The Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC), SIUT was inaugurated
on October 8, 2004. Picture of the formal invitation card shown above.

Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman (first from right), the Chairperson of the Higher Education
Commission of Pakistan and Dr. Rizvi (second from right) unveil the CBEC plaque.

CBEC’s flagship program, PGD in Biomedical Ethics for healthcare-related professionals, was launched in 2006. The PGD Class of 2006 seen here with CBEC
faculty and guests. The Centre graduated thirteen students in the first year.

Teaching strategies in CBEC include the use of role play followed by discussion. Students watching a role play being live-streamed from another room in a
session on “Hospital Ethics Consultative Services.”

Behind the Scenes of “More than Meets the Eye.” After multiple retakes, Dr. Moazam leans against the door, exasperated, while Dr. Bushra Shirazi peers into the camera. Both serve as creative directors of the series.

Dr. Bushra Shirazi stands on a chair during the shooting of “Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” unable to resist taking the reins.

CBEC Faculty, including Dr. Aamir Jafarey, Dr. Bushra Shirazi, and Dr. Shahid Shamim (seated around the table), act in a scene during the shooting of CBEC’s movie “A Tale of Two Worlds.”

“Whose Life Is It Anyway?” won the runner-up prize in the ‘Audiovisual Award in Bioethics’ by Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation in Barcelona, Spain. During the ceremony on Nov 12, 2024, Mr. Farid bin Masood introduced CBEC videos to the audience.

The first batch, MBE Class of 2011, included Dr. Saima Pervaiz Iqbal, Ms. Anika Khan, Dr. Aamir Jafarey, and Dr. Bushra Shirazi (left to right). All four are members of CBEC’s faculty.

MBE Class of 2017 around the table in a Research and Public Health Ethics Seminar with Dr. Mala Ramanathan (sofa, second from left) and Dr. Amar Jesani (fourth from left) from India.

MBE Class of 2019 with CBEC faculty and Dr. Rizvi (seated, first left) during the annual dinner at Dr. Moazam’s house. Many MBE graduates are now on the Centre’s faculty.

In 2017, CBEC was designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics. Dr. Andreas Reis, WHO Geneva (second from right), Dr. Mohammad Adarkani, WHO representative, Pakistan (first from right), and CBEC faculty pictured with the WHO flag.

In 2017, CBEC and KEMRI in Kenya were awarded an NIH grant, leading to the CBEC-KEMRI Bioethics Training Initiative (CK-BTI). The directors, Dr. Aamir Jafarey (left of the banner) and Dr. Elizabeth Bukusi (right of the banner), stand with certificate course participants.

Participants enact a role play during the certificate course on “Clinical Ethics” held in Nairobi, Kenya. This teaching strategy, widely used at CBEC, has become a regular feature in the courses taught at Nairobi.

Ethics and Culture Hour (ECH) with Ms.Tina Sani, a renowned Pakistani singer, in November 2009. The aim of ECH is to connect ethics with local artistic traditions by inviting renowned scholars, literary figures and artists.

CBEC holds seminars on topics and themes that are also of interest to the general public. A brochure of such an event is pictured above.

CBEC Forum with Mr. Henry Marsh, British neurosurgeon, author of “Do No Harm” in November 2015. The forums, using a round-table format, are open to members of civil society.

Entrance to CBEC’s new premises that include faculty offices and dedicated teaching spaces.

A view of the foyer of the new Centre is shown here with staff and faculty working. The long corridor leads to the main teaching space (on the right) with the library and four roomy offices for the faculty (on the left).

The picture shows a teaching session being conducted with the PGD Class of 2023 and MBE Class of 2024 in the new premises. This conference room also provides space for other teaching activities, meetings and CBEC Forums.

During COVID-19, PGD and MBE classes shifted online, requiring major modifications in curriculum and teaching strategies. Experiences of this shift were documented and then published in the “International Journal of Ethics Education” by CBEC faculty.

#CBEContheWeb was launched as a temporary replacement for CBEC Forum, focusing on emerging ethical issues in the pandemic.

Guidelines for decision-making during the pandemic were developed by CBEC faculty. These were later adopted by National Bioethics Committee.

A narrative series with artwork was launched on Facebook. This was an outreach effort that published narratives not only from alumni but also from the public.

In 2007, CBEC faculty, including Dr. Farhat Moazam, Dr. Riffat Zaman, and Dr. Aamir Jafarey, conducted an ethnographic study with kidney vendors in Sargodha, Pakistan. This study was subsequently published in the “Hastings Center Report.” The picture shows Dr. Zaman and Dr. Moazam interviewing research participants in a village.

A study conducted with medical students in Karachi uncovered the sociocultural realities behind women not joining the medical workforce following graduation. Published in the international journal “Medical Education,” the study findings were subsequently shared with the public through publication in Dawn, a national newspaper of Pakistan.

CBEC faculty, including Dr. Farhat Moazam (shown in the picture), ran medical camps with SIUT doctors during devastating floods in Sindh in 2010. These floods affected more than 20 million people in Pakistan.

In the picture above are seen goody bags with sweets and toys lying packed in CBEC to be distributed to children affected by the 2010 floods.

Dr. Farhat Moazam (right) and Dr. Riffat Zaman (center) with a friend during the Aurat March, March 2021, campaigning for women rights.

The special edition of the June 2024 Bioethics Links celebrated CBEC’s 20th anniversary. It included articles by faculty and alumni sharing their experiences at CBEC. It also presented a photo gallery of important moments since 2004 and an infographic illustrating CBEC’s impact both nationally and internationally.

A two-day international conference was organized to commemorate 20 years anniversary titled “The Warp and Woof of Human Morality.” The picture shows the invitation poster listing national and international speakers invited to give talks at the conference across various disciplines, including law, history, philosophy, and the humanities.