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Bakhuti Shengelia
Sr. Health Specialist, Health Cluster Leader , World Bank, Global Health Practice
Washington DC, United States
High caliber health professional with more than 18 years of experience in health policy analysis and research, health sector reform design and implementation, management of global partnerships, and development projects with focus on health system strengthening. Successfully managed multi-million aid portfolios in numerous countries and led high level policy dialogues with various governments.
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Area of Expertise:
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
Professional Experience:
For more than 18 years of my successful career in international health and development I have been involved in the design and implementation of large-scale health sector development projects and global partnerships. For more than 10 years I have been involved in providing high impact technical advice to the various governments on health sector reforms and health progamme design. I have been involved in the landmark work on health system performance assessment led by WHO in early 2000s, where I developed a very strong monitoring and evaluation expertise. Having worked in several major multilateral donor organisations and specialised agencies I have acquired a good knowledge of their operational procedures and policies.
As a member of a senior leadership team I have been involved in the reorganization of one of the major international health partnerships – GAVI, where I held a position of Director of Health Systems and Financial Sustainability. I have redesigned health systems strengthening support model in this organization and managed grant portfolio of almost US$ 1 billion.
I have excellent management skills, which was well acknowledged by “Best Director” award upon nomination of my staff. I am well experienced in communicating with to high level panels. I have excellent communication skills and writing abilities.
In summary, a non-exhaustive list of assets that I can bring to the job include:
• Strategic thinking with the ability to navigate through complex global processes and politics of partnerships;
• Expert level knowledge in health systems and ability to provide complex technical assistance to programme implementation;
• Track record of carrying out complex negotiations with high level government bodies and global partners;
• Proven expertise in managing large scale investment operations both at the country and global levels;
• Strong leadership skills backed with experience of aligning interests of multiple stakeholders and reaching consensus even in most difficult situations.
• Track record of building strong teams and ensure high performance
• Great people skills, tact and diplomacy;

I combine a strong technical knowledge of health systems with great operations and process management skills and experience, which is not a common combination
Education:
Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management, Health Economics from Harvard University (1998 - 1999)

MD in Medicine from Tbilisi, Georgia (1988 - 1994)

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    Years of Experience:
    15-20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English, French, Russian
    Nationality:
    Georgia
    LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bakuti-shengelia/3/764/a2
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