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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, Queens Medical College Kasur.

Prof. Dr. Jamshed Akhtar

Head of the Dept. of Pediatric Surgery NICH Karachi.

Prof. Dr. Nazli Hossain

Vice Chancellor

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi.

Prof. Dr. Saqib Mehmood

Nur International University, Lahore.

Prof. Dr. Marie Andrades

Holy Family Hospital, Karachi

Prof. Dr. Amjad Mehboob

Gajju Khan Medical College GKMCS Swabi, KPK

Dr. Farkhanda Ghafoor

Ex Research Director PHRC

Assistant Prof. Ms. Sualeha Siddique Shekhani

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

Prof. Dr. Babar Tasneem Sheikh,

Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad.

Prof. Dr. Shahid Mehmood Baig,

Dean Life Services, Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad.

Prof. Dr. Akhtar Sherin,

Professor of Medicine, Director CTU, KMU Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat.

Prof. Dr. Ejaz Ahmad Khan,

Professor Public Health, Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad.

Prof. Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Khan,

Infectious Disease specialist, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad.

Prof. Dr. Saira Afzal,

Chairperson and Head of Community Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore

Assistant Prof. Dr. Sarosh Saleem,

Head of Bioethics Department, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore.

Prof. Dr. Abubakar Ali Saad,

Head of Cardiology Department, D.G. Khan Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan.

Associate Prof. Dr. Shaper Mirza,

Department of Biology, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore.

Assistant Prof. Dr. Agha Riaz,

Department of Medical Ethics,

CMC, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU), Larkana.

Dr. Natasha Anwar,

Member NBC-R Aga Khan University, 19-B FCC Scheme Maratab Ali Road, Gulberg IV, Lahore.

Dr. Farah Asif,

Clinical Research Administrator, Secretary IRB,

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center (SKMCH&RC), Lahore.

Dr. Rameeza Kaleem,

Department of Preventive Paeds, Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU), Lahore.

Dr. M. Faheem Ashraf Khan,

Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre

Street 1, PKLI Avenue DHA Phase 6, Lahore.

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 (Member Secretary NBC-R)
Dr. Faiza Bashir (Focal Person NBC-R)
Ms. Tayyaba Rahat (National Coordinator NBC-R)
Mr. Muzammil Nawaz (IT Expert NBC-R)
Ms. Ayesha Abid (Assistant NBC-R)
Mr. Waryal Ali Daheri (LDC/IT 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