Dr Naseem Salahuddin passes away

ISLAMABAD: Dr Naseem Salahuddin, a leading infectious diseases specialist and professor emeritus at Indus Hospital, passed away on Friday, according to information shared by the hospital and details available on its website.

Dr Salahuddin was serving as the head of the infectious diseases department at Indus Hospital, according to the institution’s website. The hospital also issued a statement expressing grief over her death and recalling her long association with the organisation.

According to the statement, Dr Salahuddin had been affiliated with Indus Hospital since November 1, 2007. The hospital said she had

remained a beacon of dedication, compassion, and excellence in the field of healthcare and infectious diseases

In its statement, the hospital said her work over the years had significantly supported its mission of delivering quality healthcare free of cost to people in need.

Her lifelong commitment to patient care, medical education, and humanitarian service greatly contributed to strengthening the mission of providing quality healthcare, free of cost, to those in need

Role in rabies awareness and treatment

The hospital also highlighted Dr Salahuddin’s contribution to public health efforts related to rabies in Pakistan. It said she played an important role in promoting awareness and advancing work aimed at achieving a rabies-free Pakistan.

According to the statement, her efforts in rabies prevention and treatment helped save many lives and drew national attention to a public health issue that had often received limited focus.

relentless work in the prevention and treatment of rabies saved countless lives and brought national attention to an often-neglected public health challenge

Medical career and academic background

Dr Salahuddin graduated from Fatima Jinnah Medical College in 1967. She later obtained certification in internal medicine from the United States in 1977, according to information available on the hospital’s website.

The website also stated that she had been a member of the World Health Organization’s Expert Advisory Panel on Rabies since 2004, reflecting her longstanding involvement in the field beyond Pakistan.

Writing and scholarly work

In addition to her clinical and academic work, Dr Salahuddin was also known for her writing. She contributed to scholarly journals and news outlets, including Dawn, and also authored books.

Her death marks the end of a career associated with infectious disease care, medical education and rabies awareness, areas in which the hospital said she made lasting contributions over several decades.