Background
SADIK, Dr NAFIS I. was born on August 18, 1929 in Jaunpur, India.
SADIK, Dr NAFIS I. was born on August 18, 1929 in Jaunpur, India.
Calcutta Medical College, 1946-1947. Dow Medical College, Karachi, 1948-1951, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. City Hospital, Baltimore, Doctor ol Medicine, United States of America, 1952-1954, Internship in Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1958, Resident. Johns Hopkins University, 1964, Certificate Bachelor of Surgery Health Planning. Spoken languages: English, Urdu.
Executive Director/Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Population Fund since 1987. Assistant Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund, 1977-1987. Chief, Tech Advisor, Programme Division, United Nations Population Fund, New York, 1971-1977.
Director-General, Deputy Director-General, Pakistan Central Family Planning Council, 1968-1971. Director, Planning & Training, Pakistan Central Family Planning Council, 1966-1968.
Member: Association of Pakistani Physicians in the United States of America. Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, United Kingdom. Gov Council, Society for International Development.
Maternal and child health. Family planning services and information programmes. Population policy; role and status of women.
To promote and increase opportunities for women to make personal choices, including access to education, reducing socio-cultural barriers. Advocacy for increasing participation of women in decision-making at all levels.
Spouse Azhar, National of Pakistan.