Zafar Mirza

Zafarullah Mirza is a Pakistani politician who currently serves as a Special Assistant for Health. He was appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan on 23 April 2019.[1] Dr Zafar Mirza is the Director of Health System Development at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. He is a medical doctor with post-graduation in Public Health in Developing Countries from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a clinical stint in mental health. Before his current responsibility he was leading the Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property team at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, for 6 years. He also served as a Regional Adviser for Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies in the WHO Regional Office for 5 years prior to moving to WHO headquarters. For 12 years before joining WHO, he was a founder Executive Director of a civil society organization – The Network for Consumer Protection in Pakistan. He has a long standing experience of working at national, regional and global levels in public and private health sectors. He has extensively travelled, published and contributed to improving public health in many countries.

Dr Zafar Mirza
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination
Assumed office
23 April 2019
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byAamir Mehmood Kiani (Federal Minister)
Personal details
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Career

Zafar Mirza has served as the Director of Healthcare System Development at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. He is a medical doctor with post-graduation in Public Health in Developing Countries from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a clinical stint in mental heality. He also served as a Regional Adviser for Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies in the WHO Regional Office for 7 years prior to moving to WO headquarters. For 12 years before joining WHO, he was a founder Executive Director of a civil society organization – The Network for Consumer Protection in Pakistan.

He has a long standing experience of working at national, regional and global levels in public and private health sectors. He has extensively travelled, published and contributed to improving public health in many countries.[2][3]

References
  1. "Dr Zafar Mirza assumes charge as health minister - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  2. "WHO EMRO | Dr Zafar Mirza, Director, Health Systems and Services Development | Regional director | About WHO". www.emro.who.int.
  3. http://www.nhsrc.gov.pk/index.php?page=misterprofile
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