Fixing Health Systems
Dr. Anis Kazi has led, managed, and coordinated major projects and initiatives outside of his formal WHO roles, demonstrating sustained commitment to health systems strengthening, policy reform, emergency response, and innovation across government, development, and research sectors.
Dr. Kazi served as operational and technical lead for the development, piloting, and national scale-up of the Heartfile Health Financing Program—an award-winning, mHealth-enabled social protection system. He designed poverty assessment tools, developed operational guidelines, customized ERP software for public sector hospitals, and presented program insights at national and international platforms. The program has achieved global recognition for its innovative approach to health financing.
Dr. Kazi led a multi-year initiative to strengthen primary health care and social protection in Pakistan, overseeing project activities, monitoring progress, conducting evaluations, and managing donor relations. The project developed sustainable and equitable health financing mechanisms to support universal health coverage implementation.
Dr. Kazi managed the policy and advocacy component of the USAID Mother and Child Health program, including technical reporting, assessment of political commitments, and the development of comprehensive health financing strategies for provincial health departments.
As portfolio manager, Dr. Kazi led a $5 million Clinton Global Initiative partnership, overseeing supply chain management and transparent provision of in-kind medical donations to disaster-affected populations. He established accountability mechanisms for resource distribution and developed comprehensive progress reports for stakeholders.
Dr. Kazi conceptualized, coordinated, and managed the production and dissemination of a major advocacy documentary, including procurement, legal vetting, and stakeholder engagement. The project aimed to inform and influence health system reform discourse in Pakistan.
Dr. Kazi led the development and dissemination of a policy research broadcast on Pakistan's population emergency, conducting comprehensive stakeholder analysis and technical reporting across multiple provinces.
As project lead, Dr. Kazi conducted system-level assessments of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) and family planning programs in Sindh, Pakistan. He developed interactive tools and reports to facilitate quality improvement in RMNCH and FP programs.
Dr. Kazi designed and operationalized a multi-sectoral nutrition program, developing investment cases, operational plans, and district-level coordination mechanisms to address malnutrition in a province of over 115 million people. He mobilized political, administrative, and technical support across stakeholders and led the development of comprehensive operational frameworks and baseline studies.
Dr. Kazi conducted health facility and needs assessments in underdeveloped districts, established referral mechanisms for tertiary care, and facilitated community mobilization to improve access to health services in remote regions.
Dr. Kazi has provided technical evaluation and recommendations for innovative eye health financing models and policy frameworks, supporting the development of sustainable solutions for health financing.
He contributed to the scale-up of low-resource, high-impact health innovations through global partnerships, participating in the Social Entrepreneur Accelerator at Duke and expanding the reach of sustainable health programs.
Dr. Kazi played a key role in devising comprehensive health financing strategies and augmenting fiscal space for health service delivery in collaboration with provincial health departments.
He coordinated the launch and dissemination of seminal research, fostering dialogue among key health stakeholders and advancing the policy agenda for health transitions in Pakistan.