ISLAMABAD: Ending a governance vacuum that had persisted for more than two years, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Thursday notified the appointment of six members to the Board of Governors (BoG) of the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad following approval by the federal cabinet.
According to a notification issued by the ministry, the appointments were made in pursuance of a federal cabinet decision taken on June 2, 2026, under Section 6(2) of the National Institute of Health (Reorganisation) Act, 2021.
The members have been appointed for a term of three years in addition to the institute’s ex officio board members.
The newly appointed members are Dr Ambreen Anwar, Maj Gen (Retd) Dr Pervez Ahmed, Maj Gen (Retd) Dr Irfan Ali Mirza, Prof Dr Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Prof Dr Saeed Sadiq Hamid and Dr Faisal Dar.
The notification comes after a prolonged delay in the constitution of the NIH Board of Governors. The previous board completed its tenure in March 2024, leaving the country’s premier public health institution without a regular governing body for more than 27 months.
