Brief CV for Dr AN Brown

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Brief Curriculum Vitae
Aug 2016
Name:
Dr Andrew Nelson Brown, PhD, BPharm, GCHE
Contact Details:
Mob: +61 (0)411137625
E-mail: anbrown.hss@gmail.com
Skype: Andrew.brown.uc
LinedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/anbrownhss
Personality Overview:
Dr Brown is a dynamic international professional with extensive experience in pharmacy and health
supply chains in the development context. Through his career he has engaged in clinical, business,
academia, development and executive roles with a drive for results. Dr Brown’s personal approach and
excellent communication skills sees him able to engage with a wide range of personalities at all levels,
with sensitivity to culture and organisational privacy. By applying systematic approaches to business
and development projects Dr Brown has a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a timely fashion
on sustainable platforms.
Formal Qualifications:
2013- PhD Health, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia.
New tools for culturally appropriate training, to develop competency in Pacific Island
Countries in pharmaceutical healthcare service delivery
http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/faa38e11-70ee-2fc7-9e8f-
a6bd274b7d64/1/
2010- Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
2008 - Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia.
1990 - Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Professional Referees:
Ann Hasselbalch
Immediate past Chief,
Supply Chain Strengthening Unit
UNICEF Supply Division,
Copenhagen, Denmark
ann.hasselbalch@gmail.com
Lisa Hedman
Group Lead, Access to Medicines Initiatives
Department of Essential Medicines and Health
Products
Geneva, Switzerland
hedmanl@who.int
Bridget McHenry
Organizational Development Advisor,
Commodities Security & Logistics Division
Bureau for Global Health | Office of Population
& Reproductive Health USAID
bmchenry@usaid.gov
Benoît Silve
Health Systems Strengthening Consultant
Previous past Chair, People that Deliver (PtD)
Initiative
Lyon, France
b.silve1@gmail.com
Dr Lloyed Matowe
Program Director
Pharmaceutical Systems Africa
Liberia/Zambia
lmatowe@pharmasystafrica.com

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Experience Overview:
Executive Management
As the Executive Manager June 2013 – Jan 2016, Dr Brown clearly established the People that Deliver
Initiative as the premier location for human resources for health supply chain development expertise;
overseeing the publication of foundation documents, organizational linkages and securing funding for
the second phase of the Initiative (themed, Country based Change). Dr Brown has extensive
experience liaising with international development agencies (Including Global Fund, UNICEF, USAID,
UNFPA, WHO, World Bank), and with senior government officials in a variety of countries.
Development
Dr Brown’s initial in country experience was in 1993-94 where he worked for the Solomon Islands
Government to develop health supply chain education approaches suitable to the local context. This
program is still in place. Throughout 1996-2000 Dr Brown worked with the WHO INTOX program as an
education consultant and trainer. In 2007, Dr Brown served in the Solomon Islands and Timor Leste
supporting pharmaceutical services as part of regional peace initiatives with Aspen Medical.
In 2009-13 Dr Brown led a University of Canberra project with UNFPA, Fiji National University and
Ministries of Health from a number of Pacific Island Countries. The project focused on health supply
chain capacity development. During 2008-2012 Dr Brown was engaged by WHO Geneva and the Fiji
Pacific Regional office as a consultant for health supply chain education. As the Executive Manager of
the People that Deliver Initiative June 2013-present Dr Brown engages in a number of international
and country specific projects developing human resources in health supply chains in resource
constrained environments with a variety of international organisations and country based teams.
Dr Brown’s in-country experience includes; Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia, Namibia, Mozambique, and
Rwanda. Asia: Laos, Indonesia. Pacific Islands: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua
New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. South America: Dominican Republic.
Clinical
Dr Brown completed a BPharm in 1991 and spent seven years working as a clinical pharmacist for ACT
Health, ACT, Australia. Dr Brown’s initial experience was in respiratory and cardiac pharmacy before
specialising in drug and poisons information. 1996-2000 Dr Brown worked as a trainer with the WHO
INTOX program. In 2007 Dr Brown became credentialed as a consultant pharmacist through the
Australian Association of Clinical Pharmacists (AACP).
Academic (education, research and leadership)
From 2007-13 Dr Brown served as an Assistant Professor within the Discipline of Pharmacy, University
of Canberra with a teaching focus in Pharmacy Practice, Health Professional Practice and Research
methods. Dr Brown completed his Graduate Certificate in Higher Education in 2008. In 2013-2014 Dr
Brown served as a visiting lecturer at the University of Copenhagen in the area of development. In
2010 Dr Brown completed a Certificate IV in Education and Assessment, qualifying him to teach in the
vocational education sector.
His research focus has been in the area of competency development for a variety of cadres involved in
pharmaceutical service delivery and health supply chains. The focus of this research has been in
Australia and in Pacific Island Countries where, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA), he led a three year $800,000 project focusing on developing health supply chain
competencies for local cadres. In 2013 Dr Brown was awarded a PhD Health with numerous papers
published and international conference presentations. 2013-14 Dr Brown was a co-research with a
Gates development grant investigating novel approaches to the professionalization of EPI managers. Dr
Brown continues as an Adjunct Professional Associate with the University of Canberra.
Business
From 1997 to 2007 Dr Brown managed medium to large pharmacies (up to a turnover of eight million
dollars and 50 employees), for the Australian Pharmacy Group, ACT, Australia, with a focus on quality
improvement, systems development, business growth and change management. His approaches were
recognised by being a finalist in the QCPP Australian Pharmacy of the Year awards in 2004 & 2006, and
his promotion to quality and training co-ordinator for the Australian Pharmacy group 2003-7. Dr Brown
is currently Director for his own company, Andrew N Brown Health Systems Strengthening Pty Ltd.

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Brief Employment History:
2015 June – present Director
Andrew N Brown Health Systems Strengthening Pty Limited
Dr Brown is currently a self-employed consultant focusing in the area of human resources, education and strategic
management within health supply chains in the development context. His current clients include: Intra Health, John
Snow Incorporated, Pharmaceutical Systems Africa, Pamela Steele and Associates (PSA) and Society of Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA). He is currently engaged in a medium term contract as the Executive Director of
IAPHL (International Association of Public Health Logisticians) through a Bill and Melinda Gates funded project.
Specific relevant activities
With PSA reviewed and delivered a leadership development short course. I have delivered this course in several
locations to a range of international supply chain managers with country follow-up for systems change. With Pamela
Steele I have published the first book on Theory of Change for Supply Chain Capacity Development which outlines
what effective capacity development should look like and the central role of leadership.
As IAPHL Executive Director I am activity pursuing opportunities for leadership development for our members with
the IAPHL country chapter program and mentoring program rolling out in the coming months. We are currently
working with WHO and UNICEF to fund an immunization supply chain professionalization project in conjunction
with Technet21. With leadership development a key leaver of change for sustainable development I am engaging with
international professional associations to leverage their experience and that of the private sector to increase our reach
and impact in developing the competency of supply chain leaders and managers.
2013 June – 2015 June Executive Manager
The People that Deliver Initiative, UNICEF, Denmark
The People that Deliver (PtD) initiative, is a global partnership whose mission is to build global and national capacity
to implement evidence-based approaches to plan, finance, develop, support and retain the national workforces needed
for the effective, efficient and sustainable management of health supply chains. http://www.peoplethatdeliver.org/ Dr
Brown developed this project from an initial concept to a globally recognised Initiative which is seen as the ‘goto’
place for guidance and tools relating to human resources capacity development for health and immunisation supply
chains. This focus is present in the context of broader health systems strengthening.
Specific relevant activities
Lead the development of the ‘PtD Health Supply Chain Competency Framework for Leaders and Managers’ and
provided technical input into the development and delivery of the GAVI Strategic Training Executive Program
(STEP) for leaders. Leadership is one of the key leavers of change noted through PtD activities and approach.
Worked with Village reach to publish The Making or Breaking of the Immunization Supply Chain; Reaching the Final
20 Policy Paper Series, a paper focusing on the need for leadership development for sustainable change to be a reality
in low and middle income countries.
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2008 Feb. - 2013 June Assistant Professor - Pharmacy
Discipline of Pharmacy University of Canberra
Specific relevant activities
Engaged in the development and review of the pharmacy master’s curriculum with a focus on developing pharmacy
leaders for the Australian Health System.
Awarded a Gates grant engaging immunization and supply chain leaders in Pacific Island Countries in developing
leadership and management competencies through structured peer to peer networking.
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1997 Nov. - 2007 Dec Pharmacist/Manager
Australian Pharmacy Group (APG), Canberra
2003 Jan. - 2007 Dec. Accreditation/ Systems co-ordinator and Trainer
Australian Pharmacy Group ACT.
Specific relevant activities
Responsible for manager leadership development for junior staff across the pharmacy group and implementation of
policies procedures and supports to grow pharmaceutical staff into managerial roles with in the company.

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2009 Aug. - 2013 May Consultant
United Nations Population Fund and WHO/WPRO
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1993 Jan. -1994 Dec. Principal Pharmacist-Training
Ministry of Health and Medical Services,
Solomon Islands.
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1991 Feb.- Oct 1997; Clinical Pharmacist, Professional Officer Level 2.
Australian Capital Territory,
Health Department, Canberra ACT.
(03 Jan - 04 Dec leave without pay to serve in the Solomon Islands.)

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Publications and presentations:
Journal and Book Publications
Kälvemark Sporrong S, Traulsen JM, Damene Kabtimer W, Mekasha Habtegiorgis B, Teshome Gebregeorgise D, Essah NAM,
Khan SA, Brown AN. Developing and sustaining human resources in the health supply chain in Ethiopia: barriers and
enablers. Rural and Remote Health (Internet) 2016; 16: 3613. http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewnew.asp?ArticleID=3613
Steele, P. Brown, A. Theory of Change for Supply Chain Capacity Development: A Framework for Strengthening National
Supply Chains (PSA Supply Chain Capacity Development) (Volume 1) Paperback – May, 2016
Brown, AN. Zink, P. Smith, N. (2015) The development and trial of a new approach to pharmaceutical competency development
for primary healthcare personnel in Pacific Island Countries. Pharmacy Education: volume:15
http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/2015/04/the-development-and-trial-of-a-new-approach-to-pharmaceutical-competency-
development-for-primary-healthcare-personnel-in-pacific-island-countries/
Zaheer-Ud-Din, B. Brown, AN. (2015) Proceedings of the 2nd People that Deliver (2nd PtD) Global Conference on Human
Resources in Supply Chain Management, Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Volume 7 Supplement 1,
http://www.joppp.org/supplements/7/S1
Brown AN, McCormack C. (2014) Twenty cultural and learning principles to guide the development of pharmacy curriculum in
Pacific Island countries. Rural and Remote Health 14: 2581. (Online). http://www.rrh.org.au
Brown, A. Gilbert, B. (2014) The Papua New Guinea medical supply system - documenting opportunities and challenges to meet
the Millennium Development Goals Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice.2014, 7:5 URL:
http://www.joppp.org/content/7/1/5 DOI: 10.1186/2052-3211-7-5
Anderson, A. Bates, I. Brock,T. Brown, A. et al. (2014). Highlights From the FIPEd Global Education Report. American Journal
of Pharmaceutical Education: Volume 78, Issue 1, Article 4. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7814
http://www.ajpe.org/doi/full/10.5688/ajpe7814
Brown, A. Ward-Panckhurst, L. Cooper, G. (2013) Factors affecting learning and teaching for medicines supply management
training in Pacific Island Countries - a realist review. Rural and Remote Health 13: 2327. (Online) 2013.
Available: http://www.rrh.org.au
Brown, A. Gilbert, B. Bruno, A. (2012) Using participatory action research to develop an essential medicine supply
competency framework for primary health care personnel in Pacific Island Countries International Journal of Nursing 1 , 2
2012 http://www.ijnonline.com/index.php/ijn/article/view/23
Brown, A. Gilbert, B. Cooper, G. Bruno, A. (2012) The development of a competency framework for various cadres of personnel
involved in the delivery of pharmaceutical services within Pacific Island Countries. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
42: 268-72. http://jppr.shpa.org.au/lib/pdf/2012_12/A_Brown_RE_abs.pdf
Brown, A. McCormack, C. Cooper, G. Smith, N. (2012) Developing medicines supply competency in Pacific Island Countries: A
needs-based approach to education. Pharmacy Education 12 (1), 49-52
http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/2012/11/developing-medicines-supply-competency-in-pacific-island-countries-a-needs-based-
approach-to-education/
Brown, A. Gilbert, B. (2012) The Vanuatu medical supply system – documenting opportunities and challenges to meet the
Millennium Development Goals. Southern Med Review 5 (1), 14-21
http://www.southernmedreview.org/index.php/smr/article/download/1030/38
Brock, T. Brown, A. Rennie, T. Rouse, M. (2012) Pharmacy Education. Are we nearly there yet?
International Pharmacy Journal, 28(1), 4-11
http://www.fip.org/ipj2012vol1/pages/4-GLOBAL-PHARMACY-EDUCATION.html
Claire A. Et al (2012) Needs-Based Education in the Context of Globalization.
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76 (4), Article 56.
http://www.ajpe.org/doi/pdf/10.5688/ajpe76456
Brown A. Cometto, G. et al. (2011) Mid-Level Health Providers: A Promising Resource
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 28(2), 308-15.
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=mid-
level%20health%20providers%3A%20a%20promising%20resourcerev%20peru%20med%20exp%20salud%20publica&source=

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web&cd=2&ved=0CFcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scielo.org.pe%2Fpdf%2Frins%2Fv28n2%2Fa21v28n2.pdf&ei=hR8
XULvDIu6aiQeVpoHAAQ&usg=AFQjCNHMSGTDgGMLYM5gtMqtA1J2htMqEA
Brown, A. (2011) Sustaining pharmacy education for the Pharmacy Support Workforce where pharmacists are few – A case study
from Pacific Island Countries International Pharmacy Journal, 27 (1), 29-35.
http://www.fip.org/files/fip/IPJ/IPJ_Vol27_No1_web_def.pdf
Claire A et al. (2011) Transforming Health Professional Education, Letter to the editor,
www.thelancet.com 377 April 9. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60496-0/fulltext
Claire A et al. (2011) Transforming Health Professional Education
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75 (2) Article 22
http://www.ajpe.org/doi/pdf/10.5688/ajpe75222
Reports
Prosser W., Brown A., Wilcox A. Change Leadership: The Making or Breaking of the Immunization Supply Chain; Reaching the
Final 20 Policy Paper Series. Seattle: VillageReach; Copenhagen: People that Delivery; 2016.
http://www.villagereach.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VillageReach_Change-Leadership_FINAL.pdf
Health Supply Chain Competency Framework for Managers & Leaders 2015, ISBN: 978-1-74088-411-2
http://www.peoplethatdeliver.org/sites/peoplethatdeliver.org/files/FINAL%20Validated%20SCM%20leadership%20%20manage
ment%20framework%2013th%20April%202015.pdf
Human Resource Development in Supply Chain Management of Health Commodities - A realist review of UN sources 2014,
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-74088-410-5
http://www.peoplethatdeliver.org/sites/peoplethatdeliver.org/files/FINAL%20Realist%20Review%2018%20March%202015.pdf
Country Guide: Applying for Public Health Supply Chain Management Development Funds 2014
ISBN: 9781740883979
http://www.peoplethatdeliver.org/sites/peoplethatdeliver.org/files/Country%20Guide%20Final%2030th%20May%202014%20wit
h%20AISC%20CC%20ISBN.pdf
PtD Competency Compendium for Health Supply Chain Management: A reference for health supply chains
First edition January 2014 ISBN: 9781740883894
http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/01b06aaf-d0e5-4672-8d9d-8ebe0241945c/1/
Mid-level health providers - a promising resource to achieve the health Millennium Development Goals
Final Report Contributing Author, WHO, GHWA 2010
http://www.who.int/entity/workforcealliance/knowledge/resources/Final_MLP_web_2.pdf
Supply Training Package for Essential Reproductive Health Medicines & Devices For 1st
level Health Workers, UNFPA 2009.
A Systematic Review of the Literature Addressing; Competencies, Training and Workforce Requirements for any Health Care
Worker in Pacific Island Countries Involved in Essential Medicines Supply Provision.
January 1998 to July 2009.” WPRO, WHO December 2009.
Domoic Acid (Poisons Information Monograph No. 670) WHO – IPCS
Nantel, Albert J. Rotter, R. Brown, A. Hartigan-Go, K. Ravn, H. Gopalakrishnakone, P.
May 1996. Accessible at: http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/domacid/pim670.htm
Pharmacy Officer Training Certificate, Solomon Islands Government, November 1994.
Invited Speaker Presentations
Enhancing Country-based Change in Human Resources for Health Supply Chains – A Stepped Approach for Capacity
Development by People that Deliver. A Brown. Global Health Supply Chain Summit, Dakar, Senegal. November 2015
Enhancing Country-based Change in Human Resources for Health and Humanitarian Supply Chains – A Stepped Approach for
Capacity Development. AN Brown, A Van Bruuen, Health and Humanitarian Conference Johannesburg, South Africa. November
2015
Pharmacy Support Workforce Cadres in the Development Setting: Evidence that Requires Action, AN Brown (People that
Deliver), FIP Pharmacy Support Workforce Symposium, Dusseldorf, Germany, September 2015

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Global activities influencing HR for supply chain management (SCM), Musonda Kasonde (UNICEF) and Andrew Brown (People
that Deliver), Technet 21, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2015
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/62242904/highlight/627872 (starting 12.25)
The Goals and progress of PtD, 2nd PtD Global Conference on HR for SCM, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2TCrpVOWxI&feature=youtu.be
Systematic Approaches to Development: Local, regional and international experiences of the People that Deliver Initiative, 19th
Annual Logistics Research Network (LRN) Conference, Huddersfield, United Kingdom September 2014.
Strengthening systems: The challenge of human resources Brown, A. Health Systems Strengthening Working Group. 14th
General
Membership Meeting, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Meeting. Delhi, India, October 2013
A global picture of the Pharmacy Support Workforce Brown, A. International Pharmacy Federation (FIP), Pharmacy Support
Workforce Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, August 2013
A global framework for a competent workforce: Evidence from FIPEd – A Pacific case study. Brown, A. International Pharmacy
Federation (FIP), Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 2012
A global picture of the Pharmacy Support Workforce Brown, A. International Pharmacy Federation (FIP), Pharmacy Support
Workforce Symposium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 2012 (Key note address)
Innovative education to support MDGs – Essential Medicines Supply Competency development through the use of innovative
culturally based teaching methods specific to various cadres Brown A. Pharmatex, University of Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal
February 2012
Human resources - The backbone of medicines supply in Pacific Island Countries Brown A. 2nd Pharmaceutical Society of
Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 2011.
Innovative approaches to training medicines supply skills in Pacific Island Countries
2nd Pharmaceutical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 2011.
Innovative education to support MDGs – Essential Medicines Supply Competency development through the use of innovative
culturally based teaching methods specific to various cadres Brown A, Zinck P. The 4th
Global Health Supply Chain Summit
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA November 2011. http://ghsc2011.com/videos.html
Current Professional Memberships:
Australian Pharmacy Board (professional membership)
International Pharmacy Federation (FIP)
Global Health Workforce Alliance
The People that Deliver Initiative (PtD)
Independent Association of Public Health Logisticians (IAPHL)
Adjunct Professional Associate, University of Canberra
Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH)
Current Board and Committee Memberships:
Education Taskforce – Co-Lead Pharmacy Support Workforce Domain (FIP, WHO, UNESCO)
GAVI Alliance People and Practices Working Group
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC), Systems Strengthening Working Group (SSWG)