Dr Nadeem Akhtar

Dr. Nadeem Akhtar is the CEO, Health Care Commission, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and holds a Ph.D. with concentration in Organizational Leadership in Health Sector. He has 26 years professional experience in health sector, including organizational leadership and management, policy and strategy formulation, teaching, research and assessments, chapter writing, and project design and management. He has worked with many different kinds of organizations, including donors, international organizations and host national governments on leading positions, in addition to being the Head of 1400-bedded Tertiary Care Hospital.

His significant achievements are as folllows:
Academic Achievement
• Ph.D. with specialization in Organizational Leadership in health sector (Public Health)
• Received Gold Medal and first position in Master of Public Health (MPH) programme
• Established a record in MPH: 4 out of 4 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
• Trained in public health, leadership and management in the leading universities of the world
Professional achievement
• more than 26 years’ experience in health sector
• Awarded Certificate for “Sustained Outstanding Performance” in USAID-funded Project
• Received two “Honor Awards” at USAID Pakistan
• Received “outstanding” rating in annual performance almost every where I served