DR AMIN NOMAN SAEED AL-AL-ABSI

Address:-60s West Road Alsuneinah,Sanaa,Yemen,PO BOX=13941 Mobile Phone:-+967 777918339,Home:-+967 1 403497 Email:dralabsi2008@hotmail.com or dralabsi2004@gmail.com or dralabsi2008@yahoo.com

CURRICULUM VITAE More than 30 years of professional experience and Tuberculosis Control

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Marital status:Married. Nationality:Yemeni Age:52 Years Birth Date: 25/09/1955 Place of Birth:Aabous/Taiz/Yemen Parents:Father:Noman:Died since 25 years,Mother:Gud:90 years alive.

Objectives: To utilize my skills,experiences and knowleges in Tuberculosis Control Programs and Projects in order to contribuite effectively in achieving the Global STOPTB goals.

Education AND QUALIFICATION SUMMARY:

1972-1973 High School/Al-Thawra/Taiz

1973-1974
1974- 1981

Teacher in Irshad School/One Year Service

Faculity of Medicine Bucharest-Romania

1986 1993

Doctor /MBCH. Japan Research Institute of Tuberculosis/Kyiuse-Tokyu Diploma in TB Control Individual Course of Chest X-Ray Reading-Japan-RIT.
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Diploma.
2008-2011 University of Medicine and Pharmacy-Carol Davila-Bucharest, Romania Doctor in Medicial Science.Thesis:Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Control in Yemen and Romania,Aperspective Approach from the point of view of the Health System Organizatiom.

PROFILE:1) A Medical Personnel with qualification of MBCH having experience of over 30 years experience from 1982 til date and Tuberculosis Control in Yemen. 2) Experience in mananging TB Control at the Governorate level in Taiz,during 1987-1992 and also,managing of Taizs TB Control Centre for same period. 3) Experience in managing the National Tuberculosis Control Program(NTCP),nationwide in Yemen since 1992-up-to-date. 4) Experience in coordination for effective field implementation of Tuberculosis Control nationwide and at all administrative levels in Yemen(National,Intermediate,District and Peripheral). 5) Various Fellowships including WHO,JICA,GLRA and Others trainings and field experiences in Tuberculosis Control.Operational Researches,Protocols and Guidelines formulation, Providing training.compilation and implementation of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program or DOTS Strategy in Whole Yemen. 6) Coordination,Administration and Management Skills concerning Tuberculosis Control with various NGOs and Health Priviate Sector(PPM)In Yemen. 7) Counter-part in JICA TB Control Projects in Yemen during:1992-2005. 8) Coordination with GDF,WHO and others Partners/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIECE:

1. 1982-83/Dr in the Military Health Services 2. 1983-87/Chest Physician/Chest Diseases Departament/Republican Hospital/Taiz.Assistant Chief of Chest Diseases Department. 3. 1987 Health Rural Service 3 months in Al-Ganad Area/Taiz 4. 1987-92 /Director of TB.Centre Taiz and Taiz Governorate TB C Coordinator. 5. 1987-92 / Teacher of chest diseases and Infectioud Diseases in the Health Manpower Institute / Taiz.

6. 1987-92 / Teacher of chest diseases and Infectioud Diseases in the Health Manpower Institute / Taiz. 7. 1992-up-to-date/Manager of the NTCP./MOPH./Sanaa 8. 1995- Contribuition in preparation of the Yemeni NTCPs Manual. 9. 1996- Revising of the NTCPs Manual. 10. 2005-Contribuition in preparation of the Fixed-Drugs Combinations for the NTCP. 11. 2005-Contribyuition in Preparaing and Finalysing the Regional and Global Plan(2006-2015)in STOPTB.WHO-EMR-Intercountry Workshop(April26-28/2005) 12. 2007-Preparation of the PHCWKs Manual. 13. 2006- Contribuition in revising the NTCPs Manuals and Guidelines. 14. Preparation and Writing Proposals/TB/For GFATM.(Round 4)-2005-2010 15. Contribuition in Preparation and Writing Proposals/TB/For GFATM(Round 9)-2010-2011 16. CCM Member 2005-2009. 17. PR For GFATM Grants Round 4,9 for TB. 18. Providing guidance and lectures for Phd,Master D,Medal Schools studendes and also Health Institutes Students.(to make TB Control clear for them and to update them about STOP TB).

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENTS:

1. 1986 Group Training Course in Tuberculosis Control For Administrative

Officers./Japan
2. 1993 Training Course in WHO.Modules/DOTS. Arusha/TanzaNnia

3. 1994-Individual Training Course in Chest X-Ray Reading / One month / Japan / RIT. 4. 1996-WHO; Training Course in Managing TB C at National Level
5. 1999-WHO-EMRO-Alexandria \ Egypt /2 weeks Training Course on Operational Researches in TB C. 6. 2001-3 weeks training in Managing integrated Programms TB and Lebrosy-Alert-AdesEthiopia 7. 2002-3 weeks Training in the Leaderships of TB C / Japan / RIT

Training Officer.
8. 26 -28 April / 2005 / WHO / Cairo 9. Intercountry Workshop on TB Surveillance and Epidemiology-WHO-EMR-Cairo (3-5/03/2003) 10. Intercountry Workshop on developing 10 years Strategical Plan for Tuberculosis Control on Country and Regional Level 2006-2015 3

11. InternationalWorkshop-8-12/Mai/2005Cairo/Egypt/WHO,GDF,USAID,MSHPharmaceutical Management for Tuberculosis. 12. Managing TB.C.at National and District Level. 13. The Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus Program of Management Sciences for Health.1 week training on Pharmaceutical Management For Tuberculosis Workshop. 14. Others Training Courses and Workshops. 15. EFR(Enhanced Financial Reporting)Workshop-GFATM-Tunisia(20-21/10/2008). 16. 10 Days Training on Operational Researches on TB Control in Alexandria/WHOIUATD.1999. 17. Training Workshop on multi-drug-resistance(MDR)-WHO-EMR-Cairo(25-29/11/2007).

RESEARCHES AND SURVEYS:

1. Planning,Executing of many surveys and operational researches related to TB C.(Some of them published by the IUATL,WHO,MOPH&P). 2. Daily DOTS and Weekly DOTS,Comparison of the Treatment Results. 3. Delay on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary TB.Sm+cases. 4. Nation-Wide Survey of Tuberculine Testing among School Children. 5. Evaluating the diagnosis performance of QuintiFERON TB GOLD and its role in interpretation of tuberculin survey in Yemen / 2007. 6. Undetected TB cases in the health system in 4 Governorates-2008. 7. A Survey on the referral of tuberculosis patients at the national tuberculosis institute / Sanaa City / Yemen / 2006-2007. 8. Screening of HIV-Positive among TB patients in Sanaa City,Aden City and Hodeida City / 2006-2007 9. MDR Survey. 10. Contribuition on executing operational research:(Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by 2 Sputum specimen in 1 day)-Liverpool University+WHO.In NTI/Sanaa City-2008. 11. Others Papers.Screening of HIV-Positive among TB patients in 4 Governorates in cooperation with the NAP(1200 TB patients)-one of the Principal investigator. 12. Contribuition in Performing of DQA on the NTCP.with European Agency for GF Grant Round 4.(12-24 June 2009).

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT:o Assistance Chief of the Chest Diseases Departament/Algumhury Hospital/Taiz/ 1983-1987 4

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Governorate TB Control Coordinator (GTC)in Taiz,also Director of Taiz TB Control Centre/1987-1992 Director of the National TB Control Program(NTCP) in the Ministry of Public Health & Population in Yemen/1992-Up-To-Date. Managing and organizing All the regular meetings of GTCs,GTLs,DTCs and others.1992-Up-To-Date. Managing all meetings of responsible of the activities in the NTCP. Managing all the implemented activities of the NTCP. Coordinating,Collaborating and Communicating with other partners and sponsors. Also with other related sectors in the Ministry of PH&P,Gvs Health Offices and Districts Health Offices.

PUBLISHED PAPERS:
1. Daily DOTS and Weekly DOTS.Comparative study of the treatment outcomes(1999)-IUATLD. 2. Reasons of defaulting among TB patients registered in Sanaa city.1999-2001 3. Diagnostic and Treatment Delay in Tuberculosis in 7 Countries of the EasternMideranean Region.Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice.January 2008-Volume 16-Issue 1. 4. A survey on the referral of tuberculosis patients at the National Tuberculosis Institute,Sanaa,Yemen.The International Journal of Tuberculusis and Lung Diseases,Volume 11,Number 8,August 2008,pp.928-930(3). 5. Nationwide survey on the prevalenve of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the Republic of Yemen,2004.Volume 11,Number 12, December 2007.pp.1328-1333(6). 6. The Decline of tuberculosis in Yemen:evaluation based on two tuberculin surveys.INT.J,TUBERC,LUNG DIS 13(9) September 2009.PP.1100-1105(6). 7. Paris:IUATLD-Conference:Posters Presentation:DOTS Expansion in YemenProblems and Cjallamges.30 Oct-4 Nov-2003. 8. Quintiferon Testing in Yemen: (2007-2008) 9. Underdetection TB Cases in Yemen: (2007-2008)

Other Patents and Publication: National Tuberclusis Control Programs Guideline/Manual/1996,2011 Guideline for using the fixed Anti-TB Drugs Combination(FDCs)/2003 Newsletter of the Yemen Anti-TB Association/1997-2005.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Experience with several operating systems:All windows Versions, DOS, Proficient user of internet. Microsoft Office,

SPSS,EPInfo and Access.

MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS:

1. 1986/1994/2002 / Member of the RIT and Japan Anti-TB Association 2. 2001 / Reporter of Inter-Agency-Coordinating Committee among Partnerships in TB C in Yemen. 3. Medical Consultant in the Aabus Charity Association. 4. Member of the National Committee for fighting Malaria,TB and HIV / CMM in MOPH&P / Yemen.

5.

Temporary Regional Adviser in TB C in WHO-EMRO.

LANGUAGES: English:-Advanced Romanian:-Advanced Arabic:-Mother Tongue

Skills:Over 30 years,gained skills concerning Tuberculosis Control in the following issues: Planning. Budgeting. 6

Designing and Adopting the National Policies and Strategies. Training Supervision. Recording and Reporting Data collection and analysis Monitoring and Evaluation Provurement and Logistics. Information,Education and Communication(IEC). Public-Public-Private-Mixt(PPM). PAL MDR Diagnosis,Treatment and Follow-Up DOTS Implementation. Coordination with International,Bilateral and NGOs. Operational Researches and Surveillance.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Internal and External Country Review Mission Member in the following National Tuberculosis Control Programs: Yemen National Tuberculosis Control Program(NTCP):5 times(19922011) Pakistan National Tuberculosis Control Program:2007 Sudan National Tuberculosis Program:2007 Temporary Adviser in WHO/EMR. Contribuition in the local,regional and international meetings(1992-2012)like: Quarterl Meetings of the Governorates Tuberculosis Control Coordinators (GTCs)and GovernoratesTB Laboratory Supervisors(GTLs). Annual Meetings of the regional national tuberculosis control programs (1992-2011) Annual Meetings of the GFATM,MENA Level,meetings 3,4,5,6,7 Other International,Regional and Local Various Meetings (1992-2011)

COMMUNITY ACTVITIES: G.Secretary of Yemen Anti-TB.Association. Medical Consultant in the Al-Aabus Charity Association.

REFEREES:1) DR Maged Yahia Al-guneid/Undersecretary of Primary Health Care/MOPH&P Alhasaba/Ministry of PH&P/Sanaa,Yemen Mobile:+967733477477 Email:maljonaid@hotmail.com 2) Dr Gamal Thabet Nasher/Undersecretary of Planning and International Cooperation/ MOPH&P Alhasaba/Ministry of PH&P/Sanaa,Yemen Mobile: Email: 3) Dr Abdul Hakeem Al-kohlany/GD of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance/MOPH&P Alhasaba/Ministry of PH&P/Sanaa,Yemen Mobile:+967 777980912 Email:aalkohlani@yahoo.com 4) Mr Abdulbary Al-Hamady/Statistics,M&E Responsible in the NTCP. Algardaa,near Taizs Road,Sanaa,Yemen Mobile:- +967777083987 Email:- bary616@yahoo.com 5) Dr Khaled Sultan/GDF Representative/WHO/EMR Cairo.Egypt Mobile:- 0020123468849 Email: khaledsultn@gmail.com 6) Dr Akihira Seita Director of the Health Program/UNRWA Aman/Jordon Mobile: +962776760097 Email: a.seita@unrwa.org