John Fleming Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Managed the IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Health Unit with an emphasis on community health, emergency health and water, sanitation and hygiene programming. Supporting regional Red Cross / Red Crescent activities during COVID-19 pandemic - on epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response, vector-borne and vaccine-preventable diseases, non-communicable.

Philippines

Supporting Philippine Red Cross in the implementation of public health responses to disease outbreaks including polio and pandemic preparedness in addition to health activities associated with recent disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons and volcanic eruptions.

Malaysia & Indonesia

Supporting health and WASH activities as part of the ongoing recovery plan for the Central Sulawesi Earthquake,Tsunami and Liquefaction Operation based in Palu and working on regional health activities out of the IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office in Kuala Lumpur.

Democratic People's Republic Of Korea

Based in Pyongyang I managed the IFRC health and WASH programme working in close collaboration and coordination with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Red Cross Society focusing on long-term community resilience programming and responding to health and climate change related disasters.

Melbourne, Australia

Between overseas assignments I am self-employed as a humanitarian consultant offering services to clients in strategic planning in health, water & sanitation and disaster management and response. Recent consultancies have included evaluations and reviews on disaster preparedness and response, emergency health, HIV/AIDS and epidemic control and most.

Greece

Coordinated Red Cross activities which included health, WASH, relief and cash transfer interventions in the IFRC Population Movement Operation mainly in favour of refugees in northern Greece. The position called for strong advocacy to improve living conditions for the target population with regional government agencies and coordination with other partners.

Sierra Leone

Coordinated the Red Cross emergency health response to the Ebola virus outbreak in Sierra Leone with components of social mobilization, surveillance, psychological support and safe and dignified burials.

Coordinated International Federation of the Red Cross health programme in Haiti after 2010 earthquake with an emphasis on community health, psychosocial support, emergency health and HIV/AIDS. I also supported the response to the cholera outbreak through social mobilization prevention activities and the development of emergency response and long term.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Coordinated the International Federation of the Red Cross health programme in ten countries in the Southern Africa Zone focusing on community health, emergency health, water and sanitation and epidemic control / pandemic preparedness.

Panama City, Panama

Managed IFRC health programme in coordination with 23 Red Cross Societies in Central America and the Caribbean. The priority areas were HIV / AIDS, emergency health, community health, psychosocial support programming, blood donor recruitment and pandemic preparedness for H1N1.

Iraq, Liberia, Tajikistan, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Angola And Guatemala

As a member of New Zealand Red Cross international roster I was seconded to work as a delegate in a number of emergency operations ranging in duration from 3 to 18 months mainly in conflict and post-conflict scenarios with ICRC and IFRC in Iraq, Liberia, Angola, Uganda, Tajikistan and Sri Lanka.

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), International Public Health/International Health

Post Graduate Diploma In Occupational Health And Safety

B.Sc. Environmental Health, Environmental Health / Public Health