Orientation Webinar on 5W data collection for humanitarian response - Promoting Resilient Preparedness

Orientation Webinar on 5W data collection for humanitarian response

About the Webinar

Pakistan is responding to the worst humanitarian crises in its history. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountains have brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,314. Responding to the needs of the affected population is becoming ever more complex and challenging. In order to better coordinate and collect the response data from local humanitarian stakeholders, National Humanitarian Network has collaborated with UN OCHA to utilize a uniform 5W data collecting tools. The tool will help the humanitarian stakeholders as well as the government to access the response activities on the ground in order to take better and informed decisions. In order to orient the local civil society in the process of uploading and sharing of data on the tool NHN under the banner of Pakistan Resilience Partnership has conducted the webinar. The webinar was facilitated by Miss Rashmi Rita who is serving UN OCHA as Information Management Officer. She has been deployed in Pakistan to help OCHA to better coordinate the Flood response activities in the country.

About The Facilitator

Dr. Mumtaz Khan is serving as senior scientific officer in Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division of the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad. He is also coordinator and faculty member of FELTP Pakistan, National Focal Person for Infection Prevention & Control, and Project Coordinator Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). Dr. Mumtaz Ali Khan holds multiple degrees in the field of Medical Science i.e. MD (AFG), MS in Public Health and Hospital Administration (PAK), MS in Community Health and Nutrition (PAK), MS in Public Health, MS in Field Epidemiology. He has received fellowship in “Field Epidemiology from (CDC-USA) and post graduate trainings from China, Japan, Malaysia and Geneva. Dr. Mumtaz has almost 20 years of experience in the field of clinical pediatrics and public health. For the last 10 years, he has been working as field epidemiologist and training coordinator at Field Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance Division, NIH Islamabad. He has vast experience of outbreak investigation and response. He has represented Pakistan in more than 32 international conferences/meetings and presented 28 research papers in international conferences. Dr. Mumtaz has played a pro-active role in COVID-19 response. He remained was actively involved in making National Action Plan for COVID-19, remained focal person for COVID response at NIH, performed as team lead for rapid response trainings and simulation exercises at all Airports and ground crossings and setting quarantine center at Taftan in Feb 2020. Keeping in View his extra ordinary services during the COVID-19 Pandemic, he has been granted appreciation certificates and shields and was also nominated for National award during 2020.

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