[ingodirectors] Votes for INGO Representative to CCM of GFATM - 2nd Round

[Marko Lovrekovic]

Dear INGO colleagues:

The deadline for election of a new INGO representative to the Country 
Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) has expired today. I have received 
votes from 19 organizations, each voting for one of the three 
candidates. However, after the final count -- two candidates have 
exactly the same number of votes. I would appreciate if those of you who 
have not done so yet, please vote by February 15. You can send your vote 
by email to <director at ngocentre.org.vn>

As a reminder, the following candidates -listed in chronological order 
of receiving their statements- have been nominated:

1. Yasmin Madan (Ms), Population Services International
2. Matthew Tiedemann (Mr), Pact in Vietnam
3. Juanita Folmsbee (Ms), Supply Chain Management Systems

The INGO representative to the CCM represents all INGOs in Vietnam 
during discussions on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The CCM in Vietnam 
meets up to four times a year to discuss and review the GFATM proposal 
development and implementation. In order to make your vote easier, below 
are short professional biographies of the candidates, highlighting 
aspects of their careers relevant to the CCM.

YASMIN MADAN has been working in Vietnam as Country Representative for 
Population Services International (PSI) since early 2007. PSI Vietnam is 
an international not-for-profit organisation with operations in over 60 
countries around the world. PSI serves on the Country Coordinating 
Mechanisms (CCM) of 15 countries worldwide and sits on the technical 
working groups and committees of several more, providing assistance to 
CCMs on technical and management issues. In addition PSI’s HIV, malaria 
and TB specialists regularly provide assistance in developing sound 
proposals; PSI hosts a dedicated department providing technical support 
to countries receiving Global Fund grants as a Principal Recipient or 
Secondary Recipient in program management, financial management, 
monitoring and evaluation, procurement, and contracts; and PSI is the 
Global Fund’s Procurement Services Agent for the procurement of Long 
Lasting Insecticidal Nets in the Voluntary Pooled Procurement (VPP) 
Mechanism. Prior to Vietnam, Yasmin has worked in Zimbabwe, India and 
the United States, providing technical assistance to several PSI 
countries in Africa and Asia regions. Yasmin is also a Steering 
Committee member of the NGO Resource Centre and committed to ensuring 
proper representation of international and local civil society in 
Vietnam. She has over 12 years of international experience in the 
private and development sectors and extensive experience in designing 
and managing health programs. She brings a broad field knowledge of a 
range of donors, including the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID), the UK Department for International Development 
(DFID), Global Fund and the United Nations’ policies and procedures.

MATTHEW TIEDEMANN has been Country Director for Pact in Vietnam since 
August 2010. Pact in Vietnam is implementing the largest 
non-governmental project under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS 
Relief (PEPFAR) agreement, funded by USAID. Since 2005 this project, 
valued at US$44.4 million, has provided grants, technical assistance and 
capacity building to 36 organisations working on the prevention, care 
and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. In addition, Pact has provided 
capacity-strengthening services to the Vietnam Union of Science and 
Technology Associations (VUSTA) to support them in preparing for their 
role in the Round 9 Global Fund proposal and has conducted a 
capacity-building workshop for the Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS 
Control (VAAC), also in preparation for Round 9. In his previous 
position as Country Director for Pact Malawi, Matthew oversaw a 
USAID-funded project, which helped in establishing the country’s first 
independent CCM secretariat. Until early 2010 the secretariat was housed 
in the National AIDS Commission, which is the main Principal Recipient 
of Global Funds in Malawi. He managed the process of finalising the 
terms of reference for the secretariat and the executive director with 
the CCM’s secretariat task-force, prepared the budget for review by the 
CCM, negotiated arrangements for the secretariat to be housed in the 
Ministry of Finance (MOF) with the Secretary to the Treasury (who is CCM 
chairperson) and other MOF staff, and led the process of conducting 
three rounds of interviews for director candidates. Matthew provided 
mentoring and guidance to the new director, hired by Pact and seconded 
to MOF, and facilitated the hand-over process with her.

JUANITA FOLMSBEE is the Country Director for the USAID Supply Chain 
Management Systems (SCMS) project in Vietnam. SCMS supplies lifesaving 
medicines to HIV/AIDS programs around the world and is led by the 
Partnership for Supply Chain Management, a non-profit organisation 
established by Management Science for Health (MSH) and John Snow, Inc. 
(JSI). The 17 SCMS international partners are hands-on and actively work 
to strengthen supply chains, enabling the scale-up of HIV/AIDS treatment 
in developing countries. Juanita is a Registered Nurse with a Masters in 
Health Systems Management and has a 20-year track record of living and 
working internationally in countries such as Haiti, Tanzania, Gabon, 
Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Switzerland. She has managed strategic 
planning and projected implementation in several countries. In Vietnam, 
as SCMS/MSH Country Director, she is responsible for 2 offices with an 
annual budget of US$10 million and supervision of a total of 30 
technical and administrative staff members. As Country Director, in 
addition to her SCMS director role she also oversees MSH’s 
pharmaco-vigilance and TB projects and as a result has been involved 
with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders associated with 
these projects, including VAAC, Global Fund, Hanoi University of 
Pharmacy and the National TB Program. Prior to coming to Vietnam she was 
SCMS Country Program Manager responsible for country offices in Kenya, 
Zambia and Mozambique. She also worked for the Communicable Disease 
Center (CDC) in Haiti for 3 years during the early years of PEPFAR.

I look forward to receiving your votes by February 15. Thank you in advance.

Warm regards!

Marko

-- 
Marko Lovrekovic, Managing Co-Director
VUFO-NGO Resource Centre
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