Consultant Support Officer Joint External Evaluation(JEE)
Centre for Disease prevention and Control(CDC) at Peshawar, Pakistan(Feb 2023 – May 2023)
Lab Coordinator provincial Public health Laboratories,CDC-National Institute of Health Islamabad(April-september 2022)
Senior Lab Specialist/Molecualr Biologist, World Health Organization, Ajk/Gilgit Baltistan(Aug 2020-March 2022))
Medical Lab Technologist, CDC Atlanta Project, National Institute of Health Islamabad(March-july2020)
Internee in virology,immunology and polio lab, National Institute of Health Islamabad(Sep2019-March2020)
lab Technologist,pathology lab,Advance diagnostic centre islamabad(Jun-Aug2019)
Research Associate, Microbiology Department, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad(july2017-Jan2019)
Govt Prime minister scheme one year paid Internship, public Health laboratories, National Institute of Health Islamabad(Aug2017-Aug2018)
Internee Lab Technologist,Pathology Lab, IMC-NESCOM Hospital Islamabad(jun-Dec2017)
Quality Control Microbiologist, UNISA Pharmaceutical Industry Adamzai Akora khattak Nowshehra kpk(Jan-Jun2017)
Provide support to the Ministry of NHSR&C and relevant attached department(s)/ program(s), other line ministries, provincial departments of health and concerned departments at the provincial level, and development partners for the preparations and facilitate conduction of 2nd JEE and in relation to Global Health Security Agenda/ IHR implementation from One health perspective, developing self-evaluation report and supporting it in the provinces and regions. o Support the Ministry in ensuring that Health Development Partners contributions and support is aligned with the overall government strategies and policies in implementation of the NAPHS o Develop in-depth understanding of the JEE tool, and contribute in capacity building of all engaged in the 2nd JEE, along with ensuring completion of JEE Tool for each relevant domain, as well for each province and region of the country. o To provide technical support at SARI/ILI and COVID-19 sentinel sites in the provinces and territories or assigned area as required. o To coordinate with Provincial, territorial and district Surveillance and Response Unit staff on SARI/ILI and COVID-19 surveillance data. o Collect data on ITF COVID-19 indicators aligned with IHR/GHSA and share with JEE secretariat for external evaluation o Proactively engage in strategic planning, related to 2nd JEE mission, and for GHSA/IHR, CD and AMR at all levels. o Assist in relevant data/ document acquisition from federal, provincial/area health department, vertical programs and other entities as per the requirements of JEE tool during the 2nd Joint external evaluation, and for NAPHS. o Organizing and coordinating the IHR Taskforce (Provincial/area meetings)/Communicable disease technical working group meetings and for implementation of preparation activities related to IHR. o Support any other activity related to IHR and JEE or any task assigned by the line manager.
Worked as Lab Coordinator at (Provincial Public Health and COVID-19 Labs) in CENTERS FOR THE
DISEASES PREVENTION & CONTROL (CDC), GHSA project at National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad
Pakistan.
From: April 2022 To September 2022
o To Coordinate with Provincial lab focal Person and Government of Health in laboratory related aspects.
o Strengthening of Provincial Public Health and COVID-19 Labs.
o Establishment and Operational of Public Health labs at Pakistan.
o Capacity building of staff on bio-risk Management, biosafety measures, laboratory Quality management
system(LQMS).
o Help in Support and training on laboratory information management system software (LIMS).
o Assessment of labs with the help of WHO Assessment Tool.
o Development of Sops for COVID-19 Labs.
o Support in lab Layout/designing of COVID-19 Labs.
o Onsite and National technical Covid-19 related Trainings for PCR Lab staff of Provincial COVID-19 Labs.
o To support the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPS) and information management
systems for COVID-19 and biosafety/laboratory quality guidelines
Achievements:
o Strengthened new sentinel COVID-19 Sites at Punjab, kpk, Sindh and Baluchistan.
o Conducted trainings onsite and offsite for lab staff of COVID-19 to enhance staff capacity building.
o Suggested for implementation of standard lab layout for sample and staff pathway inside labs according to
WHO & CDC protocols.
o Done Lab Assessment tool (LAT) by WHO form with Comprehensive report of COVID-19 Labs.
o Supported in Full Complete PCR Molecular diagnostic labs equipment’s and supplies for new COVID-19
Sentinel sites to enhance sample testing capacity.
o Supported in development of Sops and their implementation.
o Selection and Designed layout of new public health laboratory with WHO & CDC Standards at Matta swat
kpk.
o Done advertisement of new Public Health laboratory equipment’s and supplies through PPRA authority.
Worked At World Health Organization (WHO) worked as a Lab Senior Specialist/Molecular Biologist to support
covid-19 Labs AJK & GB Pakistan.
From: July 2020 To March 2022
o To support the management of laboratory operations in COVID-19 testing labs in GB & AJK using the
WHO LAT tool for Covid-19 testing Labs.
o To support the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPS) and information management
systems for COVID-19 and biosafety/laboratory quality guidelines.
o To coordinate with WHO and GB/AJK Government in laboratory related aspects
o To conduct training needs assessment of Lab staff and coordinate with WHO and Department for training
of laboratory staff in AJK and GB (Gilgit, Diamer and Baltistan (skardu) in coordination with WHO assigned
lab staff.
o Establishment and Operational of Public Health Reference Laboratory at Gilgit Baltistan.
o COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance of Ajk and Gilgit Baltistan(GB)
Achievements During WHO Job:
o Conducted Trainings on Laboratory Bio-risk and laboratory Quality Management System for GB & AJK
COVID-19 Labs by Collaboration of NIH-WHO Islamabad.
o Done improvements in Internal Lab Design of AJK and GB Covid-19 labs According to WHO & CDC
Protocols.
o Development of Sops for Ajk and GB COVID-19 Labs.
o Done Layout lab designing for Ajk and GB COVID-19 Labs.
o Done Lab Assessment tool (LAT) with Comprehensive report of All AjK & Gilgit Baltistan COVID-19 Labs.
o Establishment of Public Health Reference Laboratory Gilgit with full support of WHO & NIH-CDC
Islamabad.
o Installation of Biosafety cabinet and PCR Lab Machines at Virology COVID-19 Public Health Reference
Laboratory Gilgit.
o Onsite Covid-19 related Trainings for PCR Lab staff of All AjK & GB COVID-19 Labs.
o Installation and Training of laboratory Information management system(LIMS) software for COVID-19
Lab at Abbas institute of Medical Sciences Muzaffarabad Ajk.
o Done COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance of Ajk and GB, the positive COVID-19 samples were performed on
illumina NGS Machine at Virology Lab NIH Islamabad.
Duration of internship was 1year.The internship duration has been completed in July 2018. First I have worked in microbiology water quality control testing, After that I have worked at microbiology lab Public health laboratory division (PHLD).
I done all pathology lab work practically through instrumental machines and also by manually.
I have worked as a quality control microbiologist at UNISA pharmaceutical industry for 6months. I have experienced how to control the contamination how to sterile them how to process them how to manage them how to clear the results.