Abdul Gaffar Billoo


Abdul Ghaffar Billoo is a Pakistani philanthropist who founded HANDS International a Nonprofit organisation in Pakistan which has been working since 1975. As a paediatric endocrinologist, he served at the Aga Khan University where he serve as professor of clinical paediatrics. He was awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz for public services the most prestigious civilian award by then-President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf in March 2007.

Early life

Billoo was born in Junagadh in 1937. He received his early education from his native town in India after partition of India his family was migrated to Pakistan.

Education

Billoo obtained his MBBS degree from Dow Medical College in 1959. He received his Diploma in Child Health, Tropical Medicine, and Hygiene from the United Kingdom in 1962. He was qualified for his MRCP in 1964 and appointed a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1986.

Career

Billoo started his professional career in 1959 from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. He joined Institute of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on 1962 located in Glasgow. He was appointed as Registrar in Pediatrics at Seafield Sick Children Hospital Ayrshire, Scotland in 1962 where he worked for three years. After four years in the United Kingdom he came back to Pakistan and started practicing as Pediatrician later on September 1998 he joined Aga Khan University Hospital as chairman of Department of Pediatrics in the university. He not only served as professor and Head of Pediatrics Department in Dow Medical College but also was the part of University of Karachi as Dean Faculty of Medicine for three years.

Honors and awards

Billo has more than 200 publications top 20 publications in United States National Library of Medicine as follows:
Billoo founded Health and Nutrition Development Society with his few close friends which has been serving humanity since 1975. It works on health, human rights, education, disaster management and poverty alleviation.