Dr. Asghar Ali
Profile & Professional Background
"Dr. Asghar Ali is a senior development professional, biorisk management and one health expert with over 33 years of national and international experience in program leadership, strategic planning, institutional development,and capacity building. He currently serves as the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of theAssociation for Biorisk Management (ABM), Pakistan."
He has extensive expertise in biosafety, biosecurity, biorisk assessment and management, One Health,zoonotic and infectious disease surveillance, disease prevention and control, and the development of policies, guidelines, training curricula, manuals,standard operating procedures, Refugees camp management, Good Governace and Livelihood. He has worked closely with government departments, universities, research and diagnostic laboratories, international NGOs, and development partners to strengthen health security and institutional capacities in Pakistan andother countries.His professional experience includes leadership and management positions with the Association forBiorisk Management, Health Security Partners, Relief International, Urban Institute (USAID-fundedproject), UNDP/Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment, and Sarhad Rural Support Programme.
Dr. Ali holds an MSc (Hons) in Animal Husbandry, an MPhil in Rural Development, and a Doctor ofVeterinary Medicine degree. He has also received specialized international training from Sandia National Laboratories, and certifications/Post Graduate Diploma Duke University, the International Federation of Biosafety Associations(IFBA), and School for International Training (SIT) Vermont USA.
His professional focus is on strengthening national health security, advancing One Health initiatives,improving laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, preventing zoonotic and infectious diseases, and promoting sustainable institutional, Good Governance, Refugees Camp Management, and community development.