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Cecilia Bartels
Medical and Public Health Consultant , Australian Embassy Clinic, Jakarta, Indonesia; Consultant Public Health
Jakarta, Indonesia
Medical Doctor/ MPH with diverse work experience in Clinical/Tropical Medicine, Public Health Management and Monitoring/Evaluation in East Africa, Asia and Europe. Fluent in Dutch, English, French, German, Kiswahili and intermediate skills in Bahasa Indonesia. Team player with proven executive management ability, communication, organizational and teaching/training skills. Seeking challenging job opportunities.
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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:
2009 - Present Medical Consultant,
Australian Embassy Clinic, Jakarta - Indonesia
- Family Practitioner, public health consultant

2009- present Medical Consultant
Royal Netherlands Embassy. Jakarta, Indonesia
- Medical Evaluations, Consulting, International Referrals and Medivacs

2005 – 2007 Medical Advisor to Municipal and National Health Service – Social Health
UWV: Dutch department of Health and Social Services, the Netherlands
• Examinations for disability insurance within regulatory framework
• Re-evaluated patients on work capacity receiving social benefits
• Investigated and verified claims of early long term incapacity

2004 Consultancy:
Evaluation on quality and cost-effectiveness of a Cardiac surgery program for Poor children for Terre des Hommes (INGO)

1999 - 2004 Medical Manager:
Bilateral Expert-Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands/Cordaid seconded to a Local NGO 'Kenya Association for the Welfare of people with Epilepsy' (KAWE), Kenya
• Developed and executed KAWE’s programme for self sustainable epilepsy care and services
• Established 15 new, sustainable community based clinics
• Prepared project proposals, budgets, planning and implementation schedules for KAWE’s programme
• Monitoring and evaluation of the programme with detailed reporting for KAWE sponsors (international development funds and NGOs)
• Liaised with the Ministry of Health on both local and national levels, advocate guidelines on implementation of epilepsy care services within the country’s health policy
• Interfaced with the WHO and other International Organisations to formulate a policy on development of epilepsy care in developing countries
• Organised fund raising events internationally and locally
• Supervised and managed all activities within KAWE clinics, with 15,000 registered patients, country wide, ensuring ‘best practice' and advise on epilepsy management
• Developed and updated training curriculum for epilepsy management workshops and organised and facilitated training workshops
• Collaborated with partners, professionals and other organisations (government, private and mission health institutions)

1995 - 1998 Medical Officer
St. Mary's Hospital, Mumias, Kenya
• Performed all clinical duties of a general physician in a 290-bed hospital in all disciplines including internal medicine, gynaecology/obstetrics, surgery and paediatrics, TB and HIV/AIDS care
• In charge of TB management program, inclusive of patient care, health promotion, treatment protocols and drug procurement in liaison with Governmental TB and HIV/AIDS programs
• Managed the hospital pharmacy, Laboratory, Distillery and X-ray department including procurement and distribution of all medical supplies and drugs
• Trained Clinical Officers and nurses and international interns

1991 - 1994 Senior House Officer: Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynaecology , Paediatric Surgery
Various Hospitals , The Netherlands
Education:
Jul 2011 - June 2014 Master of Public Health (with distinction), University of Liverpool
Concentration: Management of Health Systems
Subjects: Health Promotion, Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health Issues, Qualitative methods for Public health research, Management for Health Systems, Comparative Health Systems and Advanced Management, Health and Social Policy, Health and Society, Health Economics and Finance

Dissertation: ' A qualitative study exploring the barriers to effectively supervising community health workers within UNICEF's pilot program of community-based integrated management of childhood illnesses (C-IMCI) in Timor Tengah Selatan, Indonesia'

2006 Certificate in Regulatory Social Health , Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Concentration: Gib/UWV – National Insurance and Disability Health Programs

1994 Post graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and International Hygiene, The Hague, The Netherlands

1983 - 1991 Medical Doctor 2nd Degree Honours, Medical School- State University Utrecht, The Netherlands

1982 - 1983 Advanced Study- French, 'Alliance Française', Centre International d'Etudes Françaises, l'Université Catholique de l’Ouest, Angers, France
Affiliations and Achievements:
CONSULTANCIES
2002 Editorial committee of WHO Manual: “ Epilepsy Management for Clinical and Medical Officers in Africa”
2002/2004 Contributed to ‘First Aid Manual’ of the Kenya Red Cross Society on the topic Epileptic Seizures

Professional member: KNVG: Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Geneeskunde
NVTG: Nederlandse Verening voor Tropen Geneeskunde

Available for:
  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

    Years of Experience:
    More than 20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English, French, Dutch, Geman, Kiswahili, Bhasa Indonesia
    Nationality:
    Netherlands
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