Anwar Parvez Sayed is a global health leader with over 15 years of experience in public health practice focusing on Global Health Security, infectious disease prevention and management, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), HIV/ AIDS, and tuberculosis (TB) control. As Senior Technical Advisor with the University of Washington’s I-TECH, he supports health system strengthening and capacity-building initiatives globally. Dr. Anwar has led and supported public health programs in India, the Eastern Mediterranean region, Africa, and the United States, focusing on equitable healthcare delivery and sustainable health systems.

Dr. Anwar’s contributions include implementing differentiated service delivery models that reached over 500,000 people living with HIV, co-authoring eight national HIV technical and operational guidelines in India, and managing WHO’s AMR interventions in the Eastern Mediterranean region. As a national-level trainer, he has designed and delivered numerous training programs, including e-learning initiatives, benefiting thousands of healthcare professionals. His work emphasizes human resource development, infectious disease prevention and response, program management, operational innovation, and advancing equity in global health practice.