Zahid Memon

Biographic Data

ID9021053
NAMEZahid Memon
GIVEN NAMESZahid
FAMILY NAMEMemon
SIGNATUREMEMON Z
AFFILIATIONSAga Khan University
ORCID0000-0002-5321-8885
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Assessing family planning progress in exemplar countries

    Open AccessZahid Memon, Hina Najmi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    Family planning (FP) is a critical component of reproductive health, enabling individuals to plan the number and timing of children through various contraceptive methods. We outline the conceptual framework and country case study methodology used by the Exemplars in Family Planning (EFP) project. This was based on the wider Exemplars in Global Health programme, which uses mixed-methods to examine determinants of FP progress in countries that exce…

  • Progress in family planning in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessPhilip S Amara, Mohamed Kanu et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Expanding access to voluntary family planning is a global health priority, yet progress has been uneven across low-income and middle-income countries. Despite being a fragile state with historically high fertility and limited health resources, Sierra Leone has achieved one of the fastest increases in modern contraceptive prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. This study explores the drivers of this progress through a mixed-methods case s…

  • Policy in practice

    Open AccessSylvain Landry Faye, Georgette Helene Coumba Sow et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    BACKGROUND: Senegal has made significant progress in family planning (FP), with the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) increasing from 12% in 2010 to 26% in 2023, along with a sharp decline in unmet need. Once among West Africa's lowest performers, Senegal now stands out for its advancements in FP access and equity. OBJECTIVES: This study examines the main factors driving Senegal's FP progress-including policy leadership, financing mecha…

  • Family planning exemplar country selection methodology

    Open AccessZahid Memon, Abeer Mian et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: While many countries achieved notable gains in contraceptive use levels after the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development which redefined family planning (FP) as a human right, there was a long period of 15 years when contraceptive use levels did not receive due attention. It was only later that its subsequent inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2012 London Summit on FP renewed global commitmen…

  • Identifying delays impacting maternal and perinatal deaths using a facility-based death audit review system integrated with community engagement

    Open AccessZahid Memon, Wardah Ahmed et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2026

    Background: Pakistan's persistently high maternal (178 per 100 000 livebirths) and neonatal (41 per 1000 livebirths) mortality ratios are compounded by lack of reliable data on the root causes and preventable risk factors, which hinders their effective use in improving care and progress toward safe, high-quality services. We sought to identify system delays impacting maternal and perinatal deaths using a facility-based death audit review system i…

  • Transforming adolescent sexual reproductive health in Pakistan

    Open AccessSalima Meherali, Hina Najmi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BOX Globally, many young people become sexually active without access to quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services, facing significant barriers, especially in low and middle-income countries

  • Impact of integrating family planning with maternal and child health on uptake of contraception

    Open AccessZahid Memon, Wardah Ahmed et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    This study aimed to evaluate the impact of integrating family planning with maternal and child health (FP-MCH) on the uptake of modern contraceptive methods (MCMs) and related health outcomes in two rural districts of Sindh, Pakistan using a quasi-experimental control before-after study design. Intervention package integrated FP with MCH in the existing public sector at facility and community levels. This included capacity building of health care…

  • A cross-sectional analysis of the impact of lady health worker visits in the prenatal and postnatal period on the uptake of continuum of care interventions and childhood mortality in Pakistan

    Open AccessShah Muhammad, Zahid Memon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: Community health workers are crucial in bridging the gap between health care facilities and the general population. In Pakistan, the lady health worker (LHW) program was launched in 1994 to enhance access to essential health care services. However, the overall quality of care provided by LHWs and its impact on population-level coverage of key maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) interventions and mortality remain insufficiently …

  • Predictors of voluntary uptake of modern contraceptive methods in rural Sindh, Pakistan

    Open AccessZahid Memon, Abeer Mian et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The use of modern contraceptive methods (MCMs) has been stagnant for the last decade in Pakistan. The second most populous province, Sindh reports 25% of MCMs use. Various factors including demographics and health services utilization are associated with the uptake of family planning services. This research aimed to identify and assess specific predictors of MCMs among women aged 15–49 in two districts of Sindh-Matiari and Badin. A cross-sectiona…