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Please answer each question
clearly and completely. Type UNITED NATIONS
or print in ink. Read carefully
and follow all directions. PERSONAL HISTORY

1. Family name First name Middle name Maiden name, if any

BEN ABDALLAH KAMEL

2. Date Day Mo. Yr. 3. Place of birth 4. Nationality (ies) at birth 5. Present nationality (ies) 6. Sex
of 13 01 52 Tunisia Tunisian Tunisian M
Birth
7. Height 8. Weight 9. Marital status:
178 cm 80 Kg Single
Married√ Separated Widow(er) Divorced

10. Entry into United Nations service might require assignment and travel to any area of the world in which the United Nations might have responsibilities.
Have you any disabilities which might limit your prospective field of work or your ability to engage in air travel? YES NO √ If “yes”, please
describe.

11. Permanent address 12. Present address (if different) 13. Office Telephone No.
009671211400 ext 165

UNICEF Sana’a, Yemen UNICEF Sana’a, Yemen Office Fax. No: 009671206092
E-mail: kbenabdallah@unicef.org
Telephone No. 00967733159402 Telephone/Fax No.
15. Have you any dependents?
YES √ NO If the answer is “yes”, give the following information:

NAME Date of Birth Relationship NAME Date of Birth Relationship

GARAALI Nadia 21.06.1959 Spouse
BEN ABDALLAH Skander 01.10.1979 Son
BEN ABDALLAH Imen 13.02.1981 Daughter
16. Have you taken up legal permanent residence status in any country other than that of your nationality?
If answer is “yes”, which country?
YES NO √
17. Have you taken any legal steps towards changing your present nationality? YES NO√
If answer is “yes”, explain fully:

18. Are any of your relatives employed by a public international organization? YES NO√
If answer is “yes”, give the following information:
NAME Relationship Name of International Organization

19. What is your preferred field of work? MNH and Child health, Programs’ management and evaluation, System analysis,
Decentralization, Quality assurance, Child rights and protection, Girls education,
Women rights and gender equality…
20. Would you accept employment for less 21. Have you previously submitted an application for employment with U.N.?
than six months
YES NO√ if so when?
22. KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES. What is your mother tongue? Arabic
READ WRITE SPEAK UNDERSTAND
Not Not Not Not
OTHER LANGUAGES Easily Easily Easily Easily Easily Easily Easily Easily
French X X X X
English X X X X

23. For clerical grades only List any office machines or equipment
Indicate speed in words per minute you can use
Other languages
English French
Typing
Shorthand
24. EDUCATIONAL. Give full details - N.B. Please give exact titles of degrees in original language.
A. UNIVERSITY OR EQUIVALENT Please do not translate or equate to other degrees.
ATTENDED FROM/TO DEGREES and ACADEMIC
NAME, PLACE AND COUNTRY MAIN COURSE OF STUDY
 Mo./Year Mo./Year DISTINCTIONS OBTAINED
Faculté de médecine de Tunis 10/69 10/77 Doctorat en Médecine Health
Faculté de médecine de Tunis 10/77 6/78 Certificat optionnel en économie et Public health
planification sanitaire
Faculté de médecine de Tunis 10/78 6/80 Certificat d’Etudes Spéciales (CES) Occupational health
en médecine du travail
Institute of Tropical medicine, Antwerpen, 9/82 6/83 Maîtrise en santé publique Public health
Belgium ( Master in Public Health)
Boston University 6/90 7/90 Certificat d’économie et gestion
Economy and resources
des ressources dans les management in public
programmes de santé health
Maastricht University 5/06 10/06 Learning Programme on
Public Policy, Advocacy and
Partnerships for Children’s
Rights
B. SCHOOLS OR OTHER FORMAL TRAINING OR EDUCATION FROM AGE 14 (e.g. high school, technical school or apprenticeship)
ATTEND FROM/TO CERTIFICATES OR
NAME, PLACE AND COUNTRY TYPE
Le Bardo, Tunisia Lycée secondaire de 09/1964 06/1969 Baccalauréat sciences
Khaznadar

25. LIST PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES IN CIVIC, PUBLIC OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Member of the “ Société d’épidémiologie de Tunisie”
- Member of the « Conseil de l’Ordre des Médecins de Tunisie »
- Deputy mayor of Dar Chaabane’s Municipality : 1980-1985
- President of the “Union Sportive El Ansar” sporting Club: 1978-1982
- Chief Boy scout (1963-1968)
26. LIST ANY SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS YOU HAVE WRITTEN (do not attach)
- MNH baseline survey in UNICEF targeted Districts, Yemen 2007 (Data entry and analysis in process).
- EmOC Needs Assessment in five governorates, MNH project, Yemen, 2006.
- UNICEF-WFP Nutrition Survey, Yemen 2006,
- SOCOTRA MIC Survey, Yemen 2006
- Needs Assessment of EmOC services in five governorates in Yemen, 2006
- Programme National de développement des Circonscriptions Sanitaires : Indicateurs de fonctionnalité des
Circonscriptions sanitaires, 2004
- Etude sur les déterminants des accouchements à domicile UNICEF/DSSB, 2003
- Etude des transferts obstétricaux dans six maternités périphériques, UNICEF, DSSB, 2002
- Anémies en Tunisie, causes et mesures d’intervention, DSSB/INNTA/UNICEF février 2002
- Etude sur la prise en charge en institution des enfants privés de milieu familial 2002, UNICEF, INPE
- Programme National de Vaccination, Manuel à l’usage des professionnels de la santé, janvier 2002.
- Enquête Tunisienne sur la Santé de la Famille (PAFAM), 2002
- Etude sur les accouchements à domicile dans cinq régions de la Tunisie, 2002
- Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey 2, UNICEF/DSSB, 2001
- Soins systématiques et réanimation du nouveau-né à la naissance, Module de formation à l’usage des
médecins et des sages femmes, novembre 2000
- L’Assurance de la Qualité des Services en Première Ligne: Concept, organisation et méthodes, 1999
- L’Assurance de la Qualité des Services en Première Ligne: Boite a outils, 1999
- Guide pour l’exécution de l’exercice d’évaluation et de micro-planification de la surveillance prénatale
dans un centre de santé de base, 1999
- Guide pour l’utilisation de l’outil d’évaluation et de micro-planification (outil Monitoring) dans un centre
de santé de base, 1999
- Prise en charge des accouchements en Maternité périphériques, Manuel a l’usage des médecins et Sages
femmes, 1998
- La Surveillance Prénatale, Manuel a l’usage des Sages femmes, 1998
- Programme de Développement des Circonscriptions Sanitaires: Concepts, méthodes et stratégies, 1997
- Allaitement maternel : Manuel à l’usage du personnel de la santé, 1995
- Enquête Tunisienne sur la santé de la mère et de l’enfant (Papchild), 1994
- Enquête sérologique sur l’épidémie d’Hépatite Enquête sur la couverture vaccinale des enfants et des
femmes, DSSB, 1991
- Enquête sur la Couverture Vaccinale, DSSB, 1987-88
- Enquête Nationale sur la mortalité maternelle, DSSB/UNICEF, 1993-94
- Enquête Nationale sur les IRA, DSSB/UNICEF, 1992
- Evaluation de la couverture vaccinale et de l’impact du programme de mobilisation sociale suite à la
première JNV 29 mars 1987, DSSB/UNICEF, 1988
- Etat immunitaire des enfants âgés de 6-14 ans vis à vis de la Rougeole, la Rubéole et les oreillons, Enquête
OMS/UNICEF/DSSB, Octobre 1991
- Enquête Nationale d’évaluation de la couverture et de l’impact de la formation LAD chez les
professionnels de la santé, DSS/UNICEF, février 1990
- Enquête de couverture vaccinale et enquête C.A.P gouvernorat de Kasserine, DSSB/UNICEF, juin
1992
- Enquête de couverture vaccinale et enquête C.A.P gouvernorat de Kairouan, septembre 1992,
DSSB/UNICEF
- Enquête Nationale d’évaluation du Programme National de lutte anti-diarrheique, 1989,
DSSB/UNICEF
- Etude sérologique sur l’Hépatite virale au Sud Tunisien, Décembre 1984-janvier 1985
- Le risque d’infection tuberculeuse en Tunisie, résultats d’une enquête tuberculinique, DSSB 1986
- Evaluation des Programmes EPI, CDD, MCH par une équipe mixte OMS/UNICEF/Tunisie, octobre 1985
- Evaluation du Programme National e Vaccination en Tunisie, Equipe mixte OMS/UNICEF/Tunisie,
décembre 1983
- A propos des coprocultures systématiques dans les hôtels, Service Régional des Soins de Santé de Base
Nabeul, 1983
- Lutte anti-rabique au CapBon, SRSS Base Nabeul, 1983
- Evolution de la prévalence de la Tuberculose au Cap Bon entre 1972 et 1981, SRSS Base Nabeul, 1983
- Comparaison de la thermostabilité et de l’immunogénicité du vaccin vivant atténué anti-rougeoleux
(Rimevax) conservé à température ambiante et entre 4-8°c, Direction des Soins de Santé de Base, 1983
- Approche méthodologique pour l’amélioration de la surveillance prénatale dans un centre de santé Urbain,
Dar chaabane Tunisie, mémoire pour l’obtention du diplôme de maîtrise en santé publique, juin 1983
- Particularités épidémiologiques de l’épidémie de choléra de 1981, SRSSB de Nabeul, 1982
- Evaluation de la prise en charge spécifique des chroniques (hypertendus et diabétiques) au Centre de Santé
de Base de Dar Chaabane, Juin 1981
- Evaluation de la couverture vaccinale à Dar Chaabane, Mai 1981
- Etude de l’absentéisme dans deux entreprises tunisiennes, mémoire pour l’obtention du CES de Médecine
du travail, 1980
- Renforcement et Intégration des services de santé du Cap Bon, Tunisie, Equipe Tuniso-Belge du Projet
Cap Bon, 1978
- Contribution à l’étude métabolique des lithiases rénales de l’adulte, thèse de doctorat en médecine, octobre
1977.
27. EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Starting with your present post, list in reverse order every employment you have had. Use a separate block for each
post. Include also service in the armed forces and note any period during which you were not gainfully employed. If you need more space, attach
additional pages of the same size. Give both gross and net salaries per annum for your last or present post.

A. PRESENT POST (LAST POST, IF NOT PRESENTLY IN EMPLOYMENT)

FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST:
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL
March 2005 To date US$ 106,018 US$ 108,515 Chief Health and Nutrition, L4 step XII
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS:
UNICEF Health, Nutrition and water and sanitation, YCSD section
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR:
UNICEF Sana’a, Yemen Anne-Marie Fonseka, Deputy Representative
NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING:

SUPERVISED BY YOU:
 One L4, 9 NOB (5 in provincial
sub-offices), 2 GS6 and one GS4
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
Develop with government counterparts at central and governorate/District levels (5 provincial offices) and other partners, health,
nutrition and water and sanitation strategies and support agreed Plan of actions addressing Yemen priorities to
promote women and child rights in related fields of cooperation. My main achievements during my assignment in
Yemen is my contribution to the control of Polio outbreak and Measles endemic through very successful NIDs reaching
coverage above 95%. I brought mother and child malnutrition on the top priorities agenda of the MOPH&P and
partners. Furthermore, I initiated, with UNFPA and GTZ partners, the setting up of The RH Technical Group bringing
together all National and international RH Stakeholders. This tool for harmonisation and alignment is fully operational
and is meeting monthly.
Currently, my main challenge is to mobilise National decision makers and international development partners for full involvement
in the Acceleration of Child Survival Initiative to achieve Millennium Goals.
My main fields of interest are: Decentralisation, Quality assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation of mother and child health
programs (EPI, CDD, ARI, IMCI, Malaria, ECD, HIV/AIDS…), Maternal and Neonatal Health (Home based maternal and
neonatal care, EmOC and Neonatal care); Nutrition (acute child malnutrition, Micronutrients); Hygiene practices; Community
based strategies; System Analysis; Health Policies; Child protection; Dev-info data base; harmonisation of UNICEF
interventions' package, joint programming...
I participated twice to a training on Human rights based approach to programming, facilitated by Urban Jonsson (January 2005
in Morocco, February 2006 in Yemen) and to Learning Policy advocacy and partnerships for children’s rights with Maastricht
University (from May 06 to date). Our Policy paper is selected to be published on line at UNICEF Intranet web site.
B. PREVIOUS POSTS (IN REVERSE ORDER)
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST:
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL
02/1991 03/2005 24.530 DT 57.021 DT Project Officer Health, NOD step 10
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS:
UNICEF, Tunis Technical assistance Health
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR:
UNICEF, Tunis Jean Michelle Delmotte, Representative
NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING:
SUPERVISED BY YOU: GS7 Application for
international post
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
Developing with government counterparts, strategies and support the implementation of activities to ensure and sustain Mid-
Decade and Decade goals.
Since twelve years as health officer in UNICEF Tunis Office, I contributed to the preparation, execution, monitoring and
evaluation of health programs aiming to reduce infant and maternal morbidity and mortality. During this period, many
achievements could reported: reduction by more than half of IMR and under five MR (21%o and 30%o) and MMR by 1/3
(40/100000 LB), no more acute malnutrition, no Polio cases since 1992, NN Tetanus eliminated, Measles is under control,
Iodised salt is consumed by all households, reported morbidity and mortality by diarrhea diseases are no more significant .
Related to EPI, we performed very high EPI coverage, through a strong and well organized routine immunization system, very
effective social mobilization strategies, adequate and timely mass campaigns: NIDs (1987 and 1988), Maghrebian immunization
days (since 1989), Polio eradication campaigns (1995-97), Measles campaign 7-16 years of age (1998). I was involved in all these
interventions, mainly at programming, implementation and evaluation steps.
From October2001-january 02, I performed 3 months emergency mission to Pakistan during the Afghani war. I was assigned to
Islamabad UNICEF CO. My duties were to coordinate emergency operations between UNICEF sub-offices in Quetta and
Peshawar and partners (WHO, Médecins sans frontiers, save the children, UNHCR, WFP…). Less than one months following my
arrival to Islamabad, all Emergency preparedness interventions were fully achieved: new refugees camps installed with sanitation
commodities, shelters, school in boxes, health Kits, blankets, water tanks… As we worked on the base of a hypothesis of a
minimum one million refugees, most of installations were not used as Government of Pakistan didn’t open its borders to young
adult males. On my departure early January, the total number of refugees did not exceed 30.000 people.
In May 2002, I undertook a three week mission to Dakar UNICEF CO to assist in the design of a World Bank project aiming to
accelerate Infant mortality reduction.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST:
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL
8/89 01/91 19,000DT Sous Directeur de la Coopération Multilatérale(Deputy Director,
International cooperation Department)
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS:
Minister of Public Health, Tunisia Co-ordination of international co-operation between MOPH and
International Institutions, donors and governments
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR:
Ministère de la Santé Publique, Cité Velvere, Bab Saadoun Tunis Pr Hedi Mhenni, Minister of Health
NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING
SUPERVISED BY YOU: 22 employees, Recruited by UNICEF
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
Co-ordination of international co-operation between the Ministry of Health and external donors and governments.
Monitoring and evaluation of co-operation projects. Drawing new projects for fundraising.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST:
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Sous Directeur de l’Épidémiologie et de l’évaluation des
7/83 7/90 Programmes des Soins de Santé de Base(Deputy Director for
epidemiology and program evaluation, PHC Department)
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS:
Primary Health Care Department, MOPH, Tunisia (DSSB) Health
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR:
Ministère de la Santé Publique, Cité Velvere, Bab Saadoun Tunis Dr Moncef Sidhom, Director of DSSB
NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING
SUPERVISED BY YOU: On the Minister
15 employees with technical
backgrounds
request
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
Leading a team of physicians and technicians covering two main areas: ensuring disease surveillance, drawing disease control
strategies and implementing quick response to outbreaks. Monitoring and evaluation of Primary health care programs and
strategies…

FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST:

MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL

01/78 8/82 7800 DT Médecin de la santé Publique
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS:
Ministry of Public Health MCH Out patient medical care
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR:
Ministère de la Santé Publique, Cité Velvere, Bab Saadoun Tunis Dr Abbas Abdelhamid, Regional Director
NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING
SUPERVISED BY YOU: 12 Participation to MPH training
paramedics and one midwife
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
Physician in charge of MCH Center serving a District of 25.000 inhabitants.

28. HAVE YOU ANY OBJECTIONS TO OUR MAKING INQUIRIES OF YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYER? YES NO√
29. ARE YOU NOW, OR HAVE TO EVER BEEN, A PERMANENT CIVIL SERVANT IN YOUR GOVERNMENT’S EMPLOY? YES √ NO
If answer is “yes”, WHEN? From 01/78 to 01/91

30. REFERENCES: List three persons, not related to you, who are familiar with your character and qualifications.
Do not repeat names of supervisors listed under item 27.
FULL NAME FULL ADDRESS BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION
Maria Calivis UNICEF, RO/CEECIS/Geneva Regional Director
Dr Rudolf Knippenberg UNICEF, Programme division, NYHQ Principal Adviser Health
Aboudou Karimou Adjibade UNICEF, Yemen Representative
31. STATE ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTS, INCLUDING INFORMATION REGARDING ANY RESIDENCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY OF YOUR NATIONALITY

32. HAVE YOUR EVER BEEN ARRESTED, INDICTED, OR SUMMONED INTO COURT AS A DEFENDANT IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING, OR
.
CONVICTED, FINED OR IMPRISONED FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY LAW (excluding minor traffic violations)? YES NO √
If “yes”, give full particulars of each case in an attached statement.
33. I certify that the statements made by me in answer to the foregoing questions are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I
understand that any misrepresentation or material omission made on a Personal History form or other document requested by the Organization renders a
staff member of the United Nations liable to termination or dismissal.
DATE: 10/11/2007 SIGNATURE :

N.B. You will be requested to supply documentary evidence which supports the statements you have made above. Do not, however, send any
documentary evidence until you have been asked to do so by the Organization and, in any event, do not submit the original texts of references or
testimonials unless they have been obtained for the sole use of the Organization.