Muhammad Salman

Dr. Muhammad Salman is a medical graduate with expertise in public health microbiology. He is a fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) in the discipline of Pathology with specialization in medical microbiology. Besides this, he also has Bio-risk Management Advanced Trainer certification from the WHO and holds certification on Global Health Challenges, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, USA. Presently, he is working as Chief of the Public Health Laboratories and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan’s National Institute of Health (NIH). During his stay at NIH, he has been working in different capacities and has made significant contributions towards the implementation of several public health system strengthening initiatives and number of national and international collaborative projects related to infectious diseases, laboratory sciences and surveillance. In addition to his existing appointment, he has been entrusted with important portfolios and ex-officio positions like National Focal Person of IHR and AMR, Member of WHO IHR Emergency Committee on Polio and COVID-19, Director of Regional Reference Laboratory of Polio and Director National Influenza Centre.

 

Over the last 10 years, Dr. Salman has made significant contributions in different areas of health security including development of IDSRS framework, development of National Action Plan for Health Security, launching of National Program for AMR and IPC, setting up AMR surveillance system, expansion of National Laboratory system, public health emergency management and workforce development. Moreover, he has also represented Pakistan on various meetings, consultations and conferences on different areas related to IHR and health security. He has contributed as author in more than 70 national and international publications.​