A Pakistani-American doctor has won the “Scientific Achievement Award 2016” from the Nato Science and Technology Organization for his extra-ordinary performance in research on medical countermeasures against biological agents.
STO, the largest Nato organisation for defence science and technology, honoured Dr Rashid A. Chotani, who was part of a task group researching medical countermeasures against biological agents.
In Pakistan, Dr Chotani helped in upgrading the Early Warning System at the National Institute of Health, re-developed and furbished the Epidemic Investigation Cell with basic infrastructural needs, as well as housed six qualified epidemiologists to assist in disease surveillance.
He has also played an important role as the adviser to the Ministry of Health in developing Pakistan’s influenza preparedness plan.
He is an expert in the identification, surveillance and diagnosis of human and zoonotic infectious diseases. His success in the academic field includes establishing and directing the Global Infectious Disease Surveillance and Alert System (GIDSAS) at Johns Hopkins University.
The Nato Achievement Award recognises the outstanding contributions made to STO’s sponsored activities that continue to widen STO’s technological mandate.
