COVID-19 Vaccine: Policies and Strategies for Enhancing Coverage Consultative Meeting (Wednesday, 23rd June, 2021) Health and Population Think Tank Health Services Academy, Islamabad
List of Participants
Chairing Committee
S.# Name Designation Organization 1. Dr. Faisal Sultan Special Assistant to Ministry of National Health Services, Prime Minister Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad 2. Dr. Nausheen Hamid Parliamentary Ministry of National Health Services, Secretary Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad 3. Dr. Shahzad Ali Khan Vice Chancellor & Health and Population Think Tank, Health Head Services Academy 4. Dr. Shafqat Shehzad Advisor Health and Population Think Tank, Health Services Academy 5. Dr. Ahmad Hussen Tareq Technical lead Health and Population Think Tank, Health Services Academy
Organizing Committee
S.# Name Designation Organization
6. Dr. Shafqat Shehzad Advisor Health and Population Think Tank, Health Services Academy 7. Dr. Ahmad Hussen Tareq Technical lead Health and Population Think Tank, Health Services Academy 8. Mrs. Kiran Tariq Research Fellow Health and Population Think Tank, Health Services Academy
Key Note Speakers
S.# Name Designation Organization
9. Dr. Akram Shah Programme Manger Expanded Program on Immunization, Pakistan 10. Maj Gen Aamer Ikram Executive Director National Institute of Health, Islamabad
11. Dr Yasmeen Qazi Senior Advocacy Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/ RIZ Advisor Consulting
Nominations by Government Officials Name Designation Organization
12. Abid Akhtar Hassan Coordinator Provincial Health Services Academy, Trainings Peshawar 13. Dr. Nadeem Hassan Senior Manager JSI
14. Dr. Babar Tasneem Shaikh Director (Tech) JSI
15. Dr. Janbaz Afridi Director General Provincial Health Services Academy, Peshawar 16. Dr. Imran Khan Deputy Director Provincial Health Services Academy, Peshawar 17. Dr. Asghar Khan Chief HSRU Health Department, KPK
18. Dr. Mudassar Hussain Deputy Director Health Department, Sindh PDSRU/ DG Health Services 19. Abdullah Khan Secretary P&D, Gilgit Baltistan
20. Dr. Naqeebullah Focal Person DoH, Balochistan
21. Dr. Ahmad Wali Senior Consultant DoH, Balochistan
22. Dr. Sarmad Saeed Khan Focal Person Doh, Balochistan
Technical Experts
Sr.# Name Designation Organization 23. Dr. Aftab Hussain Kakar Team Lead NSTOP DoH, Balochistan
24. Maj.Gen.(Rtd) Sallahuddin Chairman BoG MTI, Sawabi Qasim 25. Dr. Yasmine Challoub EPI Manager UNICEF
26. Prof. Dr. Uzma Head of Department NUMS Hassan (Public Health) 27. Dr. Irshad Memon DG Health Health Department, Sindh 28. Dr. Osama Mere EPI Team Lead WHO
29. Dr. Samia Hashim Country Lead WISH2ACTION 30. Technical Dr. Sobia Faisal GHD MPHNET Consultant 31. Deputy Director Mr. Zubair Ahmad Laghari Health Department, Sindh Planning 32. Dr. Soofia Younus Deputy Manager National EPI 33. Fatima Jinnah Women University, Dr. Saima Hamid Vice Chancellor Rawalpindi 34. Dr. Atiya Aabroo Deputy Director Ministry of National Health Services, Programs (III) Regulation & Coordination Islamabad 35. Dr. Soofia Yunus Deputy National Expanded Program on Immunization Manager 36. Dr. Akram Shah National Manager Expanded Program on Immunization
37. Dr. Muhammad Sarbuland Technical Officer Federal EPI
38. Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Public Health Palladium, Pakistan Specialist
Virtual/ Online Participants
Sr.# Name Designation Organization
39. Dr. Sameen Siddiqi Professor and Chair, Aga Khan University, Karachi Department of Community Health Sciences 40. Dr. Maryyam Huda PhD Scholar Agha Khan University, Karachi
41. Dr. Amjad Mehboob Infectious Diseases Gajju Khan Medical College, Sawabi Specialist 42. Dr. Christie M. Reed Country Director CDC, Pakistan
43. Dr. Yasmeen Qazi Senior Advocacy Advisor Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/ RIZ Consulting 44. Dr. Muhammad Senior Manager USAID Kamran Ajaib 45. Dr. James Blenchard Professor Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada 46. Dr. Muhammad Public Health Specialist Palladium, Pakistan Ahmed Issa 47. Dr. Ali Mirza Health Specialist World Bank, Islamabad
48. Dr. Zahid Samad Deputy Country Director CDC, Pakistan
49. Dr. Shabbir Chandio Representative USAID USAID
50. Dr. Murtaza Gillani Provincial Consultant WHO, COVID-19 Surveillance, AJK
51. Prof. Dr. Shabib ul Vice Chancellor Hamdard University, Karachi Hassan 52. Dr. Sarbuland Khan Technical Officer EPI
53. Mossavir Ahmad Donor Coordinator Federal EPI
54. Dr. Nabeela Zaka Senior Fellow Health Services Academy, Islamabad
55. Dr. Amina Mehfooz Health Specialist Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad
56. Dr. Tahira Reza Director Center for Global Public Health
57. Naseem Akhtar Coordinator, National TB Control Program ID PIMS Head 58. Dr. Mubashir Latif Medical Superintendent DHS Ahmad 59. Dileep Seedhani Director Operations JSI
60. Dr. Osmail Virk Public Health Advisor USAID, Pakistan
61. Dr. Samia Rizwan Health Specialist UNICEF
62. Muhammad Wajid Ali District Epidemiologist EPI, KPK
63. Ellen Thom NPO MNCH WHO
64. Dr. Masum Billah Senior Programme BRAC. Bangladesh Manager 65. Reena Shukla Deputy Health Office USAID Director 66. Hari Krishna banskota Chief Health, Pakistan UNICEF
67. Dr. Khalil Bangash Director EPI, KPK
HSA Faculty
Sr.# Name Designation Organization
68. Dr. Shehzad Ali Khan Professor & Head of HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad Department Public Health 69. Dr. Amjad Chaudhary Assistant Professor & HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad Registrar 70. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Assistant Professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad
71. Mr. Muddasir Assistant Professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad Mushtaq 72. Dr. Tariq Mahmood Assistant Professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad Ali 73. Dr. Tehzeeb Zulfiqar Assistant Professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad
74. Dr. Maryam Sarfraz Assistant professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad
75. Dr. Gul Baloch Assistant professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad
76. Dr. Irum Gillani Associate Professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad
77. Dr. Sadia Mustafa Assistant Professor HSA, Chak Shahzad Islamabad
MPH Students (HSA)
Sr.# Name Designation Organization
78. Dr. Shahan Mumraiz Student HSA Chak Shahzad Islamabad Khan 79. Dr. Jahangir Student HSA Chak Shahzad Islamabad
80. Aleena Shahid Student HSA Chak Shahzad Islamabad
81. Rimsha Tehseen Student HSA Chak Shahzad Islamabad
82. Hareem Butt Student HSA Chak Shahzad Islamabad