Priscilla Rivasloria Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Develop a Concept Note and a generic grant proposal template on Health Information Systems. Will collaborate in researching and drafting the PAHO/WHO seminal document “Health in the Americas” which is published every five years by PAHO/WHO.

Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate the plan to implement the recommendations of the assessment of the implementation of the Country Focus Policy in PAHO/WHO, including the restructuring of the Country and Subregional Coordination (CSC) entity. Coordinate the development of the PAHO/WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for Haiti. Focal point for.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Established an open and honest dialogue with PAHOs main partners (AECID, USAID and CIDA) and with the Organization of American States (OAS) to determine level of and improve satisfaction with existent partnerships..
• Guided a comprehensive ERP assessment that identified historically reactive instead of proactive work styles, recognized the lack of an ERP strategy, and revealed shoddy management style leading to silo type actions.
• Developed methodological guidelines for the elaboration of Resource Mobilization Plans for PAHO country offices in coordination with the Planning and Budget Unit (PBU).
• Ensured PAHO’s health resource mobilization and management priorities being positioned at the global level, resulting from appointment as PAHO representative to the "WHO Task Force on Resource Mobilization and Resource.
• Developed a robust set of Development Partners Profiles, as part of a broad mapping exercise to identify current and build a new, more diversified network of partners for PAHO.
• Improved policy dialogue among PAHOs main development partners and opened dialogue and cooperation with Faith Based Organizations working in health at country level (Guatemala).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Resource Mobilization Drafted the initial Resource Mobilization Strategy Annotated Outline. Later was the main writer of the PAHO/WHO Resource Mobilization Strategy. In collaboration with Institutional Development/PBR I worked on the methodological guidelines for the preparation of Resource Mobilization Plans for PAHO country offices. Developed and.

El Salvador

Represented PAHO and WHO to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Corps, Multilateral Agencies, and the press, to present PAHO/WHO's mission and general guidelines of work promoting PAHO/WHO leadership. Led definition of PAHO/WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) to have a strategic framework for cooperation from all the levels of the Organization.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the implementation of the USAID-funded "Latin American Countries Health Sector Reform Initiative" (LACHSR). Monitored the execution of the LACHSR approved work plan including oversight of related.
• Organized and participated as panelist in the “Forum on Health Sector Reform for the Region of the Americas”, Guatemala, July 2004.
• Persuaded USAID to include “Strengthening the Essential Public Health Functions”, the “Development of Human Resources for Public Health”, and the “Steering Role of the National Health Authority” as the centerpiece of.
• Advised and trained national health authorities on partnership-building and negotiation with donors and international financing institutions.
• Organized and participated as panelist in “The Health Systems Conundrum: How do Essential Public Health Functions fit into the Puzzle?”, National Press Club, Washington DC, 2007.
• Organized and participated as panelist in “The Steering Role Function of the National Health Authority” training workshop, Washington DC, 2007.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Formulated the Methodological Guidelines for the elaboration of Health Systems and Services Profiles; Methodological Guidelines for the elaboration of Health Sector Analysis. Provided Technical Review and Dissemination.
• Completed 100% of Health Systems and Services Profiles in 2nd edition for the LAC Region countries, USA and Canada.
• Completed three Sub-Regional Analyses on Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Sector Reform.

Costa Rica

• Designed and implemented an evaluation of the Child Development/ Nutrition Program for Costa Rica to target infants, children under six years of age, and women at risk.
• Formulated a Child Development/Nutrition Policy aimed at strengthening the Ministry of Health institutional capacity in the mother and child health sector; resulted in evidence – based data on impact and financial.

Costa Rica

• Researched, documented and analyzed the results the Program for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Costa Rica.” Coordinated the preparation of the 1999 issue of the UNICEF journal, "Our Right to Nutrition.
• Designed and implemented a monitoring and evaluation instrument for a micronutrients intervention project.

Honduras

• In coordination with the Inter-American Development Bank, The World Bank, and UNDP, coordinated and managed the Pan American Health Organization technical cooperation activities in Central America regarding the.
• Participated in the formulation of the 1996 HIV/AIDS Action Plan for Honduras in close coordination with The World Bank.
• Collaborated in the development of a viable long-term Nutrition Policy to coincide with Honduras national health policy.

Iowa City, Iowa Area - San Jose, Costa Rica

Designed the project on Promotion of Women, Health and Development research in Central America, a joint project between PAHO/WHO and The University of Iowa. Initiated and facilitated dialogue, exchange of technical expertise, and coordination among governmental and non-governmental health development organizations, research institutes, universities, and.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), International Health Planning/Development Economics, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Clinical Dietetics And Nutrition, Magna Cum Laude