Ellen Rosskam

Experience

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  International Labour Office (ILO)

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2005

  Senior Social Protection and Occupational Health and Safety Specialist

  Worked closely with diverse stakeholders - bi-lateral, multi-lateral, governments, trade unions, civil society, UN agencies, academe, donors.Major achievements: wrote best-selling training materials on occupational safety & health and social protection for workers in developing countries (translated into 14+ languages); conducted training and train the trainer workshops globally and at ILO International Training Centre in Turin, Italy; developed policy recommendations for over 100 countries; raised $3 million for 5 year national training program in Brazil; raised funds for international gender-based research; conducted research on health workers' social & economic security in 25 countries of eastern Europe; provided policy advice to ministries of labour, health and education in numerous countries; developed pioneering index for measuring countries' protection of workers' health; conducted technical work in over 30 countries; designed technical framework for HIV/AIDS in the workplace which was been implemented globally; led pioneering work on impacts of liberalization of public services; development of new international labor standards and codes of practice; authored the book "Excess Baggage: Leveling the load and changing the workplace" (2007); represented ILO at senior level meetings globally; invited speaker at international conferences. Gender focal point and HIV/AIDS focal point for the ILO Social Protection Sector. Show less

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  ER Global Consult

  Sept 2005 - now

  Principal

  Consultant managing and technical expert on diverse global health projects Client Examples • Chemical Safety & Health Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva• Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva• Johns Hopkins Univ. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health• University of Geneva, Institute for Global Health• GAVI the Vaccine Alliance• Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Health Organization, Geneva• WHO-Regional Office for Europe• Global Health Program, Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies, Geneva• International Transport Workers’ Federation, London• PADCO, Republic of Moldova Reform of the Health Sector Through Anti-Corruption• Management Sciences for Health, Togo Capacity-Building Project for The Global Fund HIV/AIDS/TB/Malaria• Chemonics International, Armenia Social Protection Program • International Training Center of the ILO Show less

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  University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Jan 2006 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Give occasional seminars on new research, advise master and doctoral level students occasionally, maintain engagement with colleagues in the School of Health and Environment.

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  Center for Social Epidemiology

  Jan 2006 - now

  Senior Strategist for Research & Global Public Health, and Board Member

  Research Associate for Healthy Work public health campaign, Working on Empty documentary film, blog, and website project. Researched, wrote chapters for and co-edited award winning book "Unhealthy Work: Causes consequences, cures" (2009) (also available in Korean and Spanish); panel speaker at high-profile seminar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; write for various publications, engage in conferences, speak at international conferences.

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  Boston University School of Public Health

  Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Traveling Professor of Public Health and Community Health

  Taught university courses on Globalization and Health, and Research Methods on semester abroad Community Public Health program in China, South Africa, and USA. Responsible for 30 students.

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  University of Surrey

  Mar 2007 - Dec 2012

  Visiting Senior Fellow

  Gave seminars on new research findings, engaged with colleagues in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

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  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

  Nov 2007 - Sept 2008

  Analyzed international security implications of stress and fatigue findings from study of civil aviation workers conducted in 116 countries. Conducted research on education, Islam, and the future of democracy in Turkey; interviewed 52 experts and policy makers in Washington; gave seminars and spoke as invited panelist on television; published newspaper articles; selected as participant on high level political visit in Turkey, invited speaker on Capitol Hill; co-edited "The Developing world and state education: Neoliberal depredation and egalitarian alternatives" (2009).

  • Policy Scholar, Division of International Security Studies

    Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  • Southeast Europe Policy Scholar

    Nov 2007 - Sept 2008
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  World Health Organization

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Technical Officer Global Health Workforce Alliance

  Membership-based organization. Managed task forces/global networks & had responsibility or oversight for strategy & development of health systems strengthening technical working groups & technical & advocacy materials for governments & other key stakeholders in countries with crisis level shortages of health workers. Major achievements: “Can we achieve Universal Access to HIV/AIDS treatment?;” country case studies on Nigeria, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Indonesia; first State of the World’s Midwifery Report; country profiles on human resources for health; research & policy work on mid-level providers & community health workers; tools for Human Resources for Health Stakeholder Analyses; Human Resources for Health Toolkit; Policy Impact Assessment Tool; worked closely with global networks; published journal articles. Show less

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  Webster University, Geneva

  Oct 2011 - now

  Adjunct Professor, Global Citizenship Program

  Teach Business, Behavior, Health, and Society; Environmental Ethics; First Year Seminar (through a lens of environment and society); Contemporary Moral Problems in Sustainability; Project Management /Capacity Building (achieved 80% increase in student retention); skills and critical thinking development; member of university's Academic Integrity Committee (examine cases questioning academic honesty); participate in faculty development and research planning.

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  University Research Co.,LLC-Center for Human Services

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Senior Technical Adviser

  URC is a global company headquartered in Washington, DC dedicated to improve quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide for 50 years, managing projects in over 45 countries, in partnership with host country governments. URC specializes in maternal & child health, nutrition, TB, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, human resources for health, quality improvement, translating research into action, implementation research.I worked in close collaboration with technical and program support staff across a range of field programs to strengthen the systems supporting and the quality of HIV/AIDS, TB, MNCH, nutrition, and/or malaria programs. - Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in Indonesia.- Translating research into practice in Bangladesh to reduce Tuberculosis incidence & prevalence, and maternal and child mortality.- Improve nutrition through food & water sustainability in Niger. - Build health workers' capacity in TB infection control, prevention, detection, & clinical service delivery for HIV patients co-infected with TB; strengthen HIV/TB fungal surveillance programs; improve laboratory capacity for diagnosis & surveillance for HIV co-infections, in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua.- Support efforts for new business development including drafting technical strategies for proposals.- Provide expertise in human resources for health research and public health interventions aimed at health systems strengthening and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in low- and middle-income countries. Projects funded by USAID, Millenium Challenge Corporation, Centers for Disease Control. - Support in-country implementation of programs, research studies, evaluations and assessments. Show less

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  World Health Organization

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Provided technical support to the Assistant Director-General. Developed strategies for resource mobilization/partnerships, communications/advocacy; supported’/advised on development of strategy/policy decisions. Developed/implemented policy outreach and partnership strategies, including communications and advocacy, in the wider framework of Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. Wrote Annual Report 2017.

  • Lead, Policy and Strategy, Office of the Assistant Director-General, Health Metrics & Measurement

    Mar 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Lead, Policy Outreach, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research

    Sept 2017 - Mar 2018
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  World Health Organization

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

  Senior Technical Consultant, Chemical Safety and Health Unit

  Managed projects on mercury and health supporting Ministries of Health in countries Party to Minamata Convention on MercuryMajor Achievements:-Guided development of national public health strategies in Ghana, Nigeria, & Mozambique for artisanal and small-scale miners together with ministries of health;-Developed $56 million and $14 million projects to phase out mercury devices in health care facilities & mercury skin-lightening cosmetics, respectively, in 8 low- and middle-income countries. Both projects were approved for funding, to begin in 2022;-Raised $12 million through stakeholder engagement for phasing out mercury in skin lightening cosmetics project;-Built international network of fashion models, fashion designers, visual artists, activists, and others to support WHO global advocacy campaign to phase out mercury from skin lightening cosmetics;-Worked closely with ministries of health and environment, WHO Regional & Country Offices, UN Environment Program, & NGOs;Authored/co-authored/oversaw production of 16 new WHO mercury and health publications. Show less

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  Concept Foundation (non-profit)

  Mar 2022 - now

  Senior Technical Consultant

  Lead research of ministry of health challenges and opportunities to include 2 new essential medicines to prevent and treat post partum hemorrhage to reduce maternal death in 9 sub-Saharan African countries. Adoption of the drugs for post partum hemorrhage is needed in: national Essential Medicines Lists, Essential Packages for Health Services, Health Benefit Packages, and linked with national health insurance schemes. Thereafter introduction into country drug Procurement and distribution to facility level / maternity wards is crucial to reduce maternal mortality and achieve Universal Health Coverage. The systems are complex and complex to navigate.Work closely with Concept Foundation, WACI Health maternal health advocacy NGO (Kenya and South Africa), directly with ministries of health, and WHO Country offices. Show less

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  World Health Organization

  Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

  Senior Technical Consultant, Department of Country Strategy and Support

  Wrote 34 case studies of WHO Country Office results/achievements for the end of biennium 2020/2021 Results Report. Worked closely with WHO Country Offices.

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  Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

  Oct 2022 - now

  Coordinator, International Geneva Global Health Platform

  I lead the International Geneva Global Health Platform, convening international Geneva stakeholders across the global health community to collaborate, inform policy-making and gain evidence-based insights for scaleable solutions to complex global health challenges.