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Franklin C. Baer, MHS-TM,
DrPH
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Primary Health Care Systems
Management
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E-mail:
FRANK@bemorecreative.com
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My international
health career spans 30 years of designing, managing, and evaluating
primary health care programs. In 1976, I helped create one of the
first FBO-managed decentralized health zones in Zaire (now DR
Congo). From 1982-1991, I was project manager for the SANRU I/II
Basic Rural Health projects which helped to develop 100 of Congo’s
health zones. Many of those health zones are co-managed by Catholic
and Protestant Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs).
Upon leaving Zaire in
1991, I began working as an independent consultant with a variety of
donors, centrally funded projects, Ministries of Health, FBOs, and
PVOs. I have worked in thirty countries, mostly in Africa. I am
particularly interested in assignments that involve
consensus-building, integrated design, decentralization, and
participatory evaluation of primary health care systems that are
managed (or co-managed) in collaboration with FBOs and NGOs.
Today most of my
assignments concern rebuilding post-conflict health systems of
Liberia and DR Congo. In Liberia, I am an advisor to the MOHSW on
behalf of USAID (via BASICS) to develop and implement a five year
National Health Plan. For more information please go to
LiberiaMOHSW.org.
In DR Congo, I serve as the senior consultant advisor to Interchurch
Medical Assistance World Health (IMAWH) and the Protestant Church of
Congo Medical Office for their partnership projects. In recent years
I have also served as a resource person to USAID for a “Humanitarian
to Development Transitions Workshop” for S. Sudan, and as the
primary consultant to the World Bank for the health component design
of their PMURR program (Multi-sector Emergency Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction Program) in DR Congo.
I am also
an avid Webmaster. I believe that the Internet can be a useful tool
to provide access to resources for international health and primary
health care. To this end, I have created a network of more than
forty websites at BeMoreCreative.com
to share quotations
related to creativity and to encourage Thinking, Working and
Living More Creatively.
I.
EDUCATION:
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Doctor of Public Health (DrPH),
May 1982: Intl Health and MCH; Tulane SPH&TM.
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Masters of Health Science in Tropical Medicine (MHS-TM), May
1976: Johns Hopkins SH&PH.
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Diploma, July 1973: Tropical
medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Bachelor of Arts, May 1972:
Biology and Natural Sciences, Goshen College, Goshen, IN.
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II. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
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Delta Omega Honor Society,
member since 1982.
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National Council of
International Health (NCIH): member since 1983.
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American Public Health
Association (APHA): member, 1997-1998.
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Christian Connections for
International Health (CCIH): vice-president (1992-1995);
secretary
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(1997-98); Webmaster
(1997-present); editor of "The CCIH Forum" (1997-2001).
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III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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A.
EVALUATIONS (CHILD SURVIVAL):
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Bangladesh: Mid-Term Evaluation of a Child Survival
Project (CRWRC, Jul 07)
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DR Congo: Final Evaluation of the SANRU III
project (for IMA Feb 06)
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Malawi
Tiweko Test Child Survival
Project (MTE & FE for World Relief, Aug 02, 04)
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Uganda Community-Based IMCI Child
Survival (MTE Africare, Sep 01)
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Mozambique
Nacala-a-Velha Child Survival
(Save the Children, Aug 00)
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Haiti: RICHES
2000 Child Survival (CARE, July 00)
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Malawi: CHAPS: Child
Health Partnerships Project (Save the Children, Apr 00)
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Mozambique: Vurhonga Child
Survival Project in Mozambique (World Relief, Sep 97; Aug 99)
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Mali: Community
Health Project at Goundam (Africare, Jul 99)
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Zambia: Gwembe Valley
Child Survival Project in Zambia (World Vision, Sep 99)
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Nigeria: Ogbomoso
South Child Survival Project (World Vision, Sep 96)
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Egypt: USAID-funded
Child Survival Project (POPTECH (Apr-May 96)
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Senegal: Thies Child
Survival Project Mekhe Health District (World Vision, Aug 93)
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Malawi: Promoting
Health Interventions for Child Survival (PHICS) (RTI, Nov 93)
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Haiti: Voluntary
Agencies for Child Survival (VACS project (USAID, Jan-Feb 93)
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CSSP: Proposal
reviewer for the PVO Child Survival Support Project (Jan 95, Jan
96).
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B.
EVALUATIONS (OTHER):
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Haiti: Final evaluation of the MSPP-IDA project
in Haiti (World Bank, Jun-Oct 99).
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Mozambique: Manica Oil Seed and Food Security Initiative (Africare,
Feb 99).
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Togo: NGO Capacity to Manage Child Survival
Projects in Togo (USAID, Oct 93)
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Cameroon: Final evaluation Tulane's ten year
Schistosomiasis project (USAID, May 93)
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C.
STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS:
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Liberia: Develop
and facilitate a county health planning process (OFDA, Jun,
Sep 07)
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Liberia: Develop
the National Health Policy & Plan (USAID, Aug. 06-present)
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DR Congo: Feasibility
assessment for an umbrella NGO health project (USAID, Jun
00)
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Jordan: Management
Needs Assessment to improve quality of PHC (Nov 99, Jan. 00)
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World Bank "NGOs and Women's
Health Services in Haiti: 3 Case Studies," (Jun, 99)
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SAVE: "Strengthening
Decentralized Health Systems," (Save the Children, Jul 96)
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The Gambia: Health Sector
Studies to reinforce District Management Teams (MCDI, Jul 95).
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Ghana: Review of
the Universal Immunization Program (UNICEF, Nov 94)
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Ivory Coast: Review of the
Universal Immunization Program (UNICEF, Dec 94)
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USAID/W "Health Systems
Strengthening in West and Central Africa," (AED (Aug 94)
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Cameroon: Assessment of
USAID/Cameroon's Health and Pop. Projects (USAID, 87-94)
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Burundi: Health
Sector Assessment (USAID, Jan 92)
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D.
PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION:
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Liberia:
Consultant to USAID and the
MOHSW to develop their National Health Policy and Plan
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Global Partner
Leadership Group member for the CAPACITY project (04-05)
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S. Sudan Resource
Person to USAID’s “Humanitarian to Development Workshop (Feb.
05)
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Haiti: Strategic
Planning workshop facilitator to Hospital Albert Schweitzer
(Jan. 03)
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DRCongo: “Point Focal” to the World Bank for the Health
Component of the Emergency Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Program (World Bank, Feb. 02 to Sep 03)
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DRCongo: SANRU III design and implementation (I.M.A./ECC/USAID,
Jun 00 to present)
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Haiti:
Reassessment of the IDB-MSPP Decentralization project (IDB, Aug,
02)
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DRCongo: Public Expenditures Review: Health Component
(World Bank, June-July 02)
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Mozambique: Vurhonga II DIP preparation (World Relief,
Jan/Feb 01)
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Congo: SANRU III Phase 1 proposal development (I.M.A.,
Aug 00, Dec 00)
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Congo: SANRU III feasibility assessment (Tulane &
USAID, Jun 00)
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Benin: Develop PROSAF's Monitoring and Evaluation
System (URC, Feb 00)
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Haiti:
Reorganization of the National Health System project design (IDB,
96-98)
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Madagascar: Consensus
workshop urban district planning (Care, Feb-Mar 98)
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C.A.R. Consensus
workshop for health system decentralization (World Bank, Nov 95)
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Malawi: Community
Health Partnerships (CHAPS) Pre-Design (BASICS, Feb 95)
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Niger: Population
and Health Services Project (PHSP) design (Aug-Oct 94)
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Niger: Consensus
workshop for an integrated MCH project (USAID, Jun 94)
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Malawi: Redesign of
USAID's Child Survival project (PHICS) (Feb 94)
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Cameroon: Project Design
for SESA II PHC project (JSI/USAID, Oct-Dec 92)
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E. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION:
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Congo: Senior Advisor to the SANRU III (I.M.A./ECC &
USAID, Aug 00 to present)
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Haiti:
Reorganization of the National Health System (IAD, Aug 98-Jan
99)
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Zambia: Environmental
Health Planning in Kitwe, Zambia (EHP, Feb 97-Mar 99)
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Zaire: SANRU
Basic Rural Health project manager (1981-91)
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Zaire:
Administrator of the rural health zone of Vanga, (MCC, 76-79)
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F. TEACHING (COURSES
AND SEMINARS):
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Management: “Leadership and Management” (Global Health
Action, annually since 2000)
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Evaluation: “Development of an Evaluation Strategy for an
NGO” (MAI, May 00)
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NGOs: "The Role of
NGOs in International Health" (Tulane, Aug 98)
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PHC: "Planning
and Management of Decentralized PHC Systems" (Tulane, 93-97)
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Management: Health and
Development Training Seminars (MAP International, Jul 92, Feb
93)
IV.
SELECTED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:
Baer,
F. FBO Health Networks and Renewing
Primary Health Care, 2007.
Baer,
F & Kintaudi, L. The DR Congo Experience in Health System
Development and Management, 2005 CCIH Conference, 2005.
Baer,
F et al.: SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1A
Renewed Vision for Mennonite Health Care in DR Congo
Baer F, Bongo E,
& Pascal M: Health zones and long-term health development in DRCongo,
2004 APHA presentation.
Kintaudi L,
Derstine P, & Baer F: Faith-based co-management of health zones and
umbrella projects in DR Congo; APHA presentation 2004
Baer, F et al:
Rebuilding Primary Health Care and Health Zones in DR Congo;
prepared and moderated this 2003 APHA panel presentation .
Baer F. et al.
Summary of Environmental Health Project Activities in Kitwe, Zambia
(1997-1999),EHP Activity Report No. 59, June 1999.
Baer F: The Role of Church Groups in
Managing Health Districts, presentation at NCIH conference, June
1998 and published in “The CCIH Forum,” Nov. 1998.
Panduka W,
Balderrama F, and Baer F: Using Rapid Assessment as a Health
Planning Tool in Zambia; Environmental Health Project Activity
Report No. 30, Dec. 1996.
Baer F: Health
Districts: Middle-Out Health-Development, presentation at NCIH
conf., Jun 96.
Baer F:
Interrupting Transmission Cycles of Violence, presentation at NCIH
conference, Jun 95.
Baer F: "D" Is
for Decentralizing Primary Health Care, paper at CSIH conference,
Nov 94.
Baer F: Health
Systems Strengthening in West and Central Africa, prepared for AED,
Aug 94.
Baer F: "A" is
For Alma-Ata: A Primer for Primary Health Care, CEDI, 1989, 1991.
Baer
F, Botswali L, Mukanga L et al.: Planning PHC Resources for Zaire. NCIH 85.
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