Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Maternal, Child Health and Primary Health Care &
Co-Director PhD Public Health Program at APPNA Institute of Public Health,
Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Interests: Public Health and Epidemiology – Global Health, Health Services Research, Maternal and Child Health,
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Contraceptive Use, Health Systems Strengthening, Health Policy and Management,
Health Economics, Epidemiology, Research and Innovation in Public Health,
Program Evaluation, Community-Based Interventions, Health Equity, Family Planning,
Health Communication, Implementation Science, and Health Technology.
Classification:
- Decision Analysis & Research Methodology – Epidemiological Methods and Statistics, Health Risk Analysis,
Research Assessment, Research Design, Program Monitoring & Evaluation.
- Epidemiology & Public Health Sciences – Social Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology, Disease Surveillance,
Behavioral & Social Aspects of Health, Ethnic Epidemiology, Long-Term Care, Geriatric Care,
Prison Medicine, Veteran Care.
- Healthcare Systems & Policy – Health System Strengthening, Health Economics, Health Financing, Policy Landscape Analysis,
Health Quality and Accreditation, Health Workforce Management.
- Sexual & Reproductive Health – Contraception and Family Planning, Women's Health, Health Screening,
Community-Based Health Programs, Health Promotion and Awareness.
- Healthcare Services & Technology – Digital Health Innovations, AI in Healthcare, Telemedicine,
e-Health and m-Health Applications, Clinical Trials, Biostatistics, and Predictive Analytics.
Associate Professor, College of Public Health, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Dr. Farhana Shahid is a social and developmental sector expert with more than 25 years of professional
experience in both public and private sectors in Pakistan. She is a Medical Doctor from Dow Medical College,
Karachi; Master’s in Public Health from Health Services Academy, Islamabad, and has completed a Doctorate
(PhD) degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her areas of interest are Nutrition, Human
rights, gender, and reproductive health.
She has played strategic planning and implementation roles in senior leadership and managerial positions in
various donor-funded projects including USAID on women and child health in Pakistan. As Senior Technical
Advisor/lead role, she has successfully managed large teams; and was extensively involved in recruitment,
training, and performance monitoring of the team to deliver results. She has vast experience as a technical
advisor in developing technical material for training in several capacity-building and awareness-raising
programs nationally on gender, reproductive health, and nutrition with international organizations such as
Jhpiego, PSI, and Save the Children. She has carried out several consultancy work as an independent/lead
consultant and has conducted a number of evaluation studies for international organizations such as
UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, PSI, and Population Council. Currently, she has been working as an Associate
Professor at Ziauddin University's College of Public Health, Karachi, Pakistan. Additionally, since October
2020, she has been a consultant for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on Nutrition in Pakistan.
ON POSITION SINCE 04th December 2025 onwards
Previous Managing Editor: Dr Muhammad Akhter Hamid (till 03rd December 2025)-under the
Nomenclature of Executive Director
Research and Programe Advisor, Marie Stopes Society, Karachi, Pakistan.
Interests: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Sexuality, Mother and Child Health, Family Planning, Human Rights,
Transgender Health and Rights, Women and Adolescent Health and Empowerment, Health Insurance.
Classification: Gender and Human Rights, Health Care Access and Financing, Health System, Health and Inequality, Qualitative
Research and Innovative Research Methodologies
ON POSITION FROM 07th December 2024 onwards
Previous Managing Editor: Dr Shahkamal Hashmi (till 06th December 2024)
DR. QURATULAIN BAKHTEARI (BA, MS, PHD)(Social Sciences)(Pakistan)
(Pakistan)
Advisor, Community Engagement Interactive Research & Development, (IRD)
Pakistan, Visiting Faculty (Aga Khan University, Pakistan).
Interests: Malnutrition, Gender Equity, Poverty, Social Determinants of Health, Human Rights, Health Society/Culture.
Classification: Participatory Research methods, Qualitative Research, Ethnography, Social determinants of Health.
DR MARIA ATIF (MBBS, MPH, PhD)(Pakistan)
Assistant Professor-Public Health, School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Interests: Maternal and Child Health, Sexual and Reproductive health, Mental health of vulnerable populations, Public Health
Intervention Research.
Classification: Health Policy, Epidemiology, Research Methods, Surveillance, Monitoring and evaluations, Project Management,
Capacity Building.
SECTION HEAD (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE SECTION)
DR SYEDA SADAF AKBER (PhD)(Infectious Diseases)(Pakistan)
Dean Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (Faculty of Allied Health Sciences) Malir University
Interests: Women's Health, Child Health, Health Policy.
Classification: Monitoring and evaluations, capacity building, project management, epidemiology.
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DR. SHAMOON NOUSHAD
(BSc, M.Sc., CRCP, CPD, CBT (P), PhD)(Mental Health)(Pakistan)
Starting in 2025, JoWaCH will follow a quarterly schedule with issues released in March, June, September, and December. This change ensures alignment with global academic cycles and enhances consistency for contributors and readers. Thank you for your continued support! — JoWaCH Editorial Team
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