Dr Qadeer Ahsan

Director, Health Systems & Humanitarian Programs

A physician and senior public health executive with over 30 years of international experience designing, managing, and evaluating multi-million-dollar health and humanitarian portfolios funded by FCDO, USAID, the UN, WHO, and the Global Fund. He specialises in health systems strengthening, primary healthcare integration, and multi-sectoral health security — notably leading large-scale “One Health” initiatives and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) containment strategies. A proven mixed-methods MEAL expert, he has established community-based surveillance systems, deployed real-time digital dashboards (DHIS2), and directed nationwide epidemiological assessments across complex emergency, fragile, and post-disaster settings in South and Southeast Asia. He holds an MBBS, an MPH, a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health from the Royal College of Physicians (Ireland), and a certification in Humanitarian Response from Harvard University. He serves as an appointed member of the UK Government’s NIHR Global Health Research Funding Committee, a Strategic Advisor to WHO on national strategic planning, and a mentor for the Design Equity Action Leadership (DEAL) Fellowship with the West African Institute of Public Health.