MANAGER RESEARCH
Aga Khan University
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :14 years, 11 أشهر
Impact of Pulse Oximetry on Hospital Referral Acceptance in children under 5 with severe pneumonia in rural Pakistan District Jamshoro. A cluster randomized trial (GAPPD Scale up Project)
Overall responsible for:
• Development of instruments, manuals & SOPs.
• Project site establishment.
• Hiring of staff.
• Training of project’s and partner’s staff.
• Coordination with stake holders.
• Roll out of main project trial
• Smooth phase out of project.
Successfully completed projects
An innovative approach to jump start simplified management of sick young infants with Possible Serious Bacterial Infection (PSBI) where referral is not possible; for potential scale-up Pakistan Site (District Thatta & Sujawal).
ACHIEVEMENT: PSBI guidelines successfully adopted and implemented by PPHI in district. PPHI keenly interested to implement these guidelines in province.
Accomplished following tasks as a project manager:
• Master trainer of PSBI guidelines; trained managers and facility staff in district.
• Organized and conducted pregnancy and birth surveillance training of LHWs.
• Facilitated implementation of WHO’s PSBI guidelines at BHUs (PHCs).
• Responsible for monitoring and progress of study at field site.
• Capacity building of facility staff in classification and management of sick young infants.
• Development of reporting templates for project and facility staff.
• Organized monthly meetings with PPHI, DoH, BHU staff and LHWs.
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, midterm and final project reports for stakeholders and funding agency.
Effectiveness of community based management of severe acute malnutrition through Lady Health Workers as compared to a facility based program: A cluster randomized controlled trial in Pakistan. (District Dadu, Sindh).
ACHIEVEMENT: First study in Pakistan and 2nd study in Asia that involved community health workers in treatment of SAM.
Accomplished following tasks as a project manager:
• Played main role in preparation of study.
• Devised data collection instruments and monitoring templates in light of CMAM guidelines.
• Conducted baseline survey in study area.
• Trained study staff in MUAC, anthropometric measurements and identification of SAM complications.
• Regularly monitored the progress of study at field site.
• Successfully completed the required sample size for the trial.
• Involved in data analysis; manuscript written and sent for publication.
Completed project (as a site supervisor)
Follow up of three cohorts of recipients of maternal and infant nutrition interventions in rural and urban Pakistan Follow up evaluation of health and developmental outcomes.
1. Collect morbidity/mortality data from 68 health facilities weekly.
2. Outbreak/Epidemic Investigations and Response Planning.
3. Technical support to Dept of health in all health related problems and issues in the district.
4. Monitoring and supervision of DHQ, THQs, RHCs, BHUs, CDs and medical camps by visits on daily basis.
5. Monitoring of Polio, Measles and all immunization activities.
6. Coordination between EDO H/DoH and all organizations working on health, nutrition and psychosocial support.
7. Coordination between organizations and organizing cluster meeting of all organizations on weekly basis.
8. Coordination between health organizations and Dist Govt.
MAL-ED (Malnutrition and Enteric Disease) Project
CLINICAL AND LAB SUPERVISOR AND TRAINING COORDINATOR.
• Training of staff of clinical assessments i.e. Dehydration, ARI etc.
• Training of Diarrheal, Stool, Urine and Blood Samples Collection.
• Training of Cognitive Development Instruments with Research Coordinator.
• Supervisory and QA/QC visits.
Masters of Public Health-Institute of Public health, Lahore. (Subjects: Maternal and Child Health, Health Policy, Planning and Management, Epidemiology, Communicable/Non-Communicable Disease, Health Management Information System, Research Methodology, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition, Health Education and Community Participation.)
Completed MBBS in 2006.