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Dr. Xaher Gul currently work as an independent program design and strategy consultant for SBC and Health System Strengthening, delivering technical assistance to several National and International organizations including Pathfinder International, the Aga Khan Foundation, the Aga Khan University, and others. Prior to this he served as Senior Global Technical Advisor for SBC and Health Markets with Pathfinder International’s globalTechnical ServicesDepartment, providing support to programs across 20+ countries, He also served as the Senior technical lead from Pathfinder for the USAID flagship Frontier Health markets (FHM) Engage project, managing USAID investments in private health sector across 11 countries in South Asia and Africa.
Dr Abbas have worked in the field of Clinical education especially in Angioplasty, Tracheostomy and Temperature management. He was consulting for Johnson & Johnson and Smiths Medical for about 22 years being responsible for trainings and talent development.
He received cardiology / Interventional Cardiology training at Western General Hospital,
Edinburgh, UK through a fellowship from Royal College of Physicians-Edinburgh.
He has played a key role in establishing a reputable, comprehensive academic cardiac program at Aga Khan University, Karachi, where he served as Professor and head of Section of Cardiology till 2018.
Accumulated experience of 35 years
16 years in international service (WHO)
– 13 years in not-for-profit sector
– 4 years in the public sector
– 2 years in the private sector
▪ Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health (State Minister, 2019-2020)
▪ Set-up and led internationally appreciated national response to global pandemic of Covid-19
▪ Led development of National Package of Essential Health Services for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) ▪ Extended health insurance to transgender and disable people of Pakistan ▪ Currently, Professor of Health System & Population Health, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad
Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmad is a social scientist and Meritorious Professor, he specializes in Islamic thought and jurisprudence. He is meritorious Professor of comparative ethics and religion and founder Vice Chancellor of Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Prime Minister of Pakistan appointed him Chairman National Rahmatulil ‘Almin Authority in March 2022.
Dr. Shagufta Feroz is Pakistan’s first Physician who is running a Drug-less Family Medicine Clinic for past 17yea s, based on
the principles of Lifestyle Medicine, Integrative Medicine and her independent research •called “Synchronized Lifestyle Modification Program-SLP”
Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine,
Endocrinology and Metabolism and Lifestyle Medicine
Founder of ’Nurturing Our Health’
Vice President of Pakistan Association of Lifestyle Medicine (PALM)
Faculty Adjunct Riphah Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (RILM)