Syed Abdul Mujeeb

Asst. Prof. Syed Abdul Mujeeb Jaffry
Born	12 February 1957 Shikarpur, Pakistan
Died	6 September 2009 (aged 52) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Awards	Pride of Performance

Syed Abdul Mujeeb (Urdu: سید عبدالمجیب)
(12 February 1957 – 6 September 2009) was a medical scientist of standing in the field of Microbiology. He was awarded the "Pride of Performance" by the President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf at an investiture ceremony on the Pakistan Day, on 23 March 2008.

Biography

Dr. Syed Abdul Mujeeb was a medical graduate in 1980 from Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro Sindh University and Masters (M.Phil) in 1992 (Microbiology) from Basic Institute of Medical Science, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi University. He also did MSc Epidemiology from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.^[1] At the time of his demise, he was Associate Professor at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. He was founder member of Pakistan Biological Safety Association, a member of International Biosafety Working Group (IBWG).^[2]

He was Associate Prof in the Department of Pathology, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, since 2006. In addition, he was also Associate Prof of Pathology (Honorary) at Dow University of Health Science from 2008; Member, WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Blood Transfusion Medicine and Research Coordinator (2007–2009) at JPMC.

A senior microbiologist, in charge and head of the blood bank at the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Dr Syed Abdul Mujeeb, died due to heart attack. He was 52.

He had received the President’s Pride of Performance Award for his outstanding services in medicine in 2008. He had written numerous research articles, awareness publications published in international and national scientific journals.

Works

He was working for the welfare of HIV positive people.^[3] He spoke many a times about the Human rights violations of PLWA/HIV by their family members.

Books

Blood Transfusion: A technical and clinical care, Blood Bank, JPMC: 2002.
AIDS Pandemic in Pakistan (Urdu), Hamzad Publication, Karachi, Pakistan
HIV/AIDS in Pakistan. Co-authored with Shah SA, Khanani R. and Baqui S., Sindh AIDS Control Program, Karachi, Pakistan.

Pamphlets

Common question asked about AIDS. Pakistan AIDS prevention society. Karachi. 1992
AIDS ke daryaft ke kahani (Urdu). ( A tale of discovery of AIDS) Pakistan AIDS Prevention Society. Karachi. 1992
AIDS sawal aor Jawab (Udru).(What is AIDS, questions and answers). Sindh AIDS control programme. Karachi, 1996
Atya khoon (Urdu). (Donation of blood). Sindh AIDS control Programme. Karachi, 1996
Alodah soyoon so buchaya (Urdu). (Avoid contaminated needles). Sindh AIDS control Programme. Karachi, 1996
Bil akher AIDS sa bachoo kiyoon (Urdu).(Why to prevent HIV/AIDS in Pakistan). Sindh AIDS control programme. Karachi,1998
Sozish-e-jigar.Hepatitis. (Hepatitis) Sindh AIDS control programme. Karachi, 1998
Mahfooz tareen intiqual khoon (Urdu). (Autologus blood transfusion). Sindh AIDS Control Programme. Karachi, 1998
Do not get depressed life with hepatitis B infection can be healthy and wonderful
Do not get depressed life with hepatitis C infection can be healthy and wonderful

Research Papers

(Recitation Source: Scopus, Date: 27 May 2010)

Mujeeb, S.A., Pearce, M.S. Temporal trends in hepatitis B and C infection in family blood donors from interior Sindh, Pakistan, Year 2008, BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 8
Qureshi, H., Arif, A., Ahmed, W., Alam, S.E., Mujeeb, S.A., Ul Haq, N., Hafiz, S. Role of interferon anti body in predicting the response to interferon therapy in HCV patients, 2007, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 57 (12): 581
Mujeeb, S.A., Jaffery, S.H. Emergency blood transfusion services after the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, 2007 Emergency Medicine Journal, vol. 24 (1): 22
Mujeeb, S.A., Nanan, D., Sabir, S., Altaf, A., Kadir, M. Hepatitis B and C infection in first-time blood donors in Karachi - A possible subgroup for sentinel surveillance, 2006, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 12 (6): 735
Zargar, S.A., Javid, G., Khan, B.A., Yattoo, G.N., Shah, A.H., Gulzar, G.M., Sodhi, J.S., Mujeeb, S.A., Khan, M.A., Shah, N.A., Shafi, H.M. Pantoprazole infusion as adjuvant therapy to endoscopic treatment in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding: Prospective randomized controlled trial, 2006, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 21 (4): 716
Mujeeb, S.A., Luby, S.P., Agboatwalla, M. Handwashing promotion and childhood diarrhea in Pakistan [3] (multiple letters), 2004, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 292 (14): 1682
Shah, S.A., Altaf, A., Mujeeb, S.A., Memon, A. An outbreak of HIV infection among injection drug users in a small town in Pakistan: Potential for national implications [2], 2004, International Journal of STD and AIDS, vol. 15 (3): 209
Fielder, J.F., Gribble, R.K., Mujeeb, S.A., Altaf, A., Reynolds, S.J., Quinn, T.C., Bollinger, R.C. The AIDS pandemic [3] (multiple letters), 2003, New England Journal of Medicine 349, vol. 8: 814
Mujeeb, S.A., Altaf, A. The AIDS pandemic., 2003, The New England journal of medicine, vol. 349 (8): 814
Mujeeb, S.A., Altaf, A. Let it be sexual: Health care transmission of AIDS in Africa was ignored [3], 2003, International Journal of STD and AIDS, vol. 14 (8): 572
Shah, S.A., Mujeeb, S.A., Mirza, A., Nabi, K.G., Siddiqui, Q. Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in Karachi juvenile jail, Pakistan, 2003, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 9 (4): 667
Mujeeb, S.A., Khan, A., Korejo, R. Hepatitis B serum markers among pregnant women in Sana'a, Yemen [5], 2003, Annals of Saudi Medicine, vol. 23 40241, recitation: 232
Mujeeb, S.A., Adil, M.M., Altaf, A., Hutin, Y., Luby, S. Recycling of injection equipment in Pakistan, 2003, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, vol. 24 (2): 145
Mujeeb, S.A., Adil, M.M., Altaf, A., Shah, S.A., Luby, S. Infection control practices in clinical laboratories in Pakistan, 2003, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, vol. 24 (2): 141
Qureshi, H., Ahsan, T., Mujeeb, S.A., Jawad, F., Mehdi, I., Ahmed, W., Alam, S.E. Diabetes mellitus is equally frequent in chronic HCV and HBV infection., 2002, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 52 (7): 280
Altaf, A., Mujeeb, S.A. Unsafe disposal of medical waste: a threat to the community and environment., 2002, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 52 (6): 232
Ansari, N., Ahmed, A., Esmail, J., Mujeeb, S.A. HCV serotypes in Karachi: A liaquat national hospital experience, 2002, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 52 (5): 219
Mujeeb, S.A. HCV 3 in Pakistan: does it offer more hope for cure and control., 2002, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 52 (5): 191
Mujeeb, S.A., Luby, S., Khan, A.J., Altaf, A., Hutin, Y., Aslam, M. Regarding "seroprevalence of the antibody to hepatitis C in select groups in the Punjab Region of Pakistan" [2] (multiple letters), 2002, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, vol. 35 (2): 201
Mujeeb, S.A. An audit of blood crossmatch ordering practices at the Aga Khan University Hospital: first step towards a maximum surgical blood ordering schedule (MSBOS)., 2001, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 51 (10): 379
Luby, S.P., Niazt, Q., Siddiquit, S., Mujeeb, S.A., Fisher-Hoch, S. Patients' perceptions of blood transfusion risks in Karachi, Pakistan, 2001, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 5 (1): 24
Mujeeb, S.A. Erratum: Geographical display of health information: Study of hepatitis C infection in Karachi, Pakistan' (Public Health (2000) vol. 114 (413-415), 2001, Public Health 115 1 82
Mujeeb, S.A. Unsafe injections: a potential source of HCV spread in Pakistan., 2001, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 51 (1): 1
Mujeeb, S.A., Shahab, S., Hyder, A.A. Geographical display of health information: Study of hepatitis C infection in Karachi, Pakistan, 2000, Public Health 114, vol. 5: 413
Qureshi, H., Shahid, A., Mujeeb, S.A. Exposer rate of hepatitis E (IgG) in a selected population of children and adults in Karachi, 2000, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 50 (10): 352
Luby, S., Khanani, R., Zia, M., Vellani, Z., Ali, M., Qureshi, A.H., Khan, A.J., Mujeeb, S.A., Shah, S.A., Fisher-Hoch, S. Evaluation of blood bank practices in Karachi, Pakistan, and the government's response, 2000, Health Policy and Planning 15, vol. 2 217
Baqi, S., Shah, S.A., Baig, M.A., Mujeeb, S.A., Memon, A. Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV and syphilis and associated risk behaviours in male transvestites (Hijras) in Karaehi, Pakistan, 1999, International Journal of STD and AIDS 10, vol. 5 300
Mujeeb, S.A., Hafiz, A. Low-cost screening of blood for HCV infection in the developing world., 1998, Vox sanguinis, vol. 74 (3): 210, recitation: 4
Mujeeb, S.A., Khatri, Y., Khanani, R. Frequency of parenteral exposure and seroprevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV among operation room personnel, 1998, Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 38 (2): 133
Mujeeb, S.A., Shiekh, M.A., Khanani, R., Jamal, Q. Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among Î²-thalassaemia major patients, 1997, Tropical Doctor, vol. 27 (2): 105
Mujeeb, S.A., Jamal, Q., Khanani, R., Iqbal, N., Kaher, S. Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and HCV antibodies in hepatocellular carcinoma cases in Karachi, Pakistan, 1997, Tropical Doctor, vol. 27 (1): 45
Mujeeb, S.A., Mehmood, K. Prevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV infections among family blood donors, 1996, Annals of Saudi Medicine, vol. 16 (6): 702
Kazi, B.M., Toor, Z.I., Ali, S.M., Iqbal, J., Asif, A., Yousaf, Z., Haroona, Ahmed, I., Rashid, S.A., Shah, S.A., Mujeeb, S.A., Sumroo, M., Kazi, F.G., Sadiq, M., Haleem, M., Ahmed, N., Sheikh, N.S., Rashi, Z.I., Nathoneil, E., et, al. HIV seroprevalence surveys in Pakistan [6], 1996, AIDS, vol. 10 (8): 926
Mujeeb, S.A., Shiekh, M.A. Prevalence of hepatitis B infection in beta thalassaemia major patients., 1996, JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 46 (4): 93
Mujeeb, S.A., Kayani, N., Khurshid, M. HIV-I infection in a family blood donor., 1995, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 45 (1): 26
Mujeeb, S.A., Keher, S.I. Hepatitis B vaccination, 1995, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 45 (7): 196
Mujeeb, S.A., Shaikh, M.A., Kehar, S.I. Prevalence of HB infection in haemodialysis patients., 1994, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 44 (9): 226
Mujeeb, S.A., Hussain, W., Haq, A. Prevalence of hepatitis B infection in professional and family/voluntary blood donors., 1994, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 44 (9): 226
Thomas, A., Ganesan, A., Mujeeb, S.A. Solar irradiance monitor, 1993, Renewable Energy, vol. 3 40336 599
Mujeeb, S.A., Hafeez, A. Prevalence and pattern of HIV infection in Karachi., 1993, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 43 (1): 2
Mujeeb, S.A. Blood transfusion—a potential source of HIV/AIDS spread., 1993, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 43 (1): 1
Mujeeb, S.A., Khanani, M.R., Khursheed, T., Siddiqui, A. Prevalence of HIV-infection among blood donors., 1991, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 41 (10): 253
Mujeeb, S.A., Siddiqui, S., Khursheed, T., Hashmi, M.R. Weakening of antigen D and development of anti-D in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia., 1989, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 39 (12): 324

Achievements

In 1986, a small hospital based blood bank, relying entirely on commercial blood donors has grown into major hospital based blood bank in the country. The key of success lies in innovative approach of public and private sector partnership in blood banking sector.

1986. Establishment of first AIDS Screening Center in the Blood Bank in the Country of Pakistan.
1993. Regular screening of blood for hepatitis C infection, besides hepatitis B and HIV/AIDS
1994. Complete elimination of commercial blood donations from the services
1994. Preparation and supply of blood products
1997. Awarding membership in Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority by Provincial Assembly of Sindh in the safe blood transfusion act.
1998. Collaboration with National Reference Laboratory Australia for quality assurance program for HIV, HBV, and HCV testing.
2003. Screening of blood for Malaria and syphilis
2004. Complete renovation of Blood Bank Department.

Awards

Pride of Performance, Presidential Civil Award, 14 August. 2007
Performance Award, Voluntary Blood Donation, Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority, Government of Sindh, 2005
Appreciation Award (AIDS), Mian Ahmed Soomro, Governor of Sindh, Pakistan
Appreciation Award (Blood Transfusion), Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ibad, Governor of Sindh, Pakistan

Governor of Sindh honouring Dr. Syed Abdul Mujeeb

References

↑ "Alumni".
↑ "Pakistan Biological Safety Association".
↑ Syed Abdul Mujeeb and Shouket Ali. Human rights violations of People living with HIV/AIDS by their family members Human rights violations of PLWA/HIV by their family members

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