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Curriculum Vitae Cato Bramwell de Savigny
Education PhD Yuin University, California, Oriental Medicine Cand. Real. Oslo University, Norway, Biology (Equivalent to PhD) M. Sc. Yuin University, California, Oriental Medicine Cand. Mag. Oslo University, Norway, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics B.Ac. The International College of Oriental Medicine, UK, Classical Acupuncture Ex.phil Oslo University, Norway Ped Sem. Pedagogisk Seminar, University of Oslo, Norway Public Health World Health Organization, SEARO Business Administration 1977, Statens Yrkespedagogiske høgskole, Norway 1978, Armed Forces, Norway Electronics, Electro-techniques Statens teknologiske institutt (The Norwegian Government’s Institute of Technology) 1970, Psychology University of California, basic gestalt psychology, 1978 University of California, advanced gestalt psychology, 1979 Pedagogic Two years as distant learning student at London University, 1973-1975 Delegate training Norwegian Red Cross, 1998 Leadership training Norwegian Armed Forces as CO (1960-1970) Leadership training NSF, Norway, 1960,1961, 1962,1963 International trainer status in the Gilwell training, the scout movement , since 1976 Practical leadership, International Training the Team course, Bahati, Morogoro, Tanzania, 1973 Practical leadership National training course, Bahati, Morogoro, Tanzania, 1972 "Modern Leadership" Testing and evaluation, Norwegian Armed Forces, 1968 Human anatomy Oslo University, 1980 Human physiology Oslo University, 1980 Pathology Private tuition Dr George Bentze, 1980 - 1987 Conflict resolution Handels- og Servicenæringens Hovedorganisasjon, Oslo, 2000 Legislation forAdministrators,Handels- og Servicenæringens Hovedorganisasjon, 2001 Legislation for leaders, Akershus fylkesadministrasjon, 1974 Time manager course Time Manager International, Denmark, 1978, Vaccinology Yearly courses, 1996 to1999 in relevant topics, WHO, SEARO Vaccine production RIVM, Holland, on fellowship from GPV/HQ/WHO, 1997 Programme Management In developing countries WHO, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1994 Public Health, HIV/AIDS/STI: WHO, 1992-1999 Shorter courses: More than 40 different courses mainly through the Norwegian armed forces ranging from administration, leadership, security, conflict-solution to more specific military courses Employment Record: Current: Working as independent consultant, associated with HeSo (www.heso.no) and a member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Councils (www.glgcouncils.com)2003-2006: Accompanying my wife to Malawi, taking the odd consultancy and running my own clinic. Aug 1999 – Feb 2003 The Principal for Danvik Centre for Media and Communication, Director for Danvik Centre of Competence Building and the Danvik Hotel. Lecturing in International Communication. Jan 1996 –July 1999 Acting Regional Adviser for Expanded Programme on Immunization, World Health Organization, Regional office for South East Asia, focusing on the quality assurance and logistics of vaccines. Advising the member countries’ governments and assisting in their long term planning. Under my supervision all countries in the region established and trained a National Control Committee for Vaccines and a Control Laboratory for assuring the vaccine quality. The cold chain in all the region was consolidated. I was given a special brief to recommend a programme management tool for SEARO. (The regional office of WHO) I consequently travelled to and analyzed the tools used in the HQs, Africa and Middle East regions and offered my recommendations. Oct 1992 - Dec 1995 Technical Officer in the Global Programme on AIDS, WHO, SEARO. Responsible for 11 countries with the brief: to "advise, revise and amend operational aspects of the AIDS and STD Prevention and Control Programmes in SEAR….to carry out technical supervision of the technical officers in the field, interact with NGOs, review strategic country plans, provide logistical expertise and communication support" I developed and programmed a computer tool for controlling budgets and implementation of the 11 countries’ HIV/AIDS programmes. HIV/AIDS/STD activities were mainstreamed. Jun 1992 - Oct 1992 Short term consultant with brief as above. Feb 1992 – Jun 1992 Primary health care, Oslo, Norway Jun 1991 – Feb 1992 Head of Delegation for the Norwegian Red Cross’ delegation in Rumania for assessing and support to HIV-AIDS work among babies and children. Jan 1991 – Jun 1991 Primary health care, Oslo, Norway Aug 1990 – Dec 1990 Consultant for the League of Red Cross/Red Crescent, Somalia, researching and writing the five year plan (1991-1996) for the Red Cross in Somalia. Security officer for Nordic personnel. Dec 1990 Evacuated from Somalia by UN due to outbreak of the internal war. Aug 1988-Aug 1990 Executive director for Emergency Relief Desk (ERD). This was a project run by a 10 nations international consortium and had its HQs in Khartoum, Sudan. ERD was channelling foods and medical supplies from 9 back donors to Eritrea and Tigray. The total budget last year was 75 million US$ in cash and supplies to an amount of 200-300 million US$. The main work was to supply food and medical supplies after assessing the needs, planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting. The work required skilled negotiations with the implementing agencies, international and national NGOs and with the host government. Aug 1980- Jul 1988 Self-employed in primary health care, Oslo, Norway. Jul 1982 - Aug 1986 Editor in Hjemmet, the largest Norwegian weekly Jul 1982- Jun 1988 Translator The Plain Truth, monthly magazine Aug 1988-June1989 Teacher in Computer use and mainstreaming of computer use in all subjects Aug 1976- Jul 1980 College lecturer at (SYPH) the Technical and Vocational Teachers Training Institute, in pedagogic, psychology and leadership. Resource development, administration of the summer schools (200 students) every year . I was elected the chairperson for the ruling body of the Institute for the maximum period permitted Aug 1974 - Jul 1976 Administrator for Education and Development, the Lutheran World Federation. I was posted to Palestine. Besides being headmaster for a vocational training centre with 200 boarding students I was also responsible for the development projects carried out on the West Bank. This included negotiations with muchtars (village elders), the Israeli Military, and other political bodies. I have thus visited all villages and hamlets on the West Bank. Types of projects: building of clinics and schools, waterworks of different kinds, formation of cooperatives, infrastructure improvement etc. Aug 1973 - Jul 1974 High school teacher at Rud vg. skole Aug 1970 – Jul 1973 Education Officer for NORAD in Tanzania. I also was appointed Research Fellow at Dar es Salaam University in Biology. Aug 1969-Jul 1970 Education officer in the Royal Norwegian Air force at Bardufoss Airport, Northern Norway, responsible for all civilian education in NRAF north of Bodø, among these: 2 commercial schools and one high school Jul 1964-Jul 1969 High school teacher at Rud vg. skole. I have been living and working in the following developing countries: 3 years in Malawi >7 years in South East Asia >3 years in Tanzania 2 years in Palestine 2 years in Sudan ½ year in Somalia ½ year in Rumania Languages:
Relevant Factors: I have served as an elected officer of the local government, and member of the Community committees for Education, Culture, and Child Welfare, Oslo, Norway. I was appointed the secretary for the first Norwegian Governmental committee on CAD (Computer Aided Design in education) Communication expert/Member of the UN’s Head of Missions Security Committee for South-East Asia, Security officer responsible for the Nordic personnel in Somalia Associate professor in Oriental Medicine – Yuin University - CaliforniaI was elected Chairperson of the Høgskolerådet (SYPH) for two (maximum) years. I have been sitting on the Board of Directors at several International Schools For many years I planned and carried out a placement programme for Arabic students from Palestine in Norway and I have arranged and set up a child sponsoring programme for Palestinian children in Ramalla-ElBireh (900 children). I have arranged numerous workshops, seminar and international conferences, chaired some and taken part in a large numbers of WHO professional bodies like: Advisory Committee on Training, Special Advisory Group of Experts, TECHNET, CVI Consultative Group, etc See attached overview. I have been an editor and translator. For several years I was a tutor for KA skolen and NKS, two distance learning institutions in Norway in the subjects Pedagogic and Psychology. Teaching Computer skills to the labour force at STK, Oslo, Norway Running training for leaders in Tanzania, Palestine, India, Norway I am frequently in contact with former colleagues in Palestine, India and Israel
Hobbies: Amateur radio, photography, tennis, squash, reading and classical music. Lilongwe, January 2006
List of some meetings, conferences etc: ( All WHO activities include report/paper writing and presentation to peer bodies) Yearly conferences for principals and the Ministry of Education, Norway, 1999 – 2003 Yearly conferences for heads of educational institutions and the County, Norway 1999 -2003 Course in Methods of resolving conflicts in the workplace, Oslo, 2000 Legislation for Administrators, Norway, 2001 Computer in the Administration of Educational Institutions, Oslo, Norway, 2001 Initiated and carried out courses for politicians and local administrators in "Meeting the Medias", 2000 WHO A three week survey of the use of computers in the management of WHO programmes in Africa, HQs and Europe, July 1999 WHO Arranging a Workshop on Management of Cold Chains, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, 31 May – 2 June 1999 WHO Presenting papers (=PP) at the International Training Committee, Bangladesh, 1-6 May 1999 WHO (PP) 4th Advisory Committee on Training, WHO, Geneva, 20-26 February 1999 WHO Reporting from the International meeting on needle free injections, Bethesda, USA, 1-2 February 1999 WHO (PP) :Workshop on CFC free technology and Photo Voltaic appliances, CSR, Tamil Nadu, India, 20 Oct – 3 Nov 1998 WHO (PP) : International VSQ meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe WHO Arranging, facilitating and PP WHO:4th Inter-country meeting on strengthening of National Vaccine Control Laboratories, Kasauli, India, 14-18 September 1998 (WHO PP) :Expert meeting on Japanese encephalitis in Thailand, 13-14 October 1998 WHO (PP) 3rd Advisory Committee on training, 2-3 February 1998, Geneva WHO (PP) and chair, 1st Asia-Pacific Workshop on Economic and Policy Considerations in New Vaccine Introduction and Use, Chiang Mai, Thailand, April/May 1998 WHO/UNICEF, (PP) Workshop on Solar Photovoltaic Applications for Rural Health Sector, May 1998, WHO: DTP vaccines production course for control staff RIVM, the Netherlands, March/April 1998 WHO: Facilitating and PP: Inter-country workshop on Vaccine Procurement, Sri Lanka, December 1997 WHO Arranging and facilitating, PP WHO: 3rd Inter-country meeting on strengthening of National Vaccine Control Laboratories, Thailand, Sep 1997 WHO Arranging and facilitating, WHO: Joint training on GMP for Biologicals, Bangkok September 1997 WHO, Arranging and (PP) 3rd Inter-country meeting on Licensing, Lot release and Post Licensing Activities, Bangkok September 1997 WHO: Initiated and co-writer of the protocol for the Impact-study of VVM introduction, Bhutan, June 1997 WHO SAGE (PP) 2nd Special Advisory Group of Experts SAGE June 1997 Geneva WHO: (PP) Seminar on new technology for refrigerators, New Delhi, May 1997 WHO JICA: (PP:) Representing WHO/SEARO in the JICA mission to Biofarma, Jakarta, April 1997 UNICEF, WHO: Arranging and (PP) Training on repair of non-CFC refrigerator equipment, Pune 3-5 March 1997 WHO: (PP) Children’s Vaccine Initiative Consultative Group Meeting in Dakar, Senegal December 1996 WHO (PP) 2nd Advisory Committee on Training October 1996, Geneva WHO (PP) Jet injector seminar in Atlanta, USA, October 1996 WHO GPV/VSQ Budget and Planning Meeting, Copenhagen, October 1996 WHO: Arranging and (PP) 2nd Inter-country meeting on strengthening of National Vaccine Control Laboratories, Jakarta, September 1996 WHO (PP) 1st Special Advisory Group of Experts, SAGE, June 1996 Geneva WHO (PP) : Meeting of Interested Parties for GPV, Geneva, June 1996 WHO Arranging: Training of Trainers in Communication for basic health workers, April 1996 Yangon, Myanmar WHO Inter-country workshop on strengthening of curriculum on EPI for nurses and basic heath workers, April 1996, Yangon, Myanmar WHO: (PP) Regional Adviser’s Meeting in Geneva, 1996 WHO: GMP inspection at GPO (Governments Vaccine Production), Thailand, March 1996 WHO: TECHNET international conference on technical aspects on HIV/AIDS prevention, Philippines, February 1996 WHO: Facilitated and lectured on communication and group work at the WHO/SEARO staff training course, Suraj Kund, India, 1995 WHO: Chairing a scientific session during the AIDS conference in Chiang Rai, 1996 WHO: STD/HIV/AIDS Programme managers' training in Chiang Mai, Thailand 1994 Staff training for the Salvation Army: Conflict resolution, group works and administration Staff training for the YMCA staff, Oslo, Time management, group work Running training in voluntary organizations on leadership and administration Evaluation of staff situation at Stensberg Sykehus WHO Evaluation of all applications from NGOs in SE-Asia for support from WHO in their HIV/AIDS work)1992-95 WHO Member of the specialist team for evaluating the success in Thailand’s combat on AIDS. WHO. Member of the specialist team for evaluating the efforts to combat HIV/AIDS in a Muslim country (Indonesia) WHO. Lecturing at the national congress of MDs in Bhutan WHO Member of the specialist team evaluating the HIV/AIDS/STD situation in Bhutan WHO Member of the specialist team evaluating the HIV/AIDS/STD situation in Nepal WHO Evaluation of the Global Programme on AIDS (GPA) in Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bhutan, Mongolia, North Korea, Maldives, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand. WHO Evaluating the total WHO programme in Nepal. WHO Serving on the Board of Directors in SEARO Lecturing on a two day course for diplomatic candidates for the Indian foreign service on HIV/AIDS/STD |