Zainab hira

Design and deliver training for the Karachi fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine (fIPV) campaign in partnership with PharmaJet, translating technical guidance into practical frontline learning for province-wide campaign readiness. Apply adult-learning principles, facilitator preparation, and public health expertise to strengthen workforce confidence, consistency, and implementation quality.

Conducted HSA-affiliated public health research across Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany and Switzerland, examining urban public health, inclusive city services, environmental management, and mass-gathering preparedness. Conducted semi-structured tourist interviews and applied rapid thematic framework analysis to synthesize evidence on mobility, sanitation, water access, and equitable service de

Supported community outreach, MEAL activities, and utilisation tracking for maternal and child health, nutrition, immunisation, and primary healthcare services across priority districts in Punjab. Contributed to programme monitoring aligned with Quality and Utilisation of Health Services milestones.

Coordinated programme implementation and quality oversight across six districts, supporting nutrition-sensitive social protection for pregnant and lactating women and children under two. Tracked performance against targets, led Quality Benchmark assessments, and provided technical support to district teams.

Reviewed the Sehat Sahulat Programme's Universal Health Coverage model and developed a concept document positioning nutrition within the UHC approach, linking policy design with population health priorities.

Prepared nutrition progress reports, concept notes, evidence summaries, and maternal/child nutrition communication materials, translating technical evidence into programme-ready messages and policy inputs.

Supervised field teams implementing Lot Quality Assurance Sampling across Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi, supporting independent monitoring and evidence-based corrective action for polio eradication campaigns.

Trained healthcare providers to integrate Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation into antenatal care and strengthened provider counselling capacity for maternal nutrition.

Supported integrated RMNCH and immunisation initiatives; developed SBCC materials; and contributed to a menstrual hygiene management guidebook, post-abortion self-care model, PC-1 documents, minimum service delivery standards, concept notes, and policy outlines. Contributed to the National Dietary Diversity Strategy for Children 6–23 Months with the Nutrition Wing, Ministry of Health, and UNICEF P

Supported a national situation assessment of Pakistan's priority nutrition challenges using a life-course approach, linking essential nutrition interventions with Universal Health Coverage priorities.

Supported research on high-pressure food preservation through data acquisition, analysis, literature review, and technical report writing.

Conducted MUAC screening and nutrition assessments and supported provision of ready-to-use therapeutic food for children with acute malnutrition.

Activities and societies: Merit-Based Master's Scholarship Recipient

Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) with focus on epidemiology, health systems, research methods, health policy, and programme monitoring and evaluation. Merit-based scholarship recipient.

BS (Hons) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics with focus on public health nutrition, dietetics, nutraceuticals, epidemiology, and food science.