Dr. Rizwan Naseer
Director General/Project Director
Punjab Emergency Service & Emergency Services Academy
(Rescue 1122)


Dr. Rizwan Naseer in his strive for the development of a sustainable and effective infrastructure for Emergency and Disaster Management has established a successful model of the first trained Emergency Service in Pakistan according to international standards in Lahore. He has been able to achieve this as a result of his vast experience in the field of emergency management in Pakistan which includes working as the Provincial and then as National Coordinator for Emergency Preparedness for World Health Organization and Health Ministry of Pakistan, Representative of National Task Force on Revamping of Civil Defence and Emergency Services for Interior Ministry of Pakistan and UNDP Consultant on Emergency Services & Disaster Management.
He was self-motivated to work for prevention and better management of emergencies and disasters after looking at the suffering and mismanagement of trauma victims as an Orthopaedics and Trauma surgeon. After doing Masters in Surgery and advanced training from Canada & America, worked as an Asst. Professor of Orthopaedics & Traumatology at King Edward Medical College, Lahore. In his strive for the development of an effective emergency system he also did his M.B.A., Diploma in Project Management and Ph.D. courses in Safety Promotion .
He not only initiated the reforms related to Emergency Services but also drafted the Emergency Services legislation in consultation with experts from all over the country. He drafted the Disaster Management plans for the Punjab Health Department. His several publications include research papers in local and international journals and books related to First Responders in Pakistan, Principles of First Aid & Disaster Management and a National Report for UNDP on Emergency Response Services in Pakistan.