Dr Jawaria Mukhtar Ahmed
ChildLife Foundation, Aga Khan University Hospital, Aga Khan University, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Aga Khan Higher Secondary School
0000-0002-3545-0808
About
Dr. Jawaria Mukhtar Ahmed is a public health researcher and dental graduate with a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from Aga Khan University, Karachi. She is currently working as Program Lead, Research and Impact at ChildLife Foundation, where she contributes to research, evidence generation, programme learning, and impact assessment to strengthen child health services and improve health outcomes.
Previously, she worked as a Research Specialist in the Department of Community Health Sciences at Aga Khan University. Her research experience spans reproductive health, family planning, maternal and child health, adolescent health, tobacco-use research, health systems, and access to equitable healthcare services in Pakistan.
Dr. Ahmed has contributed to studies exploring men’s involvement in family planning, women’s experiences of contraceptive service quality, access to primary healthcare for pregnant women, adolescent health and physical activity, tobacco use among Pakistani women, and caregiver experiences of children living with thalassaemia-major.
Her work reflects a strong commitment to evidence-based public health practice, rights-based and client-centred healthcare, and the use of qualitative and mixed-methods research to understand community needs. Through her research and programme leadership, she aims to support policies and interventions that strengthen service delivery, improve patient and caregiver experiences, and promote inclusive, responsive, and equitable healthcare systems in Pakistan.
Employment
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ChildLife Foundation Program Lead2026 - Present
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Aga Khan University Hospital Research Specialist and Coordinator for the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Policy and Development in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights2023 - 2025
Education
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Aga Khan University MSc HPM2021 - 2022
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Jinnah Medical & Dental College Bachelors in Dental Surgery2012 - 2017
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Aga Khan Higher Secondary School HSC2010 - 2012
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (17)
- Bridging Pakistan’s Child Survival Gap: ChildLife Foundation’s Integrated Hub-and-Spoke Model Save
- Scoping review of barriers and facilitators to vasectomy uptake in Pakistan: a call for gender-equitable family planning Save
- Co-administration of calcium and multiple micronutrient supplements for maternal and newborn hemoglobin and iron status: protocol for a randomized non-inferiority trial in Burkina Faso and Pakistan [version 2; peer review: 1 approved with reservations] Save
- Contraceptive choices in Karachi: a phenomenological analysis of women’s perspectives on the quality of family planning services in low-income urban areas Save
- Bridging Pakistan’s Child Survival Gap: ChildLife Foundation’s Integrated Hub-and-Spoke Model Save
- The Process of Integrating Family Planning Services with Other Reproductive Health Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review Save
- PRIORITY IR: Protocol for implementation research on single-dose postpartum IV iron to treat iron-deficiency anemia among women in India and Pakistan Save
- Exploring challenges in accessing primary healthcare for pregnant women in Pakistan: a qualitative descriptive study Save
- Beyond Boundaries: A Scoping Review of Adolescent Physical Activity in Asia and South Asia Save
- PRIORITY IR: Protocol for implementation research on single-dose postpartum IV iron to treat iron-deficiency anemia among women in India and Pakistan Save