Afaq is a healthcare research and development professional with strong concentration and expertise in working with State Government, Consulting firms, World Bank and USAID funded projects. He has designed and commissioned research studies in areas of health finance, disease analysis and epidemiology based forecasting models. His expertise lies in strengthening National Health Programs (NHP), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Public Health Expenditure Review (PHER), Institutionalization of State level health accounts production, Stakeholder engagement, budget estimation and forecasting models.