Executive Committee (Honorary)
Professor D. S. Akram
Founder, Chairperson and President
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It was under the guidance and leadership of Professor D. S. Akram that HELP came into being. She completed her M.B.B.S. from University of Karachi, in 1968; Dr. D. S. Akram then proceeded to USA for a Medical Degree and Diplomat American Specialty Boards in Pediatrics status in 1974. In 1981, she completed her Masters' in Public Health (Epidemiology) from Yale University. She has served as Professor and Chairperson- Department of Pediatrics at Dow University of Medical & Health Sciences. |
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Ms. Kausar S. Khan
Vice President
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Since 1986 Kausar S Khan, has been with the department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University. Before joining AKU, she was working in three katchi abadis of Karachi on a pilot project of FPAP (Family Planning Association of Pakistan) with a special focus on promoting women's economic activities. She has experience of working in katchi abadis and on women's issues, especially those in poor urban and rural settings. Her work in rural areas started with a Thatta District Health Systems Project funded by IDRC. Thatta Project became a stepping stone for two great learning experiences: |
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(1) management training of senior government staff through the world bank funded Family Health Project. Her formal education has been in humanities and social sciences. Kauser Khan did her Bachelors in Philosophy and Psychology from St Joseph's College, Karachi She has two Masters degrees in Philosophy, one from Karachi University, and the other from Mc Master University, Canada. She was a doctorate candidate in the department of religious studies at McMaster. The department was part of the faculty of Social Sciences. She finished all the doctorate requirements, but returned to Pakistan before defending the thesis. Her prime areas of teaching, research, and programs, are: community participation; equity; gender; ethics and rights. She likes writing, and occasionally writes for the popular press. |
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Dr. Fehmina Arif
General Secretary
Dr. Fehmina Arif has been amongst the pioneers of HELP. She completed her MBBS from Dow Medical College Karachi in 1985; she did her DCH in 1996 from University of Karachi and then FCPS from College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan.
She has many publications to her credit. Many of her research papers have been published in medical journals of repute in Pakistan as well as presented in national and international symposium and conferences. At present she is working as Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Civil Hospital Karachi.
Ms Mona Shaikh
Joint Secretary
Dr. Gulrukh Zakir Nensey
Treasurer
Dr. Gulrukh Zakir Nensey obtained her MBBS from University of Karachi in 1982, and DCH from Karachi University in 1998. She is the Joint Secretary of HELP and personally supervises HELP's educational project.
Dr. Gulrukh has special interest & experience in child nutrition and breast-feeding, lactation promotion and problems.
She is presently working as breast feeding consultant & nutrition advisor in Pediatrics Unit - 1, Civil Hospital Karachi.
Dr. Neel Kanth
Member Executive Committee
Dr. Yasmeen Akbani
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Shazia Samad
Member, Executive Committee
Management Team
Dr. Yasmeen Suleman
Executive Coordinator
Dr. Yasmeen completed her MBBS from Dow Medical College in 1982. She did MCPS in family medicine from College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1991. She then proceeded to Saudi Arabia and worked as a specialist in family medicine for fifteen years, in a renowned Hospital in Riyadh. She joined HELP in 2007.
Dr. Amara Shakeel
Manager Administration
Dr. Basit Siddiqui
Project Manager District Sanghar
