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OUR TEAM

Anokhi Ali Khan
MD FMH MPH PhD
Co-Founder, SG

Dr. Anokhi Khanum has over 20 years of clinical pediatric experience, including General Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatric Neurology, Allergy, Asthma, Infectious Diseases, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She has worked as the head field pediatrician for the Médecins Sans Frontières- France (MSF) projects in Peshawar/Khurum, KPK/F.A.T.A.-Pakistan, and at the Interactive Research and Design (IRD). She holds a Masters in Public Health and a PhD in Epidemiology from Imperial College London.

Hassaan Zahid
MBBS
Co-Founder, SG

Dr. Hassaan Zahid is a physician and public health consultant who has worked with Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and Interactive Research and Development (IRD). He has managed research programs relating to public health over the last five years in Pakistan. He is a graduate of Dow Medical College and has had training in tropical disease management from the Royal College of Physicians in London.  

Sugitha Sureshkumar
MD MSc PhD
Secretariat SG

Dr. Sugitha Sureshkumar is a pediatrican and public health specialist who has worked clinically in London, UK since 2009. Her public health work has included various roles at international organisations (WHO, IAEA, UNIDO), as well as NGOs and academic/research institutions (IRD Pakistan; University of Geneva, Switzerland; University of San Agustin, Philippines; LSHTM Department of Global Health and Development; University of Bologna, Italy; Bastyr University California, USA; St Jude’s Hospital Dept of Global Health, USA; South African Medical Research Council, South Africa; University of Campinhas, Brazil)

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Bina Shah
BA MEd
Director Communications SG

Bina Shah is a writer and communications consultant in Karachi, Pakistan. She is an experienced technical writer as well as a published author and respected columnist. She holds a BA in Psychology from Wellesley College and an MEd from the Harvard Graduate University School of Education. 

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Tahira Sahar
MSM BDS RDS
Secretariat SG

Dr. Tahira Sahar is a research analyst and has worked as a program manager at the Interactive Research and Design (IRD). Currently she is a Clinical Trial Coordinator and manager of CTU at Dr. Ziauddin Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. 

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