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Dr. Zakir Ali Punar (MBBS, MSPH) is a public health and health systems leader with 15 years of experience in primary healthcare, maternal and newborn health, health systems strengthening, digital health, and program management. He currently serves as Director Health Services at PPHI Sindh, Pakistan, providing strategic and technical leadership for large-scale healthcare programs. His expertise includes clinical governance, quality improvement, HMIS and digital transformation, research, policy development, and implementation of donor-supported initiatives. He has led major maternal and newborn health interventions and humanitarian health programs and has contributed to peer-reviewed research, technical guidelines, and public health publications.