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National Bioethics Committee for Research

Health Research Institute

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Dr. Muhammad Salman

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

National Institute of Health (NIH)

Islamabad

Dr. Nighat Murad

Executive Director

Health Research Institute (HRI) 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:

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-R to critically monitor the actions of any subcommittee formed under its umbrella."

NBC-R Composition

NBC-R Ex. Officio Members

Prof. Dr. Saima Pervaiz Iqbal

Chairperson NBC-R

Head of Family Medicines,

Shifa College of Medicine Islamabad

Prof. Dr. Munir Akhtar Saleemi

Professor of Public Health, Chairman Research Cell,

University College of Medicine and Dentistry,

University of Lahore.

Prof. Dr. Jamshed Akhtar

Head of the Dept. of Pediatric Surgery NICH Karachi.

Prof. Dr. Saqib Mehmood

The University of Health Sciences, Lahore

Prof. Dr. Nazli Hossain

Prof. of OBGYN & Dean

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS),

Karachi

Prof. Dr. Marie Andrades

Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU), Karachi

Dr. Farkhanda Ghafoor

Ex Research Director PHRC

Associate Prof. Dr. Amjad Mehboob

Gajju Khan Medical College GKMCS Swabi, KPK

Ms. Sualeha Shekhani Siddiqui

Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.

Director General Ministry of NHSR&C.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NIH.
Director General Health Services (Head Quarter) Punjab.
Director General Health Services Sindh.
Director General Health Department, Government of KPK.
Director General Health Services Government of Baluchistan.
Director General Health Department, Govt. of AJ&K.
Nominee, College of physician & surgeon (CPSP) Pakistan.
Nominee Surgeon General Pakistan.
Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology.
President, Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
President Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC).
WR Pakistan..
Chief Executive Officer, Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP).
Population & Welfare, Govt. of Gilgit Baltistan.
President Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC).
Nominee Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC).
President of Pakistan Association of Family Physicians.

(NBC-R) Team

Dr. Muhammad Salman (CEO, NIH)
Dr. Nighat Murad (Focal Person NBC-R)
Dr. Faiza Bashir (National Coordinator NBC-R)
Mr. Muzammil Nawaz (IT Expert NBC-R)
Ms. Ayesha Abid (Assistant NBC-R)
Mr. Waryal Ali Daheri (LDC NBC-R)
Mr. Muhammad Usman (LDC NBC-R)

Prof. Dr. Saima Pervaiz Iqbal

Chairperson National Bioethics Committee for Research (NBC-R)

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 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