Mr. Imtiaz Hussain joined Aga Khan University as Research Officer in August 2002 and at present presently holds the position of Assistant Professor Research and Head of Research Operations at the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health Aga Khan University. He has more than 20 years’ experience of implementing different community-based research projects and surveys at the National and International scale under the umbrella of Division of Women and Child Health Aga Khan University. During his 23 years of association in the field of public health research, his focus is to improve Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition and Essential Immunization in Pakistan and globally, to foster a research culture with the highest scientific and ethical standards and to promote an environment conducive for its researchers to engage in scientific inquiry. He worked closely with the national stakeholders, private partners, ministries and the​ sponsor agencies to develop research ideas and innovations and implementing the evidence in programmatic settings to influence policy makers in the country. His research work enabled him to undertake several high impact research studies and key surveys such as the National Nutrition Survey in Afghanistan, Maldives, Eritrea and Pakistan and Polio Seroprevalence surveys in Pakistan and Afghanistan.