This Expert's name is Dr Javed Rahmanzai
This Expert's occupation is
President and Chief Executive Officer
This Expert's location is
Kabul, Afghanistan
This Expert's nationality is Afghan
Snapshot
Experience
15+ years
Languages
Arabic, English, Hindi
Countries of Work
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, United States of America, Uzbekistan
Professional Experience
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Emerging Leaders Consulting Services
Oct 2008 - PresentI am the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer for Emerging Leaders Consulting Services. As President and CEO of this research and business consulting company, I have provided strategic direction to the team, while pursuing ELCS aspirations. Over the course of past years, I led development of partnerships while working with over 45 international organizations, development partners, research organizations, higher education institutions both at the local and international levels. Helped ELCS survive during the financial crisis, while increasing company portfolio from a small grant of $400 to more than $15,300,000 dollars in the span of 9 years. -
Emerging Leaders Consulting Services/ The World Bank
Oct 2012 - Oct 2013Represented ELCS with Tajikistan National NGOs Association to undertake a project in Tajikistan on Improving Good Governance in Tajikistan. Led design of stakeholder mapping and analysis exercise, design and implementation of a survey to create baseline for the project regarding Civil Society Organizations' engagement in good governance in Tajikistan, served as lead person in organization of several consultation forums with lead CSOs on good governance including a national roundtable in Dushanbe where members of the parliament, representative from Presidents office were presented. Organized several training workshops for CSOs on good governance, M&E, transparency, advocacy, civic engagement -
University of Massachusetts,
Nov 2009 - Dec 2010Worked with University of Massachusetts in the capacity of Program Manager "Curriculum Development" through the Higher Education Program to assist Kabul Medical University in the initiation of first Government supported Master of Public Health Program in Afghanistan. Chaired a taskforce, comprising of national and international experts, to oversee development of the MPH program components including, mission, vision, program objectives, priority discipline, faculty credentials, affiliations and curriculum. Facilitated several institutional development, leadership, curriculum development and public health intensive courses for the senior management of several higher education institutions.
Education
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University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Graduated 2008Public Health Administration and Policy "Major", Global Health "Minor" (Master of Public Health) -
Kardan Institute of Higher Education
Graduated 2006Diploma in Business Administration with focus on Human Resources Management -
Shiekh Zahid University
Graduated 2002Medical Doctor (MD)
Publications
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Progress and inequities in maternal mortality in Afghanistan (RAMOS-II): a retrospective study
Published Oct 2017 View publication -
Midwives is the backbone of our health system: Lessons from Afghanistan
Published Oct 2013 View publication -
Afghanistan's national strategy for improving quality in health care
Published Mar 2013 View publication -
Establishment of an accreditation system for midwifery education in Afghanistan
Published Jun 2008 View publication
Areas of Expertise
- Curriculum development
- Training
- Civil society engagement
- Social participation and health communication
- Strengthening linkages between community health and PHC
- Contracting health providers
- Domestic resource mobilization
- Health coverage schemes
- Health management, policy and planning
- Institutional strengthening
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Private sector engagement
- Regulation and enforcement
- Stakeholder engagement
- Strategic planning
- Strategy development
- Health management information systems
- Health-related surveys
- Behavior and health literacy
- Health promotion
- Immunization
- Preparedness for public health emergencies
- Community health workers--engagement, capacity-building and retention
- Human resources planning, management, training and development
- Cost benefit analysis
- Data collection methodology
- Performance management plans
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Research
- Results and logical frameworks
- Maternal, newborn and child health
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- Health provider capacity mapping
- Policy analysis
- Problems and priorities assessment
- Root cause analysis
- Stakeholder analysis
- Community health services
- Design and organization of service delivery models that include PHC and community health services
- Health management
- Licensing and accreditation
- Quality and quality assurance
- Facilitating stakeholder dialgoue
- Strategic communications for engaging with community stakeholders for health
Affiliations
Afghanistan National Public Health Association
Afghanistan Fulbright Alumni Association
Afghanistan National Midwifery Education and Accreditation Board
Afghanistan Medical Council Working Group
Afghanistan Cancer Foundation
Afghanistan Fulbright Alumni Association
Afghanistan National Midwifery Education and Accreditation Board
Afghanistan Medical Council Working Group
Afghanistan Cancer Foundation