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  • Philanthropic Misconception
  • Aasim Ahmad (bio) and Syed Maum Mahmud (bio)
Aasim Ahmad

Aasim Ahmad is Honorary Senior Lecturer and Director of the Masters in Bioethics at the Aga Khan University, Karachi. Dr Ahmad is also Dean and Chief Nephrologist at the Kidney Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. In addition to his medical work, Dr Ahmad teaches Bioethics at the undergraduate, graduate and Master degree levels.

Syed Maum Mahmud

Syed Mamun Mahmud is Assistant Professor and Consultant Urologist in the Department of Urology, Ziauddin Medical University Hospital, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan. Dr Mahmud trained in Bioethics at Sidh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi, Pakistan, and is a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pakistan Medical Ethics.

Acknowledgments

We are thankful to Ms. Naela Umer for her secretarial help.

Notes

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