I am Medical Doctor, Qualified and experienced Public Health Specialist, and Epidemiologist. I have 21 years of working experience (15 years as Public Health Specialist/Epidemiologist and 06 years of clinical medicine experience). Working experience in teaching/Mentoring, disease surveillance, outbreak response, District Health system, Provincial, National health system, and International Organizations. Currently employed with GHD/EMPHNET as a Country Manager. Worked with TEPHINET USA as Technical Coordinator for FELTP-Pakistan and National Lead for Disease Surveillance and response Units (DSRUs) and Focal person for FELTP-Frontline Trainings. Also part of Global Burden of Disease collaborator network, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) the University of Washington USA as a collaborator. Performed as Reviewer for Public health Journals and international conferences. Presented research work at different international conferences. Attended multiple international short trainings.
Publications in National and International Journals. Actively involved in National COVID-19 Surveillance and response activities since February 2020 in Pakistan. Member of W.H.O EXPERT consultant roster for Polio and the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) since 2015
- Working as a National Lead for Disease Surveillance and Response Units(DSRUs) supported by FELTP-Pakistan(A CDC USA supported Program)
- Focal Person for CDC Frontline training at Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP) Pakistan
- Teaching Epidemiology and Biostatistics to FELTP 2-years advanced course fellows
- To Provide technical assistance to Taskforce for Global Health(TFGH) and TEPHINET program
- Plan and conduct FELTP Frontline training at the Federal, Provincial and Regional level
- Disease surveillance,outbreak investigations, and response
- Surveillance data analysis, prepare weekly Epidemiological report and share with concerned authorities and stakeholders
- Development of concept notes, SOPs, and training materials
- Supervise and provide mentorship to all the FELTP –CDC supported Technical Support Officers (TSOs) working at Federal, Provincial and Regional DSRUs
- Provide Support in strengthening and building capacities of Departments of Health in surveillance and outbreak response
1. Disease Surveillance and Outbreak response
2. Mentoring of FELTP trainee Fellows
3. Preparing Weekly epidemiological report and sharing with relevant stakeholders
4. Technical support to DoH on disease surveillance and outbreak response
5. Help FELTP trainee Fellows in preparing abstracts and presentations for international conferences
Strengthening EPI services in Pakistan.Monitoring and evaluation of EPI activities in Pakistan