About the Company
Experts International is a full service “Social and Development Research/Survey Agency” employing latest global model of amalgamating technology and human resources to offer cost effective and competitive survey and assessment solutions. Quality assurance forms the basis of each process to ensure a swift data delivery in stipulated time.
The team at Experts International has a combined experience of 65+ years and comes from a diverse background. We offer solutions which are sustainable and actionable to quickly address the problem and offer a practical solution.
Team Profile
M. Imran Sheikh
Chief Executive Officer & Field Operations Director
M. Imran Sheikh has 21 years of rich experience in the field of Marketing, Consumer-based, Social and Public Health Research. He has worked for AC Nielsen for 10 years before opening up his own firm ‘Experts International’. He has been managing the company since last 11 years and has excellent exposure to the whole research process in terms of planning, monitoring, budgeting, training, application of different techniques of data collection, data coding & punching as well as data analysis and reporting. Imran has the honor of conducting Simulated Test Market (STM) study for the first time in Pakistan for a tobacco client and won accolades for it. He has worked for different sectors including Social, Developmental, Health, FMCG, Tobacco, Financial, IT, Hospitality and Education for various local as well as international clients/NGOs. Through the platform of Experts International he has been providing research operations and monitoring services to different local & international clients/NGOs. His major areas of expertise are ad testing, product testing, dairy method studies, brand health tracking, health impact assessments, consumer satisfaction studies, and number of different studies especially in Social, Telecom and Financial sectors. He has a master’s degree from Karachi University and has also completed a diploma in computer technology.
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Dr. Hasan Bin Hamza
MBBS, M.Sc. in Epidemiology and Public Health, PhD Candidate (Australia).
Senior Epidemiologist, Biostatistician and Public Health Researcher
Dr. Hasan Bin Hamza is an Epidemiologist and Biostatistician by qualification and training. Currently he is working on his PhD thesis titled "Breast cancer health care in Australia and Pakistan: Overcoming challenges in addressing high breast cancer case fatality in developing countries", at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Dr. Hamza has worked as a public health research professional in the service and academic sectors. His most recent association is with Socio Economic Development Concern (SEDCO) Islamabad, where he advises on research related matters from proposal development to project implementation, human resource training, data management and analysis as well as report writing. He has recently worked as Research Scientist - Epidemiology at Research and Development Solutions (RADS), Islamabad where he has designed and implemented large cross-sectional surveys on measuring reproductive health parameters in Punjab and Sindh. Previously he has held the position of Senior Instructor, Research and Research Supervisor in Departments of Family Medicine and Pediatrics respectively, Aga Khan University (AKU) Karachi-Pakistan. He was instrumental in establishing and implementing various components of a Vi vaccine effectiveness field trial undertaken by AKU in collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Seoul-Korea, under its Diseases Of the Most Impoverished (DOMI) program. Besides his current work on maternal and child health related issues in Pakistan his research interests also include infectious diseases, cancer and different aspects of medical education. Dr Hamza has authored more than 12 peer reviewed publications and international reports on the topics of family planning, demand side financing vouchers, maternal health, child health, immunization and HIV.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hasan+Bin+Hamza
Before joining Experts International, Dr. Hamza was the co-investigator representing SEDCO Associates Pakistan for a research evaluation project title “Comparative effective analysis of two models of voucher scheme in contraceptive uptake in Pakistan (WHO Contract_201122997)” funded by the Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. He also co-authored the project report as follows: Ali M, Azmat SK, Hamza HB, Rahman M, Kiarie J, Temmerman M. Assessment of effectiveness of two demand-side financing voucher schemes in meeting the birth spacing needs of the underserved in Punjab, Pakistan. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015. Some of his important publications on family planning and demand-side financing vouchers Pakistan are: Azmat SK, Hameed W, Hamza HB, Mustafa G, Ishaque M, Abbas G, Khan OF, et al. Engaging with community-based public and private mid-level providers for promoting the use of modern contraceptive methods in rural Pakistan: results from two innovative birth spacing interventions. Reproductive Health: 2016. Accepted for publication:
[http://www.biomedcentral.com/imedia/1553872992167781_article.pdf]
Hameed W, Azmat SK, Ishaque M, Hussain W, Munroe E, Mustafa G, Khan OF, Abbas G, Ali S, Asghar QJ, Ali S, Ahmed A and Hamza HB. Continuation rates and reasons for discontinuation of intra-uterine device in three provinces of Pakistan: results of a 24-month prospective client follow-up. Health Res Policy Syst. 2015 Nov 25;13 Suppl 1:53. doi: 10.1186/s12961-015-0040-9. Khan AA, Khan A, Javed W, Hamza HB, Orakzai M, Ansari A and Abbas K. Family Planning In Pakistan: Applying What We Have Learned (Review). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 63, No. 4 (Suppl. 3), April 2013. Khan AA, Abbas K, Hamza HB, Bilal A and Khan A. From Contraceptive Prevalence to Family Planning Service Users - Implications for Policy and Programs. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 63, No. 4 (Suppl. 3), April 2013.
Dr. Babar Tasneem Shaikh
MBBS, MBA (USA), MPH (France), PhD (Liverpool), FRCP (Edinburgh)
Health Systems, Program & Policy Specialist
Senior Technical Advisor, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Government of Pakistan
Dr Shaikh is a Public health professional with sound expertise in Health Systems Strengthening including policy, management, financing, reforms, service delivery and human resource development. He has demonstrated a fine understanding of different public health domains such as Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child health, Demand-side financing, Gender, Social Marketing of health, Social Determinants of Health, and Health Systems Analysis. He worked with federal MoH as well all provincial health departments including AJK & GB. He has also been involved in qualitative as well as quantitative analysis and research works. He carries a sound experience of health systems development, blended with strong academic and research in public health issues of Pakistan. He is worked in projects funded by W.H.O., EC, DFATD, USAID, KfW, DFAT, DfID, French, Norwegian and Italian Foreign offices. In recognition of his cutting edge work on health systems of Pakistan, the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh has awarded him the fellowship in Public health. Dr Shaikh has authored more than 80 peer reviewed publications and several books.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Shaikh+BT
Some of his important publications on health financing, demand-side financing vouchers and social franchising for family planning in Pakistan are:
Mehboob G, Shaikh BT. Experience of vouchers for reproductive health services in developing countries: making a case for Pakistan through a systematic review. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad 2015; 27(3): 695¬701.
Azmat SK, Shaikh BT, Hameed W, Mustafa G, Hussain W, et al. (2013) Impact of Social Franchising on Contraceptive Use When Complemented by Vouchers: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Rural Pakistan. PLoS ONE 8(9): e74260. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074260.
Azmat SK, Shaikh BT, Mustafa G, Hameed W, Ali M, Asghar J, Ahmed A and Bilgrami M. Social franchising to promote long term methods of family planning in rural Pakistan: A qualitative stock taking with the stakeholders. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2013 Apr; 63(4 Suppl 3):S46-53
Azmat SK, Shaikh BT, Hameed W, Bilgrami M, Mustafa G, Ali M, Ishaque M, Hussain W, Ahmed A. Rates of IUCD discontinuation and its associated factors among the clients of a social franchising network in Pakistan: BMC Women's Health. 2012 Mar 29; 12:8.
Shaikh BT, Mazhar A, Khan SA, Hafeez A. Social protection strategies and health financing to safeguard Reproductive Health for the poor: making a case for Pakistan. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad 2013; 23(4): 126-130.
Shaikh BT, Ejaz I, Mazhar A, Hafeez A. Resource allocation in health sector in Pakistan: a critical appraisal and a way forward. World Health & Population 2013; 14(3): 22-31.
Ghulam Mustafa
M.Sc (Anthropology)
Senior Qualitative Researcher
I am a socio-cultural anthropologist and have expertise and experience in multidisciplinary and participatory research, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and knowledge management. My professional experience mainly involves designing, implementing and supervising qualitative/quantitative research studies including need assessment studies, baseline surveys, consumer/client segmentation studies, product/service acceptability studies, midline special qualitative studies and end of project evaluation studies; developing research proposals, study protocols and tools/questionnaires; qualitative data collection/analysis and interpretation of statistical data; report writing; manuscript development, knowledge management and dissemination of research results/findings. I completed my Master of Science (MSc) with research in socio-cultural anthropology in 2007 from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. After completing my degree requirements, I joined Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad in 2008 as a Research Associate in a pilot research project focused on promotion of alternative and sustainable energy solutions and in 2009 I joined Marie Stopes Society (MSS) Pakistan as a Research Officer. Currently, I am working as a Deputy Senior Manager Research, Monitoring and Evaluation with MSS Pakistan which is part of Marie Stopes International (MSI) and is working in Pakistan since 1991 to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights of the people in the country. Overall, I have more than seven years of professional research, monitoring and evaluation experience in the field of social science research aimed at promoting evidence-based maternal, newborn and child health and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Along with being a co-investigator in six multiyear successfully completed operational research projects, I have published as a lead author and co-author sixteen research papers in acclaimed national and international peer-review research journals.
Some of his important publications on family planning and demand-side financing vouchers Pakistan are:
Ghulam Mustafa, Syed Khurram Azmat, Waqas Hameed, et al., “Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Married Men and Women in Rural Areas of Pakistan: Findings from a Qualitative Need Assessment Study,” International Journal of Reproductive Medicine, vol. 2015, Article ID 190520, 8 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/190520.
Waqas Hameed; Syed Khurram Azmat; Moazzam Ali; Muhammad Ishaque; Ghazunfer Abbas; Erik Munroe; Wajahat Hussain Shamsi; Ghulam Mustafa et al. Comparing effectiveness of active and passive client follow-up approaches in sustaining the continued use of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) in rural Punjab: a multicentre, non-inferiority trial. Accepted for publication at PLOS ONE in August 2016 (PONE-D-16-13114R2 - [EMID:403416fc4d7bb29d])
Waqas Hameed, Syed Khurram Azmat, Muhammad Ishaque, Wajahat Hussain, Erik Munroe, Ghulam Mustafa et al. Continuation rates and reasons for discontinuation of intra-uterine device in three provinces of Pakistan: results of a 24-month prospective client follow-up. Health Research Policy and Systems 2015, 13(Suppl 1):53.
Waqas Hameed, Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Wajahat Hussain, Ghulam Mustafa, et al., “Determinants of Method Switching among Social Franchise Clients Who Discontinued the Use of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device,” International Journal of Reproductive Medicine, vol. 2015, Article ID 941708, 8 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/941708
Syed Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Muhammad Ishaque, Ghulam Mustafa, Waqas Hameed, Omar Khan, Ghazunfer Abbas, Marleen Temmerman, Erik Munroe. Assessing predictors of contraceptive use and demand for family planning services in underserved areas of Punjab province in Pakistan: results of a cross-sectional baseline survey. Reproductive Health 2015, 12:25.
Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Waqas Hameed, Ghulam Mustafa, Ghazanfer Abbas, Ishaque Sheikh and Marleen Temmerman. A study protocol: Using demand-side financing to meet the birth spacing needs of the underserved in Punjab Province in Pakistan. Reproductive Health, 11:39 (30 May 2014)
Syed Khurram Azmat, Waqas Hameed, Anja Lendvay, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Ahmed Siddiqui, Sajid Brohi, Asif Karim, Muhammad Ishaque, Wajahat Hussain, Mohsina Bilgrami, Paul J Feldblum. Rationale, design, and cohort enrolment of a prospective observational study of the clinical performance of the new contraceptive implant Femplant in Pakistan: a study protocol. International Journal of Women’s Health 2014:6 573–583.
Khurram Azmat S, Tasneem Shaikh B, Hameed W, Mustafa G, et al. Impact of Social Franchising on Contraceptive Use When Complemented by Vouchers: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Rural Pakistan. PLoS ONE September 2013, Volume 8, Issue 9, e74260. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074260.
Syed Khurram Azmat, Waqas Hameed, Ghulam Mustafa, et al. IUD discontinuation rates, switching behavior, and user satisfaction: findings from a retrospective analysis of a mobile outreach service program in Pakistan. International Journal of Women’s Health. 2013; 5: 19-27.
Syed K Azmat, Babar T Shaikh, Waqas Hameed, Mohsina Bilgrami, Ghulam Mustafa, et al. Rates of IUCD Discontinuation and Its Associated Factors Among the Clients of a Social Franchising Network in Pakistan. BMC Women's Health 2012; 12: 8.
Azmat SK, Mohsina Bilgrami, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Ghulam Mustafa, et al. Perceptions, Interpretations and Implications of Abortions: A Qualitative Enquiry among the Legal Community of Pakistan. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 2012; 17(2):155-163.
Syed Khurram Azmat, Babar T Shaikh, Ghulam Mustafa, et al. Delivering Post-abortion Care through a Community-based Reproductive Health Volunteer Programme in Pakistan. Journal of Biosocial Science. 2012; 44(6): 719-731.
Azmat SK, Ghulam Mustafa, at al. Barriers and Perceptions regarding Different Contraceptives and Family Planning Practices amongst Men and Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Pakistan: A Qualitative Study. Pakistan Journal of Public Health. 2012; 2(1):17-23.
Syed Khurram Azmat, Ghulam Mustafa et al. Social Franchising and Vouchers to Promote Long-Term Methods of Family Planning in Rural Pakistan: A Qualitative Stocktaking with Stakeholders. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. Vol. 63, No. 4 (Suppl. 3), April 2013.
Syed Khurram Azmat, Shirin A Ahmed, Waqas Hameed, Ayesha Khan, Adnan A. Khan, Ghulam Mustafa. Performance and Measurement of a Community-Based Distribution Model of Family Planning Services in Pakistan. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. Vol. 63, No. 4 (Suppl. 3), April 2013.
Syed Khurram Azmat, Waqas Hameed, Muhammad Ishaque, Ghulam Mustafa et al. Post-abortion care family planning use in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Public Health. 2012; 2(2): 4-9.
Ghulam Mustafa; & Mohammad Ali. (2012). Surgery through Dreams: Healing Powers of the Dead Saint. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. Available at: www.lap-publishing.com.
Dr. Syed Farhan Ali
MBBS, M.Sc in Epidemiology and Public Health, PhD candidate (Australia).
Senior Epidemiologist, Biostatistician and Public Health Researcher
Dr Ali has 12 years of diverse experience in public health in the fields of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Advanced Data Analysis, Disease Surveillance, Immunization, Project Designing, Project Management, Project Implementation and Monitoring & Evaluation. He is presently working as Epidemiologist at Alberta Health Services, Canada since 2014.
Some of his important publications are:
2013 AA Khan, A Khan, K Abbas, SFA Tirmizi and Z Islam. The context and limitations of female sterilization services in Pakistan. JPMA Vol 63, No. 4 (Suppl. 3) April 2013.
2009 NZ Janjua, HB Hamza, M Islam, SFA Tirmizi, A Siddiqui, W Jafri and S Hamid. Health care risk factors among women and personal behaviors among men explain the high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2009, 17(5):317-326.
2006 W Jafri, N Jafri, J Yakoob, M Islam, SFA Tirmizi, T Jafar, S Akhtar, S Hamid, HA Shah, SQ Nizami. "Hepatitis B and C: Prevalence and risk factors associated with seropositivity among children in Karachi, Pakistan". BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:101.
2003 SFA Tirmizi, TH Jafar, S Akhtar. "Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors in the adult population of Islamabad, Pakistan". JPMA 2003; 53 (4): S24-S25.
Muhammad Ali
MPhil, PhD Anthropology (Frankfurt, Germany)
Senior Anthropologist
Muhammad Ali is doing Ph.D Anthropology from Goeth University Frankfurt. Germany. He holds Six years of professional experience with NGO, Government, Universities and consultants. Being researcher he had availed opportunity to be part of valuable research studies related to women reproductive health. He had conducted different short-term projects related to Media, Health, Migration, Trafficking of Male Prostitute ,Human Rights, socio-cultural and economic factor affecting community in various means and ways (Qualitative analysis), and Gender, Child trafficking and Sexual Abuse. His article Social organization of transgender sex worker was published in Open Journal of Applied sciences in 2013.
Some of his important publications are:
Social organization of transgender sex worker. Authors: Anwaar Mohyuddin, Muhammad Ali. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 2013, 3, 436-440 DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2013.37054
Rates of IUCD discontinuation and its associated factors among the clients of a social franchising network in Pakistan. Authors: Khurram Azmat, Babar T Shaikh, Waqas Hameed, Mohsina Bilgrami, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Ali, Wajahat Hussain, Aftab Ahmad, Muhammad Ishaque. BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:8 doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-12-8.
Barriers and perceptions regarding different contraceptives and family planning practices amongst men and women of reproductive age in rural Pakistan: a qualitative study. Syed Khurram Azmat, Ghulam Mustafa, Waqas Hameed, Muhammad Ali, Aftab Ahmed, Mohsina Bilgrami. Pak J Public Health Mar 2012;2(1):17-23.
