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Peter Burgess

1st Bart Vander Plaetse Independent Consultant and Programme Manager at Self-employed Brussels Area, BelgiumHospital & Health Care Previous FIGO - LOGIC, Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS, Belgian Technical Cooperation Education The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships 500+ connectionsSend a messageMore options Connected 17 seconds ago RelationshipContact Info NoteReminderHow you met Tag Connected 11/29/201317 seconds ago Meet the new LinkedIn Contacts Take a tour Close Background Summary Development consultant, project and program manager in health care and health systems strengthening. More than 20 years of experience of working in NGO, bilateral and multilateral context. Country experience in Ruanda, DRC, Zimbabwe, Mali, Malawi, Nigeria, Niger, Lesotho, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Nepal and Belgium. Committed to improving social services to the poor in terms of access, affordability, efficiency, quality and holistic approach. Team player and builder; servant & visionary leadership. Innovative out of the box thinker. Specialties: Managing large programmes in challenging contexts, Maternal and Child Health Health Systems strengthening, Public Private Partnerships, Public Sector Reform, Donor coordination Partnership Working, Management strengthening, Experience Independent Consultant and Programme Manager Self-employed November 2013 – Present (1 month) Focusing on short term or interim assignments until July 2014. Senior Health Management Specialist FIGO - LOGIC August 2011 – November 2013 (2 years 4 months)London, United Kingdom Leadership in Obstetrics and Gynecology for Impact and Change- LOGIC Chief Executive Officer Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS January 2008 – August 2011 (3 years 8 months) (Open)1 recommendation Gordon Freer Gordon Freer Director Bart was appointed as the CEO of an international NGO to which our company was already providing a service. His approach in refocusing the company direction and operations was considered and inclusive, involving a range of interested parties from...View Technical Assistant - Niger Belgian Technical Cooperation August 2006 – December 2007 (1 year 5 months) Head of Institutional Development Unit, MOH Niger (Open)1 recommendation DR FATIMATA MOUSSA DR FATIMATA MOUSSA MEDECIN DE SANTE PUBLIQUE EXPERIIMENTE Mr Bart a été assistant technique international pour la mise en place d'un appui institutionnel au Ministère de la Santé Publique du NIger dans le cadre de la Coopération Technique Belge . Son apport a été déterminant pour la planification , la...View National Program Manager - Nigeria PATHS - HLSP/DFID January 2004 – July 2006 (2 years 7 months) (Open)1 recommendation Angela Spatharou Angela Spatharou Partner at McKinsey & Company I met Bart at the Cambridge Health Leadership Programme - an executive senior health leaders forum. He is a great team player and extremely committed to his work, having real impact on institutional development in West Africa. Happy to recommend BartView Team Leader - Malawi MHPN - ETC July 2001 – January 2004 (2 years 7 months) UnicefTechnical Assistant- Mali Unicef December 2000 – July 2001 (8 months) TA Institute of Tropical Medicine 2000 – 2000 (less than a year) District Medical Officer - Zimbabwe MOH Zimbabwe - Medicus Mundi September 1995 – September 1999 (4 years 1 month) Medical Doctor Memisa 1994 – 1994 (less than a year) Support to local health centres, refugee camps, mop up vaccination campaigns on the island of Ijwi (Lake Kivu), Democratic Republic of Congo Organizations Project Management Institute National Medical Association Belgium Additional Organizations Designers Against Aids, Public Health Practitioner Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 99+NGOs 61Program Management 52Capacity Building 37International... 34Public Health 26International Health 16Program Development 16Health Systems 14Policy 13Strategic Planning Bart also knows about... 13Program Evaluation 12Organizational... 12Workshop Facilitation 11Human Rights 10Non-profits 9Technical Assistance 7Healthcare 7Government 5Grants 5Public Speaking 5Corporate Social... 5Nonprofits 5Proposal Writing 5Grant Writing 4Policy Analysis See 25+ Education The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships Certificate, Advanced Project Finance and Financial Modeling Techniques 2008 – 2008 University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Certificate, International Health Leadership Programme 2006 – 2006 WBI & Harvard University Flagship course Health Sector Reform and sustainable financing 2005 – 2005 Inter-Agency Group on Sector-wide Approaches for Health Development Certificate, Sector-wide Approaches for Health in a Changing Environment; Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania 2001 – 2001 Prins Leopold Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde MPH, Public Health 2000 – 2001 University of Harare ToT STD-AIDS 1996 – 1996 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine 1984 – 1991 Abdijschool Dendermonde 1978 – 1983 Additional Info Interests public private partnerships, corporate social responsibility, serving leadership, eternity Advice for Contacting Bart I want to explore and use this networking not maximally, but optimally. A word or two explaining may be helpful though not always necessary to convince me of the mutual benefit to link. I will not refuse, but may archive your request. Happy for new, exciting and out of the box stuff! Recommendations Received (3)Given (5) Peter, would you like to recommend Bart? Recommend Bart Chief Executive Officer Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS Gordon Freer Gordon Freer Director Bart was appointed as the CEO of an international NGO to which our company was already providing a service. His approach in refocusing the company direction and operations was considered and inclusive, involving a range of interested parties from government to trade unions and the private sector, including service providers. In adopting this approach he demonstrated a...more May 17, 2013, Gordon was with another company when working with Bart at Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS Technical Assistant - Niger Belgian Technical Cooperation DR FATIMATA MOUSSA DR FATIMATA MOUSSA MEDECIN DE SANTE PUBLIQUE EXPERIIMENTE Mr Bart a été assistant technique international pour la mise en place d'un appui institutionnel au Ministère de la Santé Publique du NIger dans le cadre de la Coopération Technique Belge . Son apport a été déterminant pour la planification , la coordination stratégique et la mise en place de la reforme sectorielle ( SWAP) et l'implantation du plan de développement...more April 23, 2013, DR FATIMATA worked directly with Bart at Belgian Technical Cooperation National Program Manager - Nigeria PATHS - HLSP/DFID Angela Spatharou Angela Spatharou Partner at McKinsey & Company I met Bart at the Cambridge Health Leadership Programme - an executive senior health leaders forum. He is a great team player and extremely committed to his work, having real impact on institutional development in West Africa. Happy to recommend Bart June 28, 2007, Angela worked directly with Bart at PATHS - HLSP/DFID ConnectionsShared (11) Tarry AsokaTarry Asoka1st Independent Consultant Alex Hakuzimana, MD, MBA, MPH StudentAlex Hakuzimana, MD, MBA, MPH Student1st Health Systems Consultant & Results-Based Financing Specialist Jennifer HoganJennifer Hogan1st Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist for New Business Development Susanna J Dodgson BSc(Hons), PhDSusanna J Dodgson BSc(Hons), PhD1st Publisher at DrSusanna.org Claudia VondrasekClaudia Vondrasek1st Director, Voices for a Malaria Free Future, Malaria Advocacy Project Richard CibulskisRichard Cibulskis1st Coordinator, Malaria Strategy Economics and Elimination at World Health Organization Georges Ki-ZerboGeorges Ki-Zerbo1st Coordinator - WHO Inter-Country Support Team for Central Africa (IST/CA) Cayce StappCayce Stapp1st Director, National and International Missions at Church of the Resurrection Hilbrand HaakHilbrand Haak1st Director, ResultsinHealth April HardingApril Harding1st Lead Public Private Partnership Specialist at World Bank PreviousNext Groups AFRICA Sustainability Network AFRICA Sustainability Network Join Abdijschool Dendermonde Abdijschool Dendermonde Join AfHEA African Health Economics & Policy Association AfHEA African Health Economics & Policy Association Join Africa - All Things Business Africa - All Things Business Join Africa Sustainable Energy Network Africa Sustainable Energy Network Join Association of International Health Advisors Association of International Health Advisors Join Bridgespan Nonprofit CEO/Executive Director Network Bridgespan Nonprofit CEO/Executive Director Network Join CSRwire, The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire CSRwire, The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Member Cape Town Business Club - South Africa Cape Town Business Club - South Africa Join Christian Professionals Worldwide Christian Professionals Worldwide Join Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility Member Doctors for Global Health (DGH) Doctors for Global Health (DGH) Join Ethical Brand Ethical Brand Join Global Health Council Global Health Council Join Global Public Health Global Public Health Join Global Public Health - Health Systems and Policy Global Public Health - Health Systems and Policy Join Global Public Health - Maternal and Reproductive Health Global Public Health - Maternal and Reproductive Health Join Health Service Delivery | Prestation de services de santé Health Service Delivery | Prestation de services de santé Join Healthcare Executives Network Healthcare Executives Network Join Healthcare/Hospitals/Medical equipment/devices--experts Healthcare/Hospitals/Medical equipment/devices--experts Join IPPF Vision 2020 Action Group for better and fairer Nepal and world IPPF Vision 2020 Action Group for better and fairer Nepal and world Join Innovations In Health Innovations In Health Join Innovations In Women's Health Innovations In Women's Health Join Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp - Alumni Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp - Alumni Join International Belgians International Belgians Join International Belgians for Health & Development International Belgians for Health & Development Join JOBS 2.0: Job Search Career Networking Staffing. 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