Dr. Parvez Ahmed Shaikh

Dr. Parvez Ahmed Shaikh is a distinguished senior public health professional and healthcare executive with over 32 years of public service. As the Director General Health Services Sindh (BPS-20), he serves as the apex public health authority for Sindh Province, holding direct administrative command, strategic governance, and overall operational oversight over a public healthcare delivery system safeguarding 56 million citizens. Holding MBBS, MCPS, and MSPH qualifications, he combines rigorous clinical grounding with high-level expertise in public health management, health policy, epidemiology, pandemic preparedness, large-scale administration, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), and evidence-based strategic planning across senior provincial leadership roles and major district health facilities.

Central to his leadership legacy is his role in provincial policy formulation and health sector reform. Dr. Shaikh actively shapes, enacts, and aligns provincial health policies with national priorities and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He spearheads strategic legislative proposals, regulatory frameworks, health equity initiatives, and operational guidelines that optimize healthcare access and strengthen system resiliency across urban and rural districts alike. In parallel, he provides comprehensive executive direction across all core vertical programs, including the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), Tuberculosis (TB) Control, Hepatitis Elimination, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH/MNCH), Communicable Disease Control (CDC), Health Education, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), and overall Procurement, Admin & Accounts (PA&A).

Dr. Shaikh commands a vast executive workforce comprising Deputy Directors General, Divisional Directors, District Health Officers (DHOs), and Medical Superintendents (MSs). In this capacity, he directs human resource planning, province-wide capacity building, continuous professional training, and high-level talent selection via executive scrutiny committees while managing multi-million-dollar public health portfolios with rigorous financial governance, he also drives strategic international donor collaborations, spearheads Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) rollouts and leads high-stakes emergency and epidemic responses to fortify public health defense mechanisms throughout the province.