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Senior Program Associate and Country Director Profile Zeba A. Sathar is a senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the country director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest Council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. Sathar has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in program planning and policy formulation. Her expertise includes formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Sathar was chief of research–demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics; a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad; and chief of research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
In 2005 Sathar was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. This award is conferred by the president on those who have attained academic distinction in the fields of science, art, and literature; in sports and nursing; or for dedicated service and selfless devotion to human rights and public service. Sathar is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Sathar has a Ph.D. in medical demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and an M.Sc. in demography from the London School of Economics. She has over 90 professional publications and presentations to her credit and is frequently cited for her research on the effects of gender, women's status, and autonomy on maternal and child health.
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