Germany
I am an economist dedicated to promoting sustainable development and global equality. In the 25 years that I have worked in development I have applied a results-based approach to achieve social goals. For 16 years I led social businesses in Eastern and Southern Africa that consistently delivered measurable health impact to their constituencies. Currently I am leading a project to advice the German government on One Health interventions, an exciting opportunity to emphasize the interrelatedness between human health and the health of the ecosystems we live in.
Leading a project to advise the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development on their One Health policy. Advocacy for a holistic approach to emerging infectious diseases combining human, animal and environmental health. Promoting international collaboration to define and implement global strategies to avoid outbreaks of zoonotic diseases and confront antimicrobial resistance.
Led the project "Diálogos sobre la Pandemia", an intervention that promotes scientific interchange between leaders in diagnostics in Latin America and Germany with focus on strengthening the response to COVID-19. Built a network across nine Latin American countries to foster collaboration between scientists and policy makers and promote evidence based response mechanisms. Studies on the economics of SARS-CoV-2 testing in Latin America.
Consultancy work on application of social marketing techniques to sexual and reproductive health interventions: evaluation, assessment and project design. Geographical focus on Africa. Advisor to civil society organizations in their strategic planning.
Oversee nine Country Programmes of MSI in Eastern and Southern Africa with at mostly donor funded annual budget of around £100m and drive change process towards enhanced the sustainability of the all service delivery activities. Supervise nine Country Directors and manage their performance considering health impact and legal compliance. Contribute to MSI’s global decision making by providing insight into country programmes and local implementation environment. Support fund raising at the corporate level through building strong relationships with key stakeholders and donor agencies. Routine screening of research on community health and adolescents reproductive health to ensure that MSI’s programming is informed by evidence and in line with global trends. Close interactions with Senior Management Teams of Country Programmes and membership of Board of six affiliate organization.
Lead a social business of 550 employees with 31 clinics, 10 mobile outreach teams and a social franchise network of 520 private clinics. Ensure delivery of high quality reproductive health services to MSI Ethiopia’s more than 100,000 clients per year through rigorous services through monitoring and assessment. Drive innovation toward higher health impact at community level by using mHealth solutions. Lead MSI Ethiopia through change management of systems strengthening and decentralization. Supervise operations, human resources, resource development, communications, marketing and advocacy. Oversee financial management and budgeting for grants from USAID, DfID the Embassy of the Netherland and private foundations. Develop and maintain excellent relationships with an extended network of stakeholders and ensure that MSI Ethiopia’s activities are fully embedded the Ethiopian health system.
Established PSI’s European affiliate in the Netherlands in 2008. Under his leadership PSI- Europe has supported PSI affiliated organizations to establish partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders based in Europe. As the Head of PSI’s working group on performance based financing he has contributed to capacity building within the PSI global network and promoted further decentralization of its decision making processes. Mr. Gade’s presentations and contributions at numerous meetings and conferences helped to create a better understanding of social marketing and its role to improve health behavior in low income countries. His involvement includes advocacy for evidence based approaches to reach the health related Millennium Development Goals.