Zafar Mirza
Dr Zafar Mirza | |
|---|---|
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination | |
| In office 23 April 2019 – 29 July 2020 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Aamir Mehmood Kiani (Federal Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Faisal Sultan (Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health ) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Zafar Mirza is a
Before this, he was leading the Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property team at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, for six years.
Career
Zafar Mirza has served as the Director of Healthcare System Development at the
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]
On 6 July 2020, Mirza tested positive for COVID-19.[4]
On 29 July 2020, Mirza announced that he was resigning from his post as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health. The resignation was subsequently accepted by the prime minister.[5]
References
- ^ "Dr Zafar Mirza assumes charge as health minister - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
- ^ "WHO EMRO | Dr Zafar Mirza, Director, Health Systems and Services Development | Regional director | About WHO". www.emro.who.int.
- ^ "National Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Network (NHEPRN)". www.nheprn.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ "Pakistan's health minister tests positive for COVID-19". Reuters. July 6, 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Tania Aidrus, Dr Zafar Mirza resign as special assistants to PM over 'criticism'". Dawn. 29 July 2020.
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