Ashraf Memon Email & Phone Number

Hiv/Aids Referral Laboratory,Civil Hospital,Karachi

•Supervise the laboratory work of Referral Lab at Provincial Implementation Unit of Sindh AIDS Control Program.•Provide Pre and Post test Counseling to all clients for HIV and STDs Testing-Jan 18,1996 – till date •Provide confirmatory HIV antibody testing facility to 20 HIV Surveillance/Testing Centers as well as other public & private sector Labs in the province.•Assist in various seroprevalence studies conducted by WHO, UNDCP, UNAIDS, National & Provincial AIDS Control Programs, NGOs and other institution for various risk groups, like prisoners, injecting drug users, seamen, commercial sex workers, truck drivers, health workers, antenatal attendees, TB patients and etc.•Assist the Program Manager in planning and conducting training for all level of health workers in both public & private sectors.•Assisted in the development of Second Generation HIV Surveillance System for Pakistan under Enhanced HIV /AIDS Programme supported by CIDA.•Involved in trainings of Health Professionals (Pathologist, Consultants. Paediatrician,Gynaecologists, Family Physican, Medical Students, Lab Technician, Nurses & other paramedical staff on the Epidemiology , Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis& Prevention of HIV and Management of STs.•Providing hands on-training to Pathologists, Technologists, Lab Technician on Laboratory procedures of HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Trichomonas, Bacterial Vaginosis etc at Referral lab, AKU Research Lab, SIUT.•Facilitated training courses as a resource person on HIV / AIDS and STDs Surveillance for all level of Health Workers in the Country.•Member of of Sindh TB/HIV COLLABORATIVE Commitee to disscuss various issues and progress made of TB/HIV co-infection activities implemented by NTP,SRs(Bridge & Merce Core NGOs) in collaboration with Provincial TB & HIV/AIDS Control Programmes. •Represented the country in WHO and other international forums on HIV/AIDS and STIs Diagnosis/Surveillance issues.

Aga Khan Road,Kharadar,Karachi

Working as In-charge Clinical Pathologist of the Hospital Clinical Laboratory.The Hospital is a 200 bed tertiary care hospital and lab is equipped with automation technology for performing routine as well as specialized Biochemistry,Immunoassay,Hematology.Serology as well as Microbiology test on a reasonably lowest price, Lab is also accredited for External Quality Assurance Program both Nationally(NEQQAP) as well as Internationally (RIQAS).Lab is also participating in various research activity like currently working on WHO Sponsored Rota virus Surveillance study f

Civil Hospital ,Karachi

• Worked as a training co-coordinator and facilitator for various training Programs for hundreds of Pediatricians, District Supervisors, Medical Officers on Child survival Project, ARI Control Program, Control of Diarrhoeal Disease Program.• Assisted in various academic/research projects like Study on sensitivity and efficacy of various drugs in enteric fever, efficacy of nemazole in worm infestation, Isolation of cholera and drug sensitivity, change of plasmodium species of malarial parasite in children.• Assisted the head of department in various activities of child survival components especially during polio national immunization days, cholera out break, national ARI Surveys. • Assisted in writing article for press, presentation at various forums.• Supervised routine work of Pediatric ward Laboratory like Blood CP Urine/Stool analysis, routine biochemistry etc and especially bone marrow aspiration D/R, CSF and other fluids analysis.• Worked as Incharge of Hematology clinic and looked after all hematology cases admitted in ward and in OPD.• Worked as instructor for Diploma in Child Health (DCH) Post graduate students, RMOs, House officers and Medical Students for Hematology, pediatric pathology and all child survival components.

Master Of Science (Msc), Infectious Diseases

Short Fellow On Hiv,Stis

Mcps, Clinical Pathology

Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery (Mbbs), First Division