Nuno Ivan Mendonça Gaspar has over 15 years of experience in clinical and public health in Mozambique, working for the Ministry of Health, UNFPA, and currently USAID. He has held managerial roles in immunization, HIV/AIDS, maternal and neonatal health, and has experience in monitoring and evaluation, resource mobilization, and partnership building. He has a medical degree from Eduardo Mondlane University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Queensland.

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Nuno Ivan Mendonça Gaspar
Av. Ahmed Sekou Toure 959, Maputo
Cell phone: +258 845160545 / E-mail – ngaspar@usaid.gov or ngaspar10@gmail.com
Summary of Experience
 A dedicated health professional with more than fifteen years of experience in health, both clinical and
public health. During the more than ten years of work in the health field has undertaken various
managerial positions in the Government (Ministry of Health) at Provincial and Central level. At
provincial level was responsible for the overall management of health issues in the second biggest city
in the northern part of the country as well as practicing clinical work. At central level worked in areas
related to HIV/AIDS and Immunization. Following the referred period joined the UN System, specifically
UNFPA, where has worked in the area of HIV, Gender and Human Rights with a focus in adolescent and
young people. During the referred period gained considerable experience in management, planning,
implementation and monitoring/evaluation with a focus on HIV/AIDS. Currently is working for the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the area of HIV prevention as HIV
project management specialist, focusing on Biomedical Prevention. All of the work experience has
involved working within a team-based culture. This involved planning, organization, coordination and
strong commitment.
Relevant Skills
• Strong experience and understanding of the country and region and a clear understanding of
development work and of the Health Sector;
• Extensive professional knowledge and experience in HIV, Immunization, maternal and neonatal health,
and other health issues;
• Experience in addressing gender and Human Rights issues;
• High level of technical writing skills on issues related to Health and particularly HIV and AIDS;
• A track record in resource mobilization and ability to manage budgets and report on implementation;
• Excellent organizational, networking and partnership building skills, tact and discretion;
• Experience in joint programming;
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation;
• Strong strategic and analytical skills;
• Good communication skills.
Education
Eduardo Mondlane University February 1992 - September 1999
Medical Doctor Degree
The University of Queensland - Australia/Brisbane September 2005 - July 2006
Master of Public Health

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Work History
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maputo - May 2013 - present
• Representing the Agreements Office (OAA) of USAID successfully managed a cooperative agreement for
the largets USAID HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment project with a budget over 100 Million USD, helping to
put more than 500.000 people on ART treatment;
• Effectively provided technical leadership to the Integrated Health Office (IHO) of USAID, for the USAID
supported Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention portfolio in Manica and Tete
Provinces. This support has resulted in around 50.000 procedures being provided to man aged 10 to
49 years with excellent safety and quality record. In addition has provided support in service delivery,
and laboratory aspects of voluntary medical male circumcision, PEP, and HIV counseling and testing;
• Successfully managed a Grant with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for HIV/AIDS and
Gender Based Violence (BGV) prevention in the police force. The project consisted in capacity building
of young recruits in HIV prevention and GBV in Matalane and ACIPOL Police Academy. Around 3000
young police officers have benefited from the referred project;
• Provided strategic technical direction and contributed to preparation of strategy updates, program area
analysis, presentations, and briefing materials in various areas of HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment and
Prevention;
• Through participation in the HIV Prevention, HIV Care and Treatment, Health System Strengthening
Interagency Technical Working Groups (both in-country and US-based), helped ensure that USG
resources were effectively coordinated and optimally used to achieve PEPFAR Mozambique goals and
objectives;
United Nations Fund for the Population (UNFPA), Maputo - May 2011 - 2013
• Identified opportunities for UNFPA engagement in HIV policy development and programming (within
the framework of the UNFPA Strategy on HIV and AIDS, national strategies, and the UNAIDS division of
labor). Facilitated the process of strategic planning within UNFPA for engagement in these
opportunities;
• Represented UNFPA in appropriate coordination forums, such as the UN Joint Teams on HIV and AIDS,
inter-agency meetings and thematic meetings;
• Develop and maintained partner relations with the Ministry of Health, the National HIV and AIDS
Council (NAC), national bodies and development partners, including civil society organizations
providing technical guidance and guidelines for further development of their capacities and activities;
• Worked in resource mobilization for further UNFPA programming on HIV and AIDS;
• Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and NAC in accessing funding for HIV prevention
response, participating to this end in UN Joint Team on HIV and AIDS and joint UNAIDS missions;
• Was involved in country-level advocacy activities to advance use of the evidence and strengthen joint
UN and national responses to HIV and AIDS;
• Supported the monitoring, evaluation and reporting on UNFPA´s work on HIV and AIDS;
Ministry of Health, Mozambique, Maputo March 2007 – May 2011
Director of the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)
• Provided overall leadership in the National Implementation of the EPI. In this role provided technical
advice to Minister of Health in the roll out of EPI country Multiyear Plan 2007-2013;
• Successfully lead the National Immunization Campaign for Measles in 2008;

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• Effectively led the National introduction of Hemophillus Influenza type b vaccine (Hib);
• Supported all aspects of the preparation of the introduction of Pneumoccous Vaccine and Rotavirus
Vaccine
Ministry of Health, Mozambique, Maputo October 2006 - March 2007
Director of Voluntary Counseling and Testing Program (VCT) in the HIV/AIDS National Program
• Effectively led the revision and update of the National VCT Counseling and Testing in Health Strategy;
• Coordinated the 3rd National Surveillance Round for HIV/AIDS prevalence;
• Substituted whenever necessary the National HIV/AIDS National Director;
Center for Military and Veterans Health, Australia, Brisbane March to July 2006
Research Assistant
• Successfully performed a literature review for the Bougainville project;
• Effectively prepared tenders for occupational health project;
Ministry of Health, Mozambique, Nampula June 2000 - December 2004
Director of Health of Nampula City
• Provided overall leadership for the management of health in Nampula city. It has managed a pool of 10
health facilities with a total staff of 243 health professionals. During this period has successfully led
the management of the largest cholera epidemics in the country with around 2000 patients and a
lethality rate of less than 1%;
Ministry of Health, Mozambique, Nampula March 2000 - June 2000
Medical Doctor
• Worked at the Nampula Central Hospital in the Pediatrics and Internal Medicine wards;
Other trainings
• Acquisition & Assistance Management for CORs/AORs (A&A104) - 2014
• Programming Foreign Assistance (PFA) - 2013
• Phoenix Accruals Online Training v.113007 - 2014
• Assistance & Agreements Primer - 2014
• Foreign Service National Competency Assessment Workshop - 2014
• Basic security in the field II Course (BSITF II) – 2010
• Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (Short Course) - The University of Costa Rica (2012)
• Adolescents Health and Development (Short Course) - Johns Hopkins University (2012)
• Gender Mainstreaming (Short Course) - The University of Costa Rica (2012)
• Gender, Rights and Health (Short Course) - Royal Tropical Institute of Amsterdam (2012)
Participation in Workshops/Conferences
• Participated in the International Aids Conference 2012 (IAC 2012), Washington DC (EUA)
• Participated in the International African Aids Conference (ICASA 2011), Addis Abbaba (Ethiopia)

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• Participated in the Workshop on Results Based Management (RBM), Windhoek, Namibia
• Participated in the Workshop on Evaluation of Feasibility of Eradication of Measles in Washington DC,
USA
• Participated in the design of the protocol for the evaluation of the Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs)
in day hospitals - commissioned by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Designed the protocol for the evaluation of the ORAQUICK oral fluid rapid test for HIV/AIDS –
commissioned by the CDC
• Evaluated the performance of the Indigenous Sexual Health Community Health Center of Brisbane City
(Australia)
• Evaluated the Monthly Health Days Strategy in Mozambique – commissioned by UNICEF
• Participated in the study about the quality of Outreach Activities for the EPI Program
• Participated in the national study on injection safety – commissioned by John Snow International
Language Skills
• Portuguese (mother language)
• English – fluent writing and speaking
Computer Skills
• Good working knowledge of MS Office, (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) plus and statistical packages (Epiinfo,
SPSS)
Personal Interests
• Reading
• Sports (soccer, running and weight lifting)