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Dr. Jamil Ahmed

Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
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Registered Community Medicine Specialist with Pakistan Medical and Dental Council

Qualifications

2020 PhD Public Health, The University of Sydney Australia

June 2013 Fellow of College of Physician and Surgeons Pakistan (FCPS) in

Community Medicine

Aug 2011 Master of Public Health (MPH), Nuffield Center for International
Health and Development, University of Leeds, UK

2001 MBBS, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS)

Jamshoro, Pakistan

Experience
Current position: From 1.9. 2016

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, Co

llege of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University,
Bahrain

1.9.2014-30.8.2016 Lecturer, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, College of

Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain

13.01.2013 to 31.7.2014
District Coordinator Mother and Child health integrated program
(MCHIP) Program of JHPIEGO (an affiliate of Johns Hopkins Univ
ersity)

4.3.2013 to 28.1.2014
‘’Child Health Now’’ Pakistan Manager: World vision International
(coordination of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Research, A
dvocacy, Training and Awareness national level)

1.10.2011- 28.2.2013 Instructor and Research Associate at Health Services Academy Isl
amabad

23-11-2009- 31-8-2010
Senior Lecturer Community Medicine at Isra University Hyderabad

1.10.2005- 30.9.2009
Resident for FCPS in Community Medicine at the dept. of Commu
nity Health Sciences Aga Khan University Karachi
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Achievements
207 Research and Training Program Fund by The University of Sydne
y for PhD in Public Health
2012 Grant from USAID to present in Obesity-2012 conference in USA
2012 International society of pediatric and adolescent diabetes (ISPAD)
Research course grant in Poland
2010-2011 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBG
SP) for MPH at Nuffield center for international Health and Develo
pment at the University of Leeds
2010 Travel grant to participate in International society of Pediatric and
Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) conference in Buenos Aires, Argenti
na

Publications
1. Ahmed J, Alnasir F, Jaradat A, Al Marabheh AJ, Hamadeh RR. Association of
Overweight and Obesity with High Fast Food Consumption by Gulf Cooperation
Council Medical Students. Ecol Food Nutr. 2019:1-16.

2. Hamadeh RR, Ahmed J, Jassim GA, Alqallaf SM, Al-Roomi K. Knowledge of health
professional students on waterpipe tobacco smoking: curricula implications. BMC
Med Educ. 2018;18(1):300.

3. Ahmed J, Alam A, Greenow CR. Maternal empowerment and healthcare access

determines stillbirths and early neonatal deaths in Pakistan: analysis of
demographic and health survey 2012-13. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2018;2:
e2018030.

4. Kumar R, Somrongthong R, Ahmed J, Almarabheh AJ. Correlates of knowledge,

attitude and practices about health care waste management among hospital workers
of Pakistan. Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. 2018;
17(1): 1-7.

5. Hamadeh RR, Ahmed J, Al-Kawari M, Bucheeri S. Smoking behavior of males

attending the Quit Tobacco Clinics in Bahrain and their knowledge on tobacco
smoking health hazards. BMC Public Health.2018; 18:199. DOI 10.1186/s12889-
018-5104-7.

6. Ahmed J, Rehman SU, Shahab M, Community Midwives acceptability in their

communities: a qualitative study from two provinces of Pakistan; Midwifery. 2017
Feb 17; 47:53-59.

7. Hamadeh R, Ahmed J, Kawari M, Bucheeri S, Quit tobacco clinics in Bahrain:

smoking cessation rates and patient satisfaction, BMC Tobacco Induced Diseases
(2017) 15:7

8. Ethisana P, Chapman RS, Somrongthong, Ahmed J Factors related with physical

activities among elderly population of rural, Thailand Journal of primary care and
community health, Oct 2016
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9. Buledi R, Butt ZA, Ahmed J, Alizai AA. Status of cold chain in routine immunisation
centres of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Quetta, Pakistan. J Pak
Med Assoc. 2017;67(5):739-44.

10. Rehman SU, Siddiqui AR, Ahmed J, Fatmi Z, Shah SM, Rahman A, et al. Coverage
and predictors of routine immunization among 12-23 months old children in disaster
affected communities in Pakistan. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2017;11(1):1-6.

11. Ahmed J, Rehman SU, Mughal F; Dietary Behavior of Male and Female High School
Students of Hyderabad, Pakistan, international journal of health sciences, Vol 10, No
4: Issue 27

12. Shah SM, Zaidi S, Ahmed J, Rehman SU, Motivation and retention of physicians in
primary health care facilities of Pakistan, International Journal of Health Policy and
Management Aug 2016

13. Kumar R, Somrongthong R, Ahmed J; Impact of waste management training

intervention on knowledge, attitude and practices of teaching hospital workers in
Pakistan, Pak J Med Sci, June 2016

14. Bibi A, Ahmed J, Zaman T et al Perceived quality of pharmacy services among

outpatients of a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad, Pak J Public Health Vol. 5, No. 4,
2015

15. Rathore A, Khaskheli M, Ahmed J et al Outcomes of puerperal sepsis at a tertiary

care hospital of Pakistan Pak J Public Health Vol. 5, No. 4, 2015

16. Ahmed J, Mehraj V, Jeswani GK, Rehman S, Shah M, Hamadeh R, Parental

influences on within and outside school Physical activity levels among high school
children of Pakistan, J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2016;28(1)

17. Rehman S, Ahmed J, Bahadur S, Ferdoos A, Shahab M, Masud N. Exploring

operational barriers encountered by community midwives when delivering services in
two provinces of Pakistan: A qualitative study. Midwifery. Volume 31, Issue 1, January
2015, Pages 177–183 (Impact factor: 1.8)

18. Hussain S, Kumar R, Ali M., Khan E.A., Ahmed J., Khan S.A., Hussain S.; Perceptions
about measles among mothers living in rural area: A cross-sectional study at Larkana,
Sindh Pak J Public Health Vol. 3, No. 2, 2013

19. Kumar R, Shaikh BT, Ahmed J, Khan Z, Mursalin S, Memon MI, et al. The human
resource information system: a rapid appraisal of Pakistans capacity to employ the
tool. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2013; 13:104. (Impact factor: 1.50)

20. Kumar R, Ahmed J, Shaikh BT, Hafeez R, Hafeez A. Job satisfaction among public
health professionals working in public sector: a cross sectional study from Pakistan.
Hum Resour Health.11 (1):2. (Impact factor: 1.92)

21. Kumar. R, Shaikh B.T, Ahmed J, Role of Health Management Information System in
disease reporting at a rural district of Sindh. PJPH, Islamabad 2012; 2(2):10-12.
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22. Kumar R, Gorar ZA, Ahmed J, Ali Z, Chandio AK, Magan M, Ahmed N, Shaikh BT,
Somrongthong R, Assessment of Health Care Waste Management Practices and
Knowledge among Health Care Workers Working at Tertiary Care Setting of Pakistan
July-August, 2013, Journal of Health Research (Journal of Health Research has been
indexed in the SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) powered by Scopus)

23. Ahmed J, Laghari A, Naseer M, Mehraj V. Prevalence of and factors associated with
obesity among Pakistani schoolchildren: a school-based, cross-sectional study. East
Mediterr Health J. 2013 Mar;19(3):242-7. (Impact factor: 0.36)

24. Siddique M, Kumar. R, Ahmed J, GorarZ, Ali Z; Effects of Harassment on health of

women prisoners at a prison in Karachi, PJPH Jan 2013

25. Ahmed J, Shaikh BT. The state of affairs at primary health care facilities in Pakistan:
where is the states stewardship? East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Jul;17(7):619 -23.
(Impact factor: 0.36)

26. Ahmed J1, Taj T, Shaikh S, Ali S. Factors associated with tobacco smoking among 6-
10 grade school students in an urban Taluka of Sindh. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak.
2011 Nov;21(11):662-5. (indexed in Medline, Impact factor: 0.554)

27. Shaikh S, Taj TM, Kazi A, Ahmed J, Fatmi Z. Coverage and predictors of vaccination
among children of 1-4 years of age in a rural sub-district of Sindh. J Coll Physicians
Surg Pak. 2011 Dec; 20(12):806-10. (indexed in Medline, Impact factor: 0.554)

28. Kumar R, Khan EA, Ahmed J, Khan Z, Magan M, Nousheen, et al. Healthcare waste
management (HCWM) in Pakistan: current situation and training options. J Ayub Med
Coll Abbottabad. 2010 Oct-Dec; 22(4):101-5. (indexed in Index Medicus and Medline,
Index Copernicus, and many other indexation agencies)

29. Ahmed J, Ahmed M, Laghari A, Lohana W, Ali S, Fatmi Z. Public private mix model in
enhancing tuberculosis case detection in District Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. J Pak Med
Assoc. 2009 Feb;59(2):82-6. (Impact factor: 0.409)

30. Ahmed M, Fatmi Z, Ali S, Ahmed J, Ara N. Knowledge, attitude and practice of private
practitioners regarding TB-DOTS in a rural district of Sindh, Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll
Abbottabad. Jan-Mar 2009, 21(1):28-31. (indexed in Index Medicus and Medline,
Index Copernicus, and many other indexation agencies)

31. Ahmed J, Shaikh BT. An all-time low budget for healthcare in Pakistan. J Coll
Physicians Surg Pak. 2008 Jun; 18(6):388-91. (indexed in Medline, Impact factor:
0.554)

32. Ahmed J, Shaikh BT. The Many Faces Of Supplier Induced Demand In Healthcare,
Iranian Journal of Public Health Issue Number: Vol. 38, No. 2 Year: 2009 (Impact factor:
0.25)

33. Ahmed J, Mehraj V, Are We Prepared To Meet the Growing Challenges of Disasters?
JAMC Oct-Dec 2007
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34. Ahmed J, Shaikh BT, Global research collaboration for priority setting in health
systems in developing Countries, JPMA, July 2008 (Impact factor: 0.409)

35. Ahmed J, Mehraj V, and Laghari A, Improving the Social Determinants of Health
JLUMHS May-Aug 2008

Selected Conferences
• Ahmed J, Alam A, Khokhar SA, Khowaja S, Kumar R and Raynes-Greenow C
Qualitative assessment of the healthcare use experience of women with a recent
perinatal mortality in Sindh, Pakistan oral presentation at International Stillbirth
Alliance conference in Madrid, 5 Oct 2019 (invited)

• Emerging Health Policy Research Conference at Menzies center for health policy at
University of Sydney 27Jun-19

• Ahmed J, Alam A, Khokhar SA, Khowaja S, Kumar R and Raynes-Greenow C

Qualitative assessment of the healthcare use experience of women with a recent
perinatal mortality in Sindh, Pakistan, oral presentation at Sydney School of Public
Health Showcase, 30 Jul 2019
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• Ahmed J, Alam A, Khokhar SA, Khowaja S, Kumar R and Raynes-Greenow C
Qualitative assessment of the healthcare use experience of women with a recent
perinatal mortality in Sindh, Pakistan oral presentation at Jinnah Sindh Medical
University Public Health Public Health Conference 6 Apr 2019

• Ahmed J, AlNasir F, Jaradat A, AlMarabeha AJ and Hamadeh RR Association of

Overweight and Obesity with High Fast Food Consumption by Gulf Cooperation
Council Medical Students, Asian Conference on Cultural Studies 2019 - Tokyo, Japan,
May 24-26, 2019

• Ahmed J, AlNasir F, Jaradat A, AlMarabeha AJ and Hamadeh RR Association of

Overweight and Obesity with High Fast Food Consumption by Gulf Cooperation
Council Medical Students, International family medicine conference Dubai 25 Feb
2019

• Hamadeh R, Ahmed J, Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention for Health

Professional Students on Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking at IDRC second regional
waterpipe tobacco smoking research meeting: findings and dissemination at American
University of Beirut, 1 and 2 March 2017

• Hamadeh R, AhmedJ, AlKawari M and Bucheeri S; Effectiveness of tobacco smoking

cessation clinics in improving the smoking quit rates in Bahrain; 3rd Wonca EMR
Family Medicine Congress, Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 17th to 19th March 2016

• Ahmed J, Mehraj V., Jeswani GK, Rehman S, Shah SM, Hamadeh R. Parental and
school influences on physical activity levels among high school children of Pakistan
(Presented poster on physical activity in the nutrition and physical activity conference
in National Taiwan University in Taipei during 21-24 Oct 2015)
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• Jamil Ahmed (2009), “Prevalence Of Physical, Dietary and Other Environmental

Factors In School And Home Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16
Year Old Children Of Pakistan” for Oral Presentation at International Conference on
Obesity and weight management, Philadelphia USA, 3-5 Dec 2012

• Jamil Ahmed (2009), “Prevalence Of Physical, Dietary and Other Environmental

Factors In School And Home Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16
Year Old Children Of Pakistan” for poster presentation at International society of
pediatric and adolescent Diabetes, Buenos Aires 27-31 Oct 2010

• Jamil Ahmed (2009), Prevalence of and factors associated with tobacco smoking
among school children aged 11-17 Years in Pakistan "Smoke Free Futures: Tobacco
Control Conference 2010" on 11th and 12th October 2010 at Cardiff, Wales

• Jamil Ahmed (2009), “Prevalence Of Physical, Dietary And Other Environmental

Factors In School And Home Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16
Year Old Children Of Pakistan”1st International Diabetes and Obesity Forum October
21 – 23, Athens, Greece.

• Jamil Ahmed (2009), ‘‘Prevalence of and factors associated with the tobacco smoking
among school children aged 11-17 Years in Pakistan ‘’ accepted for presentation (Oral)
at the 3rd International Conference entitled “Children and youth in changing Societies’
Greece Dec 2010

• Jamil Ahmed (2009), “Prevalence Of Physical, Dietary And Other Environmental

Factors In School And Home Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16
Year Old Children Of Pakistan”, 3rd International WHO Conference on Children’s
Health and the Environment, Republic of Korea, 7-10 Jun 2009
• Coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine among children of 4-15 years of age in district
Khairpur: a cross sectional study; PGME conference 2009, AKU Pakistan

• Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection
through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh, Poster presentation AKU
Health Sciences research Assembly 2007

• Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection
through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh: Oral Presentation, 3rd
International Scientific Conference of Aga Khan University, East Africa: Countdown
2015: Meeting Health- and Education-Related MDGs

• Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection
through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh: poster Presentation, 12th
world congress on Public Health Apr 27-May 1 Istanbul Turkey.

• Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection
through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh, Poster presentation
International Symposium on Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Global Perspectives:
Local Solutions Aga Khan University, Karachi Nov 10 – 13, 2008

• Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection
through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh Oral presentation in TB
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conference in Durban South Africa Jul-2008

Computer Skills
MS Office, SPSS, Stata, QSR-NVIVO, Epi-Info, Epidata, End note, WHO Anthro

Skills
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research methods
• Obesity and fast food
• MNCH and reproductive health
• Program evaluation

Professional Affiliations
• Nuffield Center for International Health and Development, University of Leeds,
Alumnus
• Aga khan University Karachi Alumnus
• World Bank Graduate Scholarship Alumnus 2010
• Member International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes
• Member Research and ethics Committees Isra University (2009-2010)

Reviewer For
• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
• Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research
• Pakistan Journal of Public Health
• Plos One
• Midwifery