Zar Afshan

Results-driven public health professional with hands-on experience in health program implementation, monitoring, data management, and community engagement. Proven ability to lead large-scale immunization, nutrition programs. Coordinate with stakeholders, and strengthen field teams through capacity building. Commited to promoting health equity and delivering high quality services in national and international development projects.

Project Officer at Education Department, Government Of Balochistan (UNICEF-Supported Education Program Funded by European Union) (2026-01 – 2026-06)

• Led implementation of the School Health Screening Initiative across Balochistan, conducting eye, dental, nutrition, and pediatric assessments to identify and address health issues among school children.
• Provided program management and technical support, coordinating with medical specialists, government departments, and UNICEF partners for effective screening and referral services.
• Supervised data collection, reporting, and awareness sessions, ensuring evidence-based planning, program monitoring, and capacity-building for teachers, students, and parents.

Registration Officer & FC Incharge BMCH Quetta at Shifa Foundation (UN-WFP Supported BISP Program) (2024-01)

• Managed daily operations of the Facilitation Center, including supervision of registration and social mobilization teams, while reporting to the District Coordinator.
• Registered, verified, and recorded pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under two according to program eligibility criteria.
• Maintained accurate beneficiary data and center records using MIS/Tabs, and submitted regular reports on registration and SNF distribution.
• Coordinated with health departments, hospital management, and stakeholders to provide guidance, referrals, and ensure transparency and accountability in program implementation.

Zonal Trainer Kalat division at WHO (2023-01 – 2023-12)

• Conducting and facilitating supervisors’ and teams’ training for post campaign monitoring of polio NIDs and SNIDs in my assigned division
• Monitoring and supervising supervisors’ and teams’ during PCM and LQAS
• Daily Data compilation, analysis and dissemination
• Post campaign data analysis dissemination with DHMTs, WHO provincial office and PEOC

Provincial Communication for Development (C4D) Consultant at UNICEF (2022-06 – 2022-12)

• Regularly meet with government officials and partners discussing progress on routine immunization coverages across the province and highlighting gaps/issues
• Developing communication strategies for community’s refusal to Routine Immunization vaccination
• Developing internal newsletters for the organization
• Developing liaison with government and partner organizations

District Coordinator for Intergrated Outreach Health (IOH) Camps at UNICEF (2022-01 – 2022-05)

• Conducting surveys and meetings with district administration and health management team to identify communities for integrated outreach health camps
• Planning (budget, HR and logistics) and implementing integrated outreach health camps in the assigned district
• IOH data compilation, analysis and dissemination
• Data cleaning and segregation on diseases, routine immunization coverages and laboratory screening results in IOH camps

District Consultant for Measles-Rubella Immunization Campaign at UNICEF (2021-09 – 2021-11)

• Support District Health Management Team (DHMT) in pre-campaign phase (resource planning, trainings, microplanning etc.)
• Intra campaign monitoring and supervision
• Intra campaign data compilation, analysis, dissemination and feedback to DHMT
• Post campaign coverage data compilation, analysis & dissemination

Program Data Assistant at WHO (2021-01 – 2021-08)

• Record keeping of polio immunization and suspected Polio (AFP), Measles and NNT data in soft and hard copies
• Uploading polio immunization and suspected Polio (AFP), Measles and NNT data in Integrated Disease Information Management Sysmtem (IDIMS)
• Monthly data compilation, analysis and report writing
• Developing presentations for immunization and surveillance review meetings
• Developing work plans for technical and field staff

Union Council Polio Officer (UCPO) at WHO (2020-05 – 2020-12)

• Teams’ training, micro planning for polio immunization campaigns
• Polio, Measles, Neonatal tetanus and other vaccine preventable diseases’ (VPD) surveillance
• Compilation, analysis and report writing of polio vaccination and vaccine preventable diseases’ data
• Inta campaign teams ‘ monitoring and taking clusters to analyse daily vaccination coverage.

Master in Public Health (MPH) in Public Health – Al-Hamd Islamic University, Quetta (2024)

M.Sc. in Biochemistry – SBK Women’s University Quetta (2020)

Bachelor in Science (B.Sc.) in Science – University of Balochistan Quetta (2018)

Fundamental in Science (F. Sc) in Science – Balochistan Board (2015)

Matriculation – Balochistan Board (2013)