User:Yasir Rishi/sandbox

Professor of Pathology and Microbiology, Director of Research and Clinical Trials at Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. Current interests include Laboratory Diagnosis, Clinical Trials, Vaccination, HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, Typhoid, and epidemic control, as well as Global Health, Policy and Planning, Public Health, and Prevention of Diseases and Disabilities to Reduce the Burden of Diseases. Founder of Healthvisa and Lifetime Healthy Mission. Engaged in Research and Development of Stem Cell Technologies, providing Exosomes, programmed stem cells, etc. Co-founder of Quantum Biolabs, California.

Involved in Teaching and Research in health care. Demonstrated track record of successfully establishing and implementing service delivery and research projects from conception to completion. Served as founder director of the Institute of Biological, Biochemical, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and established state-of-the-art Bioequivalence and Biological Research and QC Labs. Worked in the Health Department of the Government of Sindh at Sindh Medical College for 18 years as an Associate Professor and Assistant Professor. Also served at Dow University of Health Sciences from 2004–2013 as Professor and Chairman of Pathology, Founding Director of Dow Diagnostic Reference and Research Labs, Dow Institute of Radiology, and Institute of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Research, Acting Director of Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Co-Founder of Dow Institute of Hematology, and Journal of Dow University of Health Sciences. Additionally, served on the board of directors of the Pakistan Medical Research Organization, involved in pharmaceutical product registration through DRAP as a consultant to PMRO and part of the drug development process and research. Registered multiple pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical products through DRAP. Organized several International and National Workshops, conferences, and trainings. Has authored more than 80 Publications in International and National journals with an Impact factor of over 120 and 1800 citations.

Has been serving the Sindh Government in an advisory capacity for various initiatives including Chief Minister's Hepatitis Free Sindh Initiative, Sindh AIDS Control Program, National and Provincial TB Control Program, National Hepatitis Management Board, Dengue Surveillance Program, Infection Prevention and Control Project, etc. Rendered services as a consultant to DFID, UNICEF, UNAIDS, etc. Developed linkages between universities and industry. Recognized as an HEC PhD Supervisor. Also, served as a Project Consultant to various organizations including DFID, UNICEF, Pakistan National Accreditation Council, health education, and services delivery projects of Bridge Health Foundation and Infection Control Society. Published books and Manuals on Infection Control and HIV/AIDS.

Presently volunteering as the CEO of Autism Without Borders, an international not-for-profit organization providing awareness and services delivery to families with ASD and other neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Preventive Health Care has always remained a neglected clinical specialty. Physicians are geared towards Sick-Care and are so overburdened with it that there is no time for Preventive Care. The LIFETIME® HEALTHVISA™ Program has been launched by the Infection Control Society, Pakistan, on a global scale to raise awareness of the importance of Preventive Health Care and facilitate governments, NGOs, Private Service Providers, and International Donors working in the Health Sector to support service delivery and reduce the burden of diseases and disability, especially in countries where provision of healthcare is inadequate and neglected. If implemented in letter and spirit, this will shift the paradigm of Health Services from 'Sick-Care' to 'Health Care' and reduce the Burden of Diseases and Disabilities by 80%, leading to a significant Reduction in Poverty Globally.