Since 2008

About us

A Pakistani research group working on diabetes, Ramadan and Hajj since 2008.

  • Ramadan
  • Hajj
  • Research
Prof. Yaqoob Ahmedani, in a white turban and glasses, wearing a conference lanyard

Our founder

Message from the Founder & Chairperson

We believe that evidence-based research and education are essential to improving diabetes care during Ramadan and Hajj.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice, empower healthcare professionals, and provide individuals living with diabetes with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about fasting.

Through research, education and collaboration, we aspire to advance safer, more informed and patient-centered diabetes care.

Together, we aim to make a meaningful difference.

Prof. Yaqoob Ahmedani Founder & Chairperson, RHSGP

As Muslim scientists, it is our responsibility to find answers to unanswered questions.

Until enough evidence is gathered, knowledge must be shared.

Our journey

From a Ramadan study group in 2008 to research and awareness for both Ramadan and Hajj.

  1. 2008

    Ramadan Study Group Pakistan founded

    RSGP begins work on Ramadan-specific diabetes education.

  2. [Placeholder: year, supplied by RHSGP]

    Renamed Ramadan and Hajj Study Group Pakistan

    RHSGP extends the work to Hajj awareness and research.

  3. Today

    Raising awareness in Ramadan and Hajj

    Education, guidelines and multicentre research.

Goals and objectives

We raise awareness, especially in Ramadan and Hajj, for early diagnosis and better treatment of diabetes and hypertension.

Education

To ensure safe fasting during the month of Ramadan and minimize complications during Hajj.

  • Educate patients, doctors and diabetes educators on Ramadan and Hajj specific recommendations
  • Develop guidelines for doctors
  • Produce Ramadan and Hajj-specific educational materials for patients
Educational material

Research

Evidence-based guidelines for safe fasting and safe pilgrimage to Mecca for people with diabetes.

  • Conduct multinational, multicenter studies
  • Develop evidence-based guidelines for safe fasting
  • Develop evidence-based guidelines for safe pilgrimage to Mecca
Our research

Our team

Our patron in chief, and the office bearers and members who lead the work of RHSGP.

Patron in chief

Prof. Abdul Basit

MBBS (Pak), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Edin), FCPS (Pak)

  • Director, Indus Diabetes and Endocrinology Center (IDEC), Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN)
  • Secretary General, Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP)
  • President, Diabetes in Asia Study Group (DASG)
  • Chairman, Health Research Advisory Board (HealthRAB)

Office bearers

  • Chairperson

    Prof. Muhammad Yaqoob Ahmedani

    Consultant Diabetologist

    • Founder and Chairperson, Ramadan and Hajj Study Group, Pakistan
    • Indus Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Indus Hospital and Health Network, Karachi

  • Board of Directors

    Prof. Jamal Zafar

    Consultant Medical and Diabetes Specialist

    • Member, Board of Directors, RHSGP
    • Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hanif Medical Complex, Rawalpindi

  • Coordinator

    Sanobia Yousuf

    Research Associate

    • Coordinator, Ramadan and Hajj Study Group, Pakistan
    • Indus Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Indus Hospital and Health Network, Karachi

Members

  • Dr. Farhat Ullah Khan

    Consultant Diabetologist

    • Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Karachi

  • Dr. Faiza Aslam

    Endocrine Fellow

    • National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

  • Dr. Imran Hasan, FCPS

    Professor of Medicine

    • King Edward Medical University, Lahore

  • Farrukh Ahmed

    Consultant Diabetes Educator

    • National Diabetes Network
    • Practical experience, WDF Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    • Shariya Advisor, Health Promotion Foundation (HPF)
    • Vice President, National Association of Diabetes Educators of Pakistan

Collaborators

Doctors and researchers who work with RHSGP, in Pakistan and around the world.

National

32 collaborators

  • Dr. Abrar Shaikh, FCPS

    • Professor and Head, Department of Medicine
    • Ghulam Mohammed Mahar Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sukkur, Pakistan

  • Dr. Waheed Iqbal, FCPS

    • Professor of Medicine
    • Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College (MBBSMC), AJK, Pakistan

  • Prof. Bilal Bin Younis

    • Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
    • Sakina Institute of Diabetes and Endocrine Research (SiDER), Lahore

  • Dr. Jehangir Khan, FCPS

    • Professor of Medicine
    • Abbottabad International Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan

  • Prof. Salma Tanveer

    • Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
    • Nishter Hospital and Medical College, Multan

  • Prof. Sobia Sabir

    • Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
    • Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar

  • Prof. Qazi Masroor

    • Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
    • Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur

  • Dr. Asif Jan Mohammad

    • Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
    • Patel Hospital, Karachi

  • Dr. Qamar Masood

    • Consultant Endocrinologist and Associate Professor
    • Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

  • Dr. Rahmatullah, FCPS

    • Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
    • Bolan Medical Complex Hospital (BMCH), Quetta, Pakistan

  • Dr. Shagufta Zia, MBChB

    • Family Medicine Specialist
    • AIMS Sugar Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan

  • Dr. Shair Zaman Kakar

    • Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
    • Bolan Medical Complex Hospital (BMCH), Quetta, Pakistan

  • Prof. Najmul Islam

    • Consultant Endocrinologist; Professor of Medicine and Head, Department of Endocrinology
    • Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

  • Prof. Ashraf Ibrahim

    • Consultant Physician and Diabetologist
    • Deputy Chairman, Memon Medical Institute Hospital
    • Visiting Consultant, Zubaida Medical Centre and Tahir Medical Centre, Karachi

  • Dr. Bilal Jamil

    • Consultant Nephrologist, The Kidney Centre, Karachi
    • Fellow in Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Resident in Medicine, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore

  • Prof. Muhammad Zaman Shaikh

    • Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist
    • Professor and Head, Department of Medicine
    • Director, Sir Syed Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences, Karachi

  • Dr. Khadija Nuzhat Humayun

    • Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
    • The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

  • Prof. Tariq Ashraf

    • Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
    • South City Hospital, Karachi

  • Dr. Nadeem Naeem

    • Consultant and Head, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
    • Memon Medical Institute Hospital (MMIH), Karachi

  • Dr. Naveedullah Khan

    • Consultant Cardiologist
    • National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan

  • Prof. Saeed A. Mahar

    • Professor of Medicine
    • Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist
    • National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases

  • Dr. Mohammad Wasay

    • Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    • Secretary, Pakistan International Neurosciences Society

  • Prof. Irshad Ahmed Khosa

    • Head, Department of Endocrinology
    • Bolan Medical College, Quetta

  • Dr. Aisha Shaikh

    • Consultant Endocrinologist and Faculty Member
    • Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan

  • Dr. Naeem ul Haq

    • Consultant Endocrinologist
    • Honorary Faculty, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

  • Prof. Khursheed Khan

    • Consultant, Doctors Hospital and Medical Center
    • Fatima Memorial Medical and Dental College, Lahore

  • Prof. Shabeen Naz Masood

    • Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    • Isra University, Karachi

  • Prof. Rubina Hakeem

    • Principal and Professor of Nutrition
    • Rana Liaquat Ali Khan College of Home Economics, Karachi

  • Dr. Kaleem Ullah Sheikh

    • Interventional Cardiologist
    • Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

  • Masood Jawaid

    • Clinical Research Certified Professional (CRCP)
    • Director, Medical Affairs and Learning Innovations, PharmEvo (Pvt) Ltd

  • Shaukat Ali Jawaid

    • One of the most senior medical journalists in Pakistan
    • Chief Editor, Professional Medical Publications, publishers of the fortnightly Pulse International, Pakistan’s most widely read medical periodical, and the bimonthly Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

  • Dr. Hamid Farooqi

    • US Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
    • Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology, the American College of Physicians and the Royal Society of Public Health, United Kingdom

International

17 collaborators

  • Dr. M. Hassanein

    • Senior Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Dubai Hospital, UAE
    • Senior Lecturer and Associate Director for Postgraduate Diabetes Education, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

  • Salma Meher

    • Consultant Dietitian
    • North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups, London, United Kingdom

  • Prof. Adel Abdel Aziz El-Sayed

    • Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine
    • Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

  • Dr. Akif Buyukbese

    • Professor of Internal Medicine and Consultant Diabetologist
    • Gaziantep, Turkey

  • Dr. Abdul Jabbar

    • Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist
    • Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE

  • Dr. Mafauzy Mohamed

    • Professor of Medicine and Senior Consultant Endocrinologist
    • Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

  • Dr. Tarik El Hadd

    • Consultant Endocrinologist
    • Qatar Metabolic Institute, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

  • Dr. Ebaa Al Ozairi

    • Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition
    • American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists
    • Chief Medical Officer, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait

  • Dr. Khaled Tayyeb

    • Consultant Endocrinologist and Head of the Diabetes Center
    • Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

  • Dr. Mesbah Kamel

    • Consultant in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
    • Minia University, Egypt

  • Dr. Rayaz A. Malik

    • Professor of Medicine
    • Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

  • Dr. Uzma Khan

    • Professor of Medicine and Head, Cosmopolitan International Diabetes and Endocrinology Center
    • University of Missouri-Columbia, United States

  • Prof. Wasim Hanif

    • Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology and Consultant Physician
    • Head of Service, Diabetes, University Hospitals Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • Member, Board of Trustees, Diabetes UK

  • Dr. Mohammed A. K. Omar

    • Honorary Professor, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
    • University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

  • Dr. Asma Deeb

    • Clinical Professor, Gulf University
    • Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Dr. Salem Beshyah

    • Consultant Endocrinologist
    • Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Dr. Syed Faraz Danish Alvi

    • Medical Registrar
    • Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom

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