Arben A. CAMI
E-mail: [email protected];
Cell phone: +383 (0) 49 266 602
Skype: arbencami
PROFILE
Dedicated and high-performing public and private management administration professional, offering 29+ years of responsible work experience in institutional management, human & capacity building, overcoming numerous and seemingly-impossible challenges to deliver improvements in Health Care & Education system.
Dr. Cami is innovative strategist of governmental, private and NGO’s initiatives & policy’s that gain legislative support, positive recognition and favorable public awareness. He has demonstrated history in managing, analyzing and articulating the institutional and humanitarian dimension of programs and issues that require a coordination with multiple actors, including Governmental structures, DFID, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, USAID, EAR, EBRD, UNMIK, KFOR, etc. As a team player and a lead, he contributed in the Kosovo institution building, giving its valuable expertise in the very challenging time, serving in a diverse and multicultural environment. He holds Postgraduate Certificates in relevant fields of expertise, and several Certificates in Continuing Professional Education.
Areas of Expertise include:
Mission Planning ● Operations & Project Management ● MEAL ●Team Building, Motivation, Leadership & Training ● Change Management ● Policy Development ● Strategic Planning ● Budgeting ● Communication & Negotiation ● Research ● Change Management ● Problem Solving ● Legislation Development
Significant Contribution
Community improvements
v As a first President of the Association of General Practitioner and Secretary of the Medical Association of Kosovo, Dr. Cami Initiated and conveyed the Primary Health Care Reform in Kosovo, altering PHC from the old fashion approach of “Polyclinics” to the WHO concept of Family Medicine;
v In a post conflict stage, in partnership with International Agencies, GO’s, NGO’s, coordinated PHC service delivery and compiled the Primary Health Care Institution Facility Map which was used to rebuild, refurbish and equip the PHC Centers in all over the Kosovo;
v He establish the Center for Development of Family Medicine of Kosovo, and initiated the Telemedicine Project in Kosovo, both fully functional to date;
v He played decisive role in establishment and recognition of Licensed Residency Program in Family Medicine, which to days has been completed by more than 500 Family Physicians of Kosovo and has got international recognition by UK-Royal College of General Practitioners;
v He successfully reorganized services and overhaul the Mental Health Centers in Kosovo, humanizing the treatment and comprehensive health care of Mental Health patients;
v Effectively contributed to the design, facilitation and delivery of the “Strengthening Capacity at Ministry of Health, Kosovo” DFID supported Management Training Program, completed by local and central Health Managers of the Public Institution;
v Initiated and contributed the development of a primary and secondary legislation of the Ministry of Health of Kosovo;
v Successfully organize and discharge emergency respond plans for refuges in cross-borders and refugee camps in FYROM, during the 1999 conflict in Kosovo, including EPI Program;
Experience in:
§ Prepare Annual Plans and Budgets (for over 20M € budget);
§ Plan, organize and direct daily operations
§ Monitoring & Evaluating
§ Evaluate projects proposals
§ Coordinating activities with counterpart institutions
§ Manage and supervise contracts
§ Draft, policies and procedures, legal acts, ToR’s
§ Manage training and development strategies
§ Institutional behaviour change
§ Presenting institution and lead the Marketing Campaign
§ Quality Management Standards
§ Respond to employee/costumer questions and complaints
§ Draft and oversee the preparation of reports
Essential Skills
Critical thinking; Problem solving; Innovative Solution oriented; Team player; Job task planning and organizing;
Time management; Strong work ethic; Continuous learning;
Languages:
Proficient in English, Serbian, Macedonian; Bosnian; Basic In Turkish; Albanian – Native
Computer literacy:
§ Proficient in Microsoft package:
Word, EXCELL, Power Point,
§ Driving licence: B
Membership in the Professional bodies
§ Member of the Strategic Development and Legislation Board – 2017 ongoing, Association of Family Physician of Kosovo
§ Head of the Project Implementation Unit at Association of Family Medicine of Kosovo 2014-2017
§ Member of the American University of Tirana – UAT, Senate (2010-2014)
§ Chairman of the Board for International Cooperation in the Association of Family Physicians of Kosovo 2002-2004
§ Former Secretary General of the Medical Association of Kosovo 2000-2002
§ Former President of the Association of the General Practitioners of Kosovo 1999-2001
References:
1. Emma KAY, IMC Country Representative in Kosovo.
e-mail address: [email protected]
2. Dr. Hannu Vuori, M.D., Ph.D., M.A., Former Director of Department of Health within UNMIK Tel.: +34 678 41 21 79; e-mail: [email protected]
3. Mr. Denis Kirby, EBRD Project Manager
Tel.: 0053 21 4895266; e-mail: [email protected]
Education:
§ Postgraduate Certificate, Business Administration & Technology, MSc Program at CITY College University of Sheffield International Faculty, (60 ETCS)
Date: May, /2012
§ Postgraduate Certificate Specialization in Family Medicine Ministry of Health, Medical Faculty, Prishtina Kosovo,
Date: 04/07/2001
§ University Diploma General Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Prishtina, Kosovo, 300 ECTS,
Equivalent to the MSc Degree.
Date: 10/07/1989
§ Postgraduate Certificate on “Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing” Harvard University and World Bank Institute, Washington DC, USA
Date: 29/10 –16/11/2001
§ Postgraduate Certificate “International Program on “Health Economics and Financing” University of York, UK
Date: Apprill-Jun-2002
§ Certified on the Work Shop on Negotiations “Promoting Kosovo Interest”, Organized by The United States Institute of Peace” in Kosovo Police Service School, Vushtri-Kosovo,
Date: September 8-10, 2003;
§ Specialized seminar on the Exploitation of the funding / business Opportunities: Business Opportunities in the Technical Assistance Projects of the Europe Aid Program, and
Specialized seminar in Development Opportunities in the 7th Framework Program of the European commission (FP7)
Dates: 22, 23 October 2009, Athens, Greece;
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Self-employed Freelance Consultant
Time
Organization
Project
Position
Contact persons for References
02/09/2019
11.09.2019
ISPE COLLEGE
Joint Degree Diploma (ISPE College, Kosovo & Seinajoki University Finland), in BSc Nursing Program
Consultant for Drafting the Self Evaluation Report
Avni Mazreku, Owner,
[email protected]
12/10/2018
02/ 2019
ASD GROUP L.L.C.
Prishtina, Ks
Program funded by the “Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria”.
“Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) on TB” Study is under the National Tuberculosis Program;
Implemented by CDF
Principal Researcher and Health Care Expert
Mr. Shar Kurtishi
CEO ASD
[email protected]
05-07
2017-05/2018
“ELITA” Hospital, Ferizaj, Ks
Consultancy services for Hospital development
Consultant & Representative
Rahim Mani , Owner
+383 44 124 865
05/03/20016
05/12/2016
SWISS TPH & SAVE THE CHILDREN
Project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC);
“Reviewing Learning Materials on Management Training” under the “Accessible Qualitative Health Care” (AQH) Project
National Consultant and Researcher
Debra Stevenson
Team Leader Accessible Quality Healthcare Project
[email protected]
12/24/2015
02/29/2016
HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE L.L.C.
“Feasibility Study on Health Services in Kosovo” Project was supported by EBRD – SME program;
National Consultant and Researcher
Dr. Neshad Asllani
CEO HCE
[email protected]
06/01/2015
06/10/2015
SWISS TPH & SAVE THE CHILDREN Project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC);
“Training Needs Analysis Study” under the “Accessible Qualitative Health Care” (AQH) Project
National Consultant and Researcher
Debra Stevenson
Team Leader Accessible Quality Healthcare Project
[email protected]
15.01.2015
20.04.2015
American University of Tirana
Feasibility study for establishing the Kosovo Medical Colleges
National Consultant in Market Research
Lulezim NDREU
General Administrator (CEO)
Email: [email protected]
04/2008 05/2008
EPOS Health Management
Feasibility study for Restructuring University Clinical Centre of Kosovo
National
Consultant and Researcher
Dr. Robert Gartner, M.D.
Email: [email protected]
05/2008
University Research Co., LLC (URC)
USAID Announcement calls for Public-Private Alliances Related to Maternal and Child Health in Kosovo.
National Consultant and Researcher
Rayne Loken
Email: [email protected]
web: urc-chs.com
09 / 2004
03 / 2006
HLSP
Health and Life Sciences Partnership
Strengthening the Sustainability of Quality Health Care
EAR Funded Project
National Consultant Health Care Expert
David Simpson, Team Leader, HLSP Email: [email protected]
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Institutions/Organizations Position held
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA, (UAT) General Secretary,
ALBANIA Head of Project Implementation
10/2010-10/2014 and University of Sheffield Unit
Core duties: Administrate and monitor delivery of the UAT Academic Programs; Supervise Quality Control Office; Focal Point and University Team Leader for implementation of the UAT local and international projects;
MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, Shtime, Kosovo Director
06/2008-10/2010
Core duties: Overall planning, managing, supervising and monitoring activities of the Mental Health Centre, Shtime, Kosovo, including: Preparing Annual Plan; Budget Planning; Human resources planning; Delivery of the services;
MINISTRY OF HEALTH, Kosovo Director 10/2003-01/2008 Department of Health Services
Core duties: Policy, Strategy and Legislation development, Planning, supervising and monitoring Primary and Secondary Health Care Service development and delivery, including: Budget planning and execution; Human Resource development; Initiate, Coordinate and Monitor projects with the local and international Agencies, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, USAID, DFID, EAR, KFOR, NGO’s;
MINISTRY OF HEALTH Kosovo Deputy Director
10/2001-10/2003 Department of Health Services
Core duties: Assisted in planning, supervising and monitoring Primary Health Care and Hospital Services development and delivery; actively participated in establishment and operating of Licencing, Registration and Continuing Professionals Boards within the Ministry of Health.
MINSTRY OF HEALTH, Kosovo Primary Care Officer 04/2000-10/2001
Core duties: In authority for developing plans for Restarting, Rebuilding and Reforming the Primary Health Care (PHC) in after conflict period, including: development of the Family Medicine Concept in PHC; Coordinate activities with the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, USAID, DFID, EAR, UNMIK, KFOR, etc. and NGO’s, in rebuilding and refurbishing of the PHC facilities; Preparing and overseeing the Transfer of Responsibilities (decentralization) of the Primary Health Care to the Municipal level,
“INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS”, NGO Medical Doctor
11/1998-04/2000
Core duties: Responsible for Health Operations of IMC Mobile Team in Kosovo; Program developer for “IMC” programs in after the conflict period, including: Identifying the zones of intervention; Establish the Mobile Clinics in the war affected zone in Kosovo; Assisted refuges, and organized Mobile Clinics in the two cross border point in Macedonia and Field Hospital in refugee camps; Team and Program coordinator with Institute of Public Health of FYROM, on the Extended Program of Immunization for refuges children from Kosovo;
HEALTH HOUSE PRISHTINA (former MFHC) Medical Doctor
06/1990-11/1998
Core duties: Responsible for delivering of Primary Health Services, assigned in all departments of Prishtina Health House (Main Family Health Centre), including: Regular check-ups; Work at the Emergency Department ; Implementing the Immunization plan; Home visits for elderly peoples, mothers and children’s; Regular health promotional activities in the Schools; Plan and supplying with the consumables and drugs.