ABOUT US
The Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC), SIUT was inaugurated on October 8, 2004 in Karachi, recognizing the need for ethics related education and research in Pakistan that are relevant and responsive to local cultural and social realities. CBEC remains the only such centre in Pakistan today.
COLLABORATIONS
COLLABORATIONS
The Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC), SIUT was designated a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre (CC) for Bioethics in 2017. CBEC was the first CC for Bioethics in the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) of WHO. At present, there are – WHO CCs for Bioethics, including CBEC, in different regions of the world. These CCs are key institutions serving as essential resources in support of the WHO’s implementation of its ethics mandate.
In 2016, the Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) in collaboration with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) were funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Fogarty International Centre to build capacity in bioethics through implementation of a bioethics training initiative funded by the This funding facilitated the development of the CBEC-KEMRI Bioethics Training Initiative (CKBTI).
Upcoming Event
CBEC Forum (Hybrid) - Tiny Kidneys, Big Dilemmas: Approaching Pediatric Nephrology Ethics in Different Socioeconomic Contexts
This Forum will focus on the role of colonialism in creating the Zionist state and the impact of the creation of Israel on Palestinians and neighboring countries.
Dr. Taymiya R. Zaman will provide context for the events of October 7, 2023, and discuss the forces shaping activism today.
Through parallels with British colonialism in India and how that continues to impact present-day Pakistan, she will explore the interconnected nature of post-colonial struggles in the Global South.
Dr. Zaman is a professor of history at the University of San Francisco, US, where she teaches classes on South Asia and the Middle East.
She is also a writer and artist. She can be followed on her Instagram @taymiyazaman.
This Forum will be held in person at CBEC-SIUT. Those who are unable to attend on-site can participate via Zoom.
Click this link [https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdO2vrz8uGNGjcPz0jfDCFqSFgZ58Xfwh] to register for the Zoom invite.
This session will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page.
