Meet the Emerging Leaders of ISID – Dr. Nadia Noreen
December 10, 2025
“She leads Border Health Services with 24/7 real-time data flows for decision-making.”
Professional Background
Dr. Nadia Noreen began her career in clinical practice at a tertiary care Hospital, Islamabad (2004–2007) before transitioning to public health in 2008 with a focus on surveillance and health-systems strengthening. She has led monitoring and coordination of emergency response at Points of Entry (POEs) including screening operations and served as Team Lead for Pakistan’s COVID-19 response at borders.
Dr. Noreen was the National Focal Person for the “Points of Entry” technical area in Pakistan’s JEE 2023, and continues as Technical Lead/Focal Person for IHR (2005)/GHSA at POEs, overseeing the Travellers’ Surveillance Management Information System (TSMIS) and acting as National immunization management system (NIMS) focal person for all-age polio and yellow-fever prophylaxis. As Director (BPS-19), she oversees Emergency, PHC, and Flood Response, and serves as Focal Person for the Pandemic Fund and the Tobacco Control Cell at MoNHSR&C.
Since April 2025, she has also been Project Director for the Prime Minister’s Programme for Prevention and Control of Diabetes Mellitus.
Public Health Work & Emergency Response
Her portfolio includes oversight of multi-hazard public-health emergencies most notably the 2025 floods, the dengue outbreak in the Islamabad Capital Territory, and cholera response while leading Border Health Services with entry/exit syndromic and event-based surveillance at POEs, 24/7 real-time data flows for decision-making, and Hajj/mass-gathering operations.
She coordinates essential traveller prophylaxis at POEs through NIMS (all-age polio and yellow-fever), and serves as a master trainer/training coordinator on IHR core capacities with WHO, USAID, CDC, and HSP. She has authored 33 international publications and serves as a peer reviewer for more than 31 indexed journals, reflecting strong scientific writing and analytical rigor.
Part of the “Meet the Emerging Leaders of ISID” Series.
•MBBS •MPH (Public Health) •MSc in Epidemiology •PhD (Public Health) scholar •FELTP Pakistan, TEPHINET CDC (2018, 2-year advanced training) •Diploma in Ethics & Professionalism (2022–23) •GIBACHT alumnus (2024) •IFBA Certified Professional in Biorisk Management •CVD Small Grant (2018–2019) •Emerging Authors Program (EAP, 2022)
Affiliation & Roles
•Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination (MoNHSR&C), Government of Pakistan, Islamabad •Director (Emergency & Coordination) •Project Director PM’s Programme for Prevention & Control of Diabetes Mellitus •Technical Lead/Focal Person, IHR/GHSA (Border Health Services–Pakistan)
