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DR. SALEEM RANA

Title: Assistant Professor mailB106(Ground Floor)
Disciplines: Medical Entomology and Disease Vector Control, Parasitology +92-51-9522290-4 ext.114
Research Areas: Tropical Diseases +92-51-9255591
smranamedvchsa@hsa.edu.pk

Background

Dr. Saleem M. Rana is a leading malariologist/vector control expert with national and international recognition. At present, he is working as an Assistant Professor, Medical Entomology Disease Vector Control Department (MEDVC) at HSA. He also teaches environmental health and health promotion to the MSPH students. Dr Rana started his career as entomologist in government of the Punjab in 1985. He spearheaded research and human resource development on Malaria, Leishmaniasis, Dengue, Bird flu, SARS, and ARI etc. He contributed to the National Treatment Strategy for Malaria and Vector Control. Dr Rana has held a number of technical posts in the Punjab health department and is on the board of editors of reputed journal in addition to having more than 20 publications in peer reviewed journals.

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Education

  • PhD Zoology (Parasitology), University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 2011.
  • MSc Zoology (Parasitology/Medical Entomology/Microbiology), University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 1984.
  • Diploma-Malaria Programme Management, World Health Organization International Training Center Bandar Abass in collaboration with University of Tehran, Iran, 2010.
  • Certificate-Mosquito Born Diseases, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, USA, 1990
  • B.Sc, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, 1981.

 

Research And Teaching

  • Approved supervisor by Higher Education Commission Pakistan, for Ph.D in the vector born diseases
  • Drug and insecticide resistance
  • Health promotion
  • Environmental health.

 

Positions Held

  • Assistant Professor Medical Entomology and Disease Vector Control, Health Services Academy, Cabinet Division Government of Pakistan (Oct, 2011).
  • Senior Lecturer Medical Entomology Disease Vector Control, Health Services Academy, Cabinet Division Government of Pakistan (Jan, 2011).
  • Chief Entomologist Health Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan since Jan, 2003.
  • Law Officer, Health Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan since June, 2001
  • Deputy Programme Manager HIV/AIDS Health Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan since Jan, 1996.
  • Entomologist in various Districts Health Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan since Nov, 1985.

 

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Publications

  1. Rana, M.S., Naqvi, M.A., Husain, R. and Chaudhary, N.A., 1997. Chloroquine efficacy against Plasmodium falciparum in Punjab, Pakistan. Pak.J.Hlth. 34(3-4):19-22.
  2. Rana, M.S., Ali, S.S., Tanveer, A. and Husain, R., 1999. Vectorial capacity of Anophelies stephensi in Muzaffargarh Punjab, Pakistan. Pak.J.Hlth. 36(1-2):40-42.
  3. Rana, M.S., Ali, S.S., Tanveer, A. and Tarin, E., 1999. Chloroquine efficacy against Plasmodium falciparum in Punjab. Pakistan. Pak.J.Hlth. 36(3-4):84-86.
  4. Ahmed, S.M., Qadir, F. and Saleem, M., 2002. In vitro studies of anti malarial drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Punjab.Univ.J.Zool. 17:23-27.
  5. Rana, M.S., Tanveer, A. and Chaudhary, N.A., 2003. Status of Chloroquine resistance in Punjab Pakistan. Pak.J.Hlth. 46(1-2):40-43.
  6. Rana, M.S. and Tanveer, A., 2004. Chloroquine resistance and Plasmodium falciparum in Punjab, Pakistan during 2000-2001. Southeast.Asian.J.Trop.Med.Pub.Hlth. 35(2):40-43.
  7. Rana, M.S., Tanveer, A. and Sohail, C., 2004.Predictor of treatment failure in drug resistance falciparum malaria in Punjab, Pakistan. PARACON 2004. Recent. Adva. In Para. 4:28-29.
  8. Rana, M.S. and Tanveer, A., 2004. Leishmaniasis: Diagnosis and treatment. PARACON 2004. Recent. Adva. In Para. 4:76-78.
  9. Rana, M.S, Tanveer, A. and Ammara, H.T., 2009. Survival probability of Plasmodium Falciparum against chloroquine in Punjab, Pak. Med. R. Soc. Pak.19:83-84.
  10. Rana, M.S., Bhatti, A. M., Zafar, N. and Choudhry, M.A., 2010. Mapping and Analysis of maternal mortality in Sialkot, Chakwal and D.G.Khan. Med. Forum., 21 (6) 56-61.
  11. Rana, M.S., Tanveer, A., Asma, A.L. and Ammara, H.T., 2011. Survival probability of Plasmodium falciparum against chloroquine and its combination with sulphadoxine-pyremethamine in Punjab, Pakistan. Med. Forum., 22(3) 8-13.
  12. Rana, M.S., Tanveer, A., Asma, A.L. and Ammara, H.T., 2011. Antimalarial drug resistance in vitro studies against Plasmodium falciparum in Punjab, Pakistan. Med. Forum., 22(6)27-32.
  13. Rana, M.S., Tanveer, A., Asma, A.L., Ammara H.T. and Hafeez, A., 2011. Significant reduction of malaria in the Punjab, Pakistan after introduction of roll back malaria strategy in 2003. Med. Forum., 22(9):54-59.
  14. Rana, M.S., Asma, A.L., Noreen, Z. and Muhammad A. Z., 2011. Infant mortality and its causes in three different districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Med. Forum., 22(10): 16-19.
  15. Asma, A.L., Tanveer, A., Rana, M.S., Shafaq Fatima., and Muhammad Mansha., 2011. Prevalence of Hydatidosis in Animals in Different Abattoirs of Punjab, Pakistan from 2004-2008. Med. Forum., 22(12) 62-66.
  16. Rana, M.S., Tanveer, A., and Asma, A.L., 2011. Use of biopesticides in public health for control of vector borne diseases in Punjab, Pakistan. ICOB., 6:123-24.
  17. Rana, M.S., Asma, A.L., Fouzia T., 2011. Laboratory-based dengue fever surveillance in Punjab, Pakistan. Pak. J.  Med.  Sci., (Accepted on 02-07-2011, in Press).
  18. Rana, M.S., Asma, A.L., 2011. Predictors of Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in Punjab, Pakistan. Med. Forum., (Accepted on 17-11-2011, in Press).
  19. Asma, A.L., Tanveer, A. and Rana, M.S., 2011. Biochemical analysis of hydatid cyst fluid from ruminants and humans in Punjab, Pakistan. Pak. J.  Med. Sci., (Accepted on 02-07-2011, in Press).
  20. Asma, A.L., Tanveer, A., Aftab, A. A., Muhammad, A.A., Rana, M.S., and Muhammad Y.R., 2011. Characterization of hydatid cyst fluid from ruminants and humans by SDS-PAGE in Punjab, Pakistan. J. of Animal and Plant Sci., (In press).
  21. Noreen, Z., Saleem, M.R., Aashifa,Y., Asma, A.L., and Muhammad, A. Z., 2012.Nutritional profile and preventable illnesses among children in urban slums of Lahore, Pakistan Lancet., (In press).
  22. Sahar, S., Tanveer, A., Bilal, H., and Rana M.S., 2012. Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite in Muzaffargarh district Punjab-Pakistan: A two year Study. Pakistan. J. of Sci., (in press).

 

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Grant And Research


Dr. Saleem has been involved in various research projects in an institutional as well as in individual capacity. The cumulative grants amount to more than 4.6 million Pak Rs for these projects in which he has been involved either as principal or Co Investigator. The following are few of the recent (last 10 years) and ongoing activities:

  • Acute Respiratory Diseases and Diarrheal Diseases   -2001-2002……UNICEF
  • Vectorial Capacity of Anopheles stephensi               -2003-2004……WHO
  • Mapping and Analysis of maternal mortality             -2008-2009……UNFPA
  • Mapping and Analysis of infant mortality                  -2008-2009……UNFPA

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Experience


Academic and Research appointments

  • More than twenty five years hand on experience to control communicable diseases in Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Honorary Public Health Expert and Senior Research Consultant with Girls and Women Health Initiative Lahore Pakistan.
  • Published more than 20 research papers in the field of vector born diseases and public health in addition to various papers as invited in national and international forums.

Public Health Research & Policy Experience

  • Provided advice and was part of process of development of new national treatment strategy of malaria 2008.
  • Member of dracunculus medinensis eradication team, Pakistan, 1997.
  • Member of assessment for malaria elimination team, Punjab, Pakistan, 1997.
  • Departmental representative of Punjab Health Department in Punjab Public Service Commission for Recruitment of Entomologists. 

Monitoring And Evaluation Experience

  • Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria Control Programme, Expanded Programme on immunization, Leprosy, ARI in Punjab.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of antimalarial drug efficacy.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of insecticides efficacy.

 

CONFERENCES / SYMPOSIA / MEETINGS

INTERNATIONAL

Paper Presented (Oral)

  • Use of biopesticides in public health for control of vector borne diseases in Punjab, Pakistan. Saleem RM1, Asma AL2, Tanveer A3. Presented by Saleem RM1 in 6th International Conference on Biopesticides at Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 11th-17th December 2011.
  • Survival Probability of Plasmodium falciparum against Chloroquine and its Combination with Sulphadoxine-Pyremethamine in Punjab, Pakistan. Saleem RM1, Tanveer A2, Asma AL3, Ammara HT4. Presented by Saleem RM1 in International Congress on Malaria Elimination at Kish Island Hormozgan, Iran, from 25th -27th January 2012.
  • Efficacy of Eucalyptus Plant against Anopheles Stephensi and Aedes Aegypti in Sahiwal, Pakistan Saleem RM1, Asma AL2, Tanveer A3. Presented by Saleem RM1 in International symposium on “new processes and applications for plant and microbial products” (isnpmp-2012). 14-15 February 2012.

 

Paper Accepted (Oral)

  • Antimalarial Drug Resistance In Vitro Studies Against Plasmodium Falciparum In Punjab, Pakistan. Saleem RM1, Asma AL2, Tanveer A3. Will be presented by Saleem RM1 in International symposium on48th annual conference of the Malaysian society of parasitology and tropical medicine 27 - 28th march 2012 grand seasons hotel, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
  • 2012 vector Encounter, Molecular based identification and incrimination of various diseases vectors in Pakistan. Saleem, M.R., Aashifa, Y., Asma, A. L., Samia, M D., 2012. Will be presented by Saleem RM1 in International symposium on 2012 Vector Encounter in “Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health” Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

 

NATIONAL

  • 1st provincial meeting on “Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrogic Fever Prevention and Control in Punjab, Pakistan”. Secretary Government of the Punjab, Health Department Lahore, on 7th September, 2011. Attended by Saleem RM.
  • 2nd provincial meeting “Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrogic Fever Prevention and Control in Punjab, Pakistan”. Chief Minister Punjab, Lahore, on 8th September, 2011. Attended by Saleem RM.
  • 1st provincial Conference on “Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrogic Fever Prevention and Control in Punjab, Pakistan”. Al Humra Art Council Lahore, on 9th September, 2011. Presented by Saleem RM.
  • Video Conference on “Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrogic Fever Prevention and Control in Pakistan”. Higher Education Commission Pakistan, Islamabad, on 12th September, 2011. Presented by Saleem RM. http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/HRM/ Pages/Welcome.aspx
  • Talk show with Javed Choudhry “Kal-tak-14th September, 2011” on dengue fever and dengue haemorrogic fever prevention and control activities in Punjab, Pakistan. Attended by Saleem RM. www.javed chaudhry.com/kaltak/?tag=kal-tak-14th-september-2011

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