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This Expert's name is Francis Gervase Omaswa

This Expert's occupation is Health Systems Expert
This Expert's location is Uganda
This Expert's nationality is Ugandan

Snapshot

Experience

15+ years

Languages

English, French, Swahili

Countries of Work

Uganda

Areas of Expertise

  • Change management
  • Health management, policy and planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Community health workers--engagement, capacity-building and retention
  • Human resources planning, management, training and development
  • Staff motivation and retention
  • Health management

Professional Experience

  • African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation

    Jun 2008 - Present
    Executive Director and founder. This is an initiative sponsored by African and global leaders who have gained firsthand experience in implementing health and development programs in Africa and at the international level. It is incorporated in Uganda as a nonprofit company. It aims to champion and catalyze the development and growth of sustained African rooted analytical and implementation capacity of African professionals and institutions and to enable Africa to become a better performer in health at home and stronger player in global health.
  • World Health Organization

    Jun 2005 - May 2008
    Special Adviser to the Director General of the World Health Organization/ founding Executive Director, Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA): Convened the first Global Forum on HRH that adopted The Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action; drafted the WHO Code on the International recruitment of Health Personnel
  • Ministry of Health Uganda

    Apr 1999 - May 2005
    Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health Uganda.

    Coordinated the negotiation of a new national Health Policy and sector Strategic Plan, the Sector Wide Approaches and the development of National Supervision Guidelines etc. Improved immunization coverage, utilization of public health facilities, decentralization and donor coordination.

Areas of Expertise

  • Change management
  • Health management, policy and planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Community health workers--engagement, capacity-building and retention
  • Human resources planning, management, training and development
  • Staff motivation and retention
  • Health management