Education

Ph.D. Health Economics and health Policy, Erasmus University, The Netherlands, 2021
M.Sc. Health Economics, University of York, United Kingdom, 2005
P.G Dip Public Administration, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1995
M.A. Economics, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 1993
Dip. Computer Programming, N.W.F.P. Board of Technical Education, Pakistan 1992
B.A. Economics and Statistics, Islamia College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan 1991

Training

Assessment in an online course, BDL Network, Aga Khan University, Pakistan 2022
Behavioural Psychology Course, SONAM, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, 2010
Advanced level course in Curriculum Development, DED, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2009
Introductory short course in Health Professional Education, DED, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2008

Research interests

Health Econometrics for health policy evaluation and health equity analysis
Economic Evaluation alongside Clinical Trials
Agency and information and market failure

Experience

Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan Faculty, Pakistan
Visiting Faculty, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology University, Karachi
Visiting Faculty, APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
Research Associate Health Financing, National Health Policy Unit, MoH, Pakistan, 2006
Deputy Director Mobile Hospital Program, DoH, KPK, Pakistan, 2006
Research Fellow, M/S M-TAG, Australia, 2005
Assistant Director Administration, Department of Health, KPK, Pakistan 2003
Planning and Monitoring Officer, Department of Health, KPK, Pakistan 2001

Professional associations

Member Education Council, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2022
Member National Immunization Technical Advisory Group, Expended Program for Immunization, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination. Government of Pakistan 2020
Associate Editor, BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Member expert panel, Pakistan Health Research Council Pakistan, 2015-2019
Senior editor, elective medicine Journal (EISSN: 2411-5517), Pakistan Research Evolution Scientific Society
Member Task force for national health policy (2008-2010), Ministry of Health, Pakistan and Convener of the Working Group on Healthcare
Financing of the Health Policy Taskforce, Ministry of Health, Pakistan, 2008-10
Member Bio-ethics group, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 2016
Member International Health Economics Association 2009
President, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Pakistan chapter, 2018

Awards and honours

Faculty Development Award, Aga Khan University, 2015
Third place in P. G. Dip. Public Administration 1995
Merit Scholarship, Bachelor of Arts, Islamia College, Peshawar 1990
Best graduate, Superior Sciences College, Peshawar, 1989

Created on:09/26/2018 Last modified:02/14/2023