Professor Adib ul Hasan Rizvi is the Founding Director of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), the largest kidney transplant centre in Pakistan. SIUT’s interest in transplantation ethics catalyzed his vision to develop a Centre for Ethics at the institute with a broader mandate that includes bioethics education and advocacy. Over the past two decades, Professor Rizvi has continued to provide support and guidance to the Centre. He demonstrated the leadership and commitment to bioethics that were not visible at any other institution in Pakistan, both in the public and private sectors. CBEC-SIUT not only became the first bioethics centre, but it also remains the only one in Pakistan to date. This reflects the faith and commitment Prof Rizvi demonstrates in CBEC and its faculty.

For over twenty years, Professor Anwar Naqvi played a pivotal role as a coordinator between the Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) and its parent institution, SIUT. A urologist and transplant surgeon by training, Professor Naqvi has been associated with SIUT since its inception. During his tenure at SIUT, he has remained consistently involved in its academic and administrative activities.

Dr. Naqvi’s vision and advocacy have helped shape CBEC’s current trajectory. Over the years, he has constantly provided support in bringing to fruition the various initiatives that CBEC-SIUT faculty have undertaken. These have ranged from initiating new academic programs to producing educational videos to meeting the ever-increasing logistical challenges faced by the growing needs of the centre.