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National Bioethics Committee for Research

Health Research Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

ABDUL QADIR PATEL , FEDERAL MINISTER,

Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad

DR. MUHAMMAD FAKHRE ALAM , SECRETARY

Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad

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National Bioethics Committee for Research (NBC-R)

Gazette Notified advisory body on bioethics constituted in 2004
Functions to promote and facilitate:
Ethical health care and medical education; through the wing called Health Care Ethics Committee (HCEC)
Ethical health research; through Research Ethics Committee (REC)

The Role of NBC-R

"NBC-R is the major, official body to uphold the bioethical principles in all sectors of health-care in the country. The purpose of
NBC-R is to safeguarding the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of subjects who seek assistance to safeguard their health, be their treatment, as the participants in research projects in the country, as teachers and the taught, and publications in the medical field. NBC-R is expected to take care of the principle of justice in the equitable distribution of resources for health delivery. It is within the right and responsibilities of NBC to critically monitor the actions of any subcommittee formed under its umbrella."

NBC-R

NBC-R Team:

Dr. Ghazala Parveen (CEO, NIH)
Dr. Nighat Murad (Focal Person NBC-R)
Dr. Faiza Bashir (National Coordinator NBC-R)
Mr. Muzammil Nawaz (IT Expert NBC-R)
Mr. Khalid Mehmood (Assistant NBC-R)
Mr. Waryal Ali Dahri (LDC NBC-R)

Research Ethics Committee (REC)

Prof. Dr. Saima Pervaiz Iqbal

Chairperson Research Ethics Committee

In these trying times of a pandemic, research is important for enhancing our collective knowledge to establish disease patterns and discover new therapies. The NBC-R / REC endeavors to review research proposals related to Covid-19 without compromising scientific integrity and sound ethical values with protection for research participants. We look forward to the generation of meaningful data for the betterment of our nation and its people.

National Bioethics Committee for Research (NBC-R), NIH (HRI),

Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, G-5/2

Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-9224325, 9207386

Fax: +92-51-9216774

nbcpakistan@nih.org.pk