Dr. Zainab Dawood has over 15 years of experience in reproductive, maternal, and child healthcare, SRHR, and family planning in Pakistan. She received her MCPS from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan and MSPH from Health Services Academy. She has worked with UNICEF Punjab, TRF+, Pathfinder International, UNFPA, The World Bank, and World Food Program. She has also conducted M&E assessments for government initiatives, worked on community-level healthcare provision problems, and trained healthcare workers, practitioners, and medical academics. Her work has included developing strategies to enhance healthcare delivery systems, advocating for gender-sensitive and rights-based approaches, and facilitating evidence-based policymaking.  

Research Papers

• Dawood, Z. Assessing Neo-natal mortality trends in Pakistan: An insight using Equity Lens. Archives of Public Health. 

• Dawood, Z. Pattern of Anxiety and Associated Factors Among Students of Different Medical Colleges in Pakistan. Kemcolian Journal of Medicine, 2012. 

• Dawood, Z. Hurdles in performance of CMWs – A qualitative study (Submitted) 

• Dawood, Z. Trends and attitudes of Facebook use; its effects on medical students’ performance (Submitted) 

• Dawood, Z. Work stress faced by LHVs working in 24/7 BHUs in Punjab (In progress)