much as children
that I could.
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This was one success during this year. Having my License after the Diploma, I entered
in pediatrics residency in October 1988 at the State University Hospital and because I
wanted to participate to the HIV research, after 2 years, I obtained a degree in Pediatrics
in 1990 and went to Cornell- GHESKIO, a well-recognized research pioneer in the fight
against AIDS. During my experience at Cornell-GHESKIO, I had the opportunity to go
to University of Michigan- School of Public Health obtaining my degree in
Epidemiology and Statistics. In 1992, I came back to my pediatrics residency (while
continuing in the research program) and get my Diploma in pediatrics as my 1st
specialty. Then, I went to Harvard School of Public twice, in 2003 while working for
USAID Project to obtain a degree in Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing,
and in 2006 to obtain a degree in Decentralization and tools to make it works.
I took some other courses with certificates on Operations and Finances Management,
Essential Drugs Management, Quantification of HIV/AIDS using Quantimed from
Management Sciences for Health, and Clinical HIV Care and Treatment from AIDS
Health Foundation in Florida and JCRC in Uganda by Prof Peter Mugyenyi.
Last but not least, I decided to keep learning and I decided to take a post-graduate course
of Global Health Supply Chain Management and obtain a Diploma with honors from
Empower School of Health and Kent University of Geneva in June 2020.
Support U.S. government-funded global health activities by leading and managing the
Global Health Supply Chain program-Procurement Supply from forecast and
quantification, through procurement, warehousing, distribution, consumption data
analysis, and on-time replenishment until the last mile in consideration of multi months
dispensing and client-centered approaches supporting HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health-
Family Planning and Maternal-Child Health program while providing related systems-
strengthening technical assistance encompassing all elements of a comprehensive supply
chain to all USG supported institutions as well as the Ministry of Health.
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MINISTERY OF PUBLIC HEALTH & POPULATION- Haiti
Minister of Public Health and Population October 2011 – March 2016
Ensure the Leadership and Governance of the Health sector by developing a National
Health Policy with a 25-year vision guiding a deep reform of the health system, define
the operational priorities with clear expected objectives, ensure the coordination among
national and international partners to identify sources of funding, monitor and evaluate
all actions to produce results. Ensure transparency in all actions by producing integrated
quarterly and annual statistical data reports in consideration of national and international
partners as well as the Ministry of Health for better coordination and decision making.
Represent the project and work with USAID, with the Government of Haiti, and the
Ministry of Health to discuss Project Health Strategies and ensure accuracy. Led and
develop full strategy and yearly scale plans and execution in collaboration with the
project technical team. Supervise technical staff of these components: Child Survival,
Reproductive Health, Family Planning, STI/HIV/AIDS, Human Capacity Development,
Community and mobilization health services, Behavior Change Communication,
monitoring and evaluation, Youth, Safe water, Corporate Social Responsibility,
Governance, and Decentralization. Ensure the Global Project Management.
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH, Haiti March 2000- January 2011
Deputy Chief of Party and Technical Director successively of HS-2004 (Phase II), HS-
2007 and SDSH Projects.
Work with USAID and Ministry of Health to design Project Health Strategies and Assure
Projects Strategic Technical Planning Leadership will define Priority Health
interventions. Elaborate technical framework and guidelines for Partners to be supported
by projects. Follow up on Partners and Project technical staff performance while
evaluating their plans and taking corrective measures. Supervise technical staff of these
components: Child Survival, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, STI/HIV/AIDS,
Human Capacity Development, Community and mobilization health services, Behavior
Change Communication, monitoring and evaluation, Youth, Safe water, Corporate Social
Responsibility, Governance and Decentralization. Provide technical assistance to Public
and Private Partners to increase performance, quality of provided services, improve
organizational and management structure moving toward sustainability. Analyze and
negotiate new technical proposals received from partners before entering or renewing
contracts with the projects. Maintain excellent communication with USAID, other donors,
and foreign agencies working on health. Facilitate the development and maintenance of
harmonious relationships between MSH projects, donors, local government entities,
subcontractors, and local partners. Assist COP in its functions and act as Chief of Party
as needed.
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH, Haiti 1995 - 1998
Technical Coordinator
Set up the Office of Management Sciences for Health HS-2004 Phase I project, participate
in the additional Human Resources recruitment. Lead the project administrative and
technical launch and provide guidance before COP arrival in-country. When COP in-
country, ensure coordination and follow-up of technical activities, provide answers to all
correspondences, or demands of support asked by partners receiving financial and
technical support from HS2004. Assure reception and follow-up of monthly technical and
financial reports according to the contractual terms. Orientate and supervise financial
analysts in charge of financial verification.
The World Health Organization vision and guiding principles popularized by the Pan
American Health Organization in Haiti have always guided our actions and, PAHO
technical advisors, in charge of priority health programs, have always participated in our
strategic and operational thinking and discussions even before becoming Minister of
Health.
As Minister, PAHO was our technical arm for the development of the National Health
Policy for over 25 years since the planning, during the multisectoral departmental
meetings, that culminated in the States-General of Health. The guiding principles, namely
Universality, Equity, Impartiality, Comprehensiveness, and Quality, subsequently
guided the 2012-2022 Health Master Plan resulting from the National Health Policy, are
aligned with WHO/PAHO ones, which provides also technical assistance during its
development.
PAHO was not only a technical assistance arm regarding Policy, guidelines, strategies,
and protocols but served as well as an implementing technical assistance partner
improving access to health services. As an example, the discussions that took place with
the Canadian Government and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
at the beginning of our mandate, to support MOH Maternal-Child Health emphasizing
the primary health care organization from communities to health institutions.
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We agreed that PAHO would be excellent for its execution due to our common vision on
health accessibility and equity. This "Manman ak ti moun in health" (Healthy Mother and
Newborn) project, was executed, monitored, and documented by PAHO and served as a
model during further exchanges with other donors arguing that no maternal mortality
and no neonatal death must occur during pregnancy until the post-partum period. He
inspired us to obtain another support from another United Nations Agency (UNFPA) in
setting up "Baby-Friendly" hospitals with the slogan "A mother cannot die giving birth
neither a newborn discovering life”. This slogan was quickly adopted, with good
communication campaign support, and memorized by all our maternal care providers.
UNFPA
We did work closely with UNFPA for their technical and financial support to the national
forecast and quantification exercise and their contribution making available the RH/FP
commodities in-country. When delivered in-country, products are stored at PAHO/
Warehouse (PROMESS) on behalf of the Ministry of Health. On the other side, UNFPA
did use as well the PAHO model when creating the SONU-B (Obstetrical and Neonatal
Basic Unit) or SONU-C (Obstetrical and Neonatal Chirurgical Unit) with the Ministry of
Health. Primary Health care was also supporting each of the new SONU-B or SONU-C
installed. To fill the OBGYN gap in our regions, the government of Canada supported
financially the creation of Midwives school, with Direct entry (after secondary school) for
4 years, and indirect entry (After completion of nursing school) for 2 years. This reform
was made again with technical assistance provided by PAHO specifically discussing
curriculum. All of us were very pleased with the graduation of the 1st promotion of each
entry.
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UNICEF
Our collaboration was mainly focused on Child Health and Nutrition
When nominated by the School of Governors as Team Leader 2013, I had the honor to
physically benefit from a mentoring session by experts of which some former presidents
from the United States of America and the Latin America region.
Lead meetings, review meetings reports, ensure follow-up of decisions made by the
secretariat et represents the organization in all HIV/AIDS international meetings.
RCMGF (Regional Coordination Mechanism for Global Fund Program) 2012 - 2014
Chair of Executive Board
Participate and lead regional meetings with the objective to improve coordination among
countries between and partners receiving Global Fund support, discussed challenges and
propose solutions by a participatory process, review meetings reports and ensure that all
decisions made were followed by concrete actions.
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COHSOD (CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development) 2012 – 2014
Chair of Executive Board
Participate and lead CARICOM group promoting social and human development by all
the countries members, review the reports and ensure that all solicitations are considered
during international fora. This is a very good discussions platform to find solving
strategies for issues and challenges faced by each country.
Play an active role during the discussions analyzing the Global Fund audit findings
followed by the organizational Reform terminated by the recruitment of a new General
Inspector and a new General Director, Mr. M. Dybul.
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