Experience

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  Empowerment Health

  • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  • Excutive Director

    • Jun 2015 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    - Remotely managing community health workers' program in Afghanistan.- Designing and leading public health studies in Afghanistan, and organizing training programs for community health workers.

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  Baltimore Medical System

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Care Coordinator / Interpreter

    • Nov 2016 - Jun 2018
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    - Coordinated health related issues including health insurance and interpreted for health providers and clients in English, Dari, Farsi, Pashtu, and Urdu.

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  Liberty Language Services

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Community and Medical Interpreter

    • May 2015 - Jan 2018
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    - Interpreted for Johns Hopkins hospital health providers and hospital clients in English, Dari, Farsi, Pashtu, and Urdu.

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  Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Management Science for Health (MSH)

  • Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Senior Technical Advisor

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014
    • Kabul, Afghanistan

    - Coordinated and managed meetings.- Reviewed and commented on health policies and strategies.

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  Marie Stopes International

  • Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Program Manager

    • Dec 2011 - Oct 2013
    • Kabul, Afghanistan

    - Successfully managed 6 projects of family planning, reproductive, maternal and child health program including budgeting and supply management.- Provided health care services to mothers and children through 16 Marie Stopes clinics.

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Community Surveillance Lead Manager

    • Jul 2010 - Nov 2011
    • Kabul, Afghanistan

    - Led community surveillance team, supervising 6 team members.- Based on the reported information on maternal and children death and diseases, a community- based project was developed and community access to the health care services in various regions in Afghanistan improved.

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  Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan (MoPH)

  • Kabul, Afghanistan

  • National Director of Reproductive Health

    • Apr 2007 - Jun 2009
    • Kabul, Afghanistan

    - Directed and managed maternal and child health programs in the country.- Led 12 committees, including staff of reproductive health directorate, representative of MoPH, UN agencies and NGOs in terms of policy development, strategic design, planning and implementation.

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Afghanistan

  • National Coordinator and Quality Assurance Program Manager

    • Apr 2003 - Apr 2007
    • Afghanistan

    - Led and managed 7 quality improvement teams in areas including infection prevention, operation theater, and other team of quality assurance at Rabia Balkhi Women’s Hospital.- The project led to decreased rate of post-operative infections from 5% to 2% and maternal death decreased from 28 deaths per year to 9 maternal deaths per year within two years.- Reported regularly to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA.

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  International Medical Corps

  • NWFP Peshawar, Pakistan

  • Project Manager

    • Sep 1998 - Apr 2003
    • NWFP Peshawar, Pakistan

    - Managed health professional survey project and supervised public health trainings, assisted in translation and interpretation.- Conducted training needs assessment, planned, designed, budgeted and conducted family planning, reproductive, maternal and child health trainings for doctors and midwives.

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  Save the Children US

  • Pakistan

  • Medical Officer

    • Nov 1996 - Sep 1998
    • Pakistan

    - Provided outpatient care services to about 40-60 women and children per day.- Attended and conducted professional trainings for doctors and midwives focusing on reproductive, maternal and child health.

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  Malali Hospital

  • Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Obstetrician/ Gynecologist

    • Mar 1987 - Nov 1996
    • Kabul, Afghanistan