OUR STORY

It began with family.It became our purpose.

Our founders knew the challenge of arranging care for loved ones in Pakistan while living abroad. Those personal experiences inspired Human Healthcare.

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A shared challenge.
A reason to build.

Distance can make even everyday care difficult to coordinate. Human Healthcare brings home visits, diagnostics, care coordination, and family updates together to help families stay involved when they cannot be physically present.

Dr. Atif Zafar

Dr. Atif Zafar

It all started with the story of our founder Dr. Atif Zafar who, after completing his medical education in Pakistan, went on to pursue his medical specialization in the US. One day, after a 36-hour in-hospital shift he received a grieving call from his father in Karachi, “Tumhari Ammi ko doctors ne cancer diagnose kia hai.” Atif was overwhelmed with shock, distress, and a feeling of utter helplessness, sitting thousands of miles away from the family he loved and valued so much, especially at a time when they needed him the most. Wracked with guilt, Atif made the reluctant decision to abandon his training in the US to attend to…

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Dr. Mahwash Siddiqui

Dr. Mahwash Siddiqui

Dr. Mahwash is the Chief Strategy and Education Officer of Human-Healthcare.com. She is the pioneer of DISEASE to EASE concept which is the core value of how our teams deliver care to families. Based in the US and working as a full-time endocrinologist in Chicago, she travels frequently to Pakistan to visit her parents. As an overseas Pakistani she co-founded Human-Healthcare.com to not only take care of her parents but also help other overseas Pakistanis to feel empowered in taking care of their loved ones in Pakistan. Her vision is to re-invent healthcare in Pakistan.

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Dr. Shoib Ghayas

Dr. Shoib Ghayas

Dr. Shoib Ghayas, the chief medical officer of the startup shares, "As I was working abroad and miles away from Pakistan, I was concerned for the health, well-being of my parents and their access to adequate health care. The Covid-19 Pandemic hit me while I was working as a Family Physician in England. It was shocking news for me when I came to know my father had severe COVID-19 infection during peak of pandemic. I travelled back to Pakistan at risk of losing my job, leaving behind my wife and daughter in the UK to spend a couple of months in Karachi focusing on my father's health. Alhamdulillah, he recovered…

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Dr. Mubasshir Azam

Dr. Mubasshir Azam

Dr. Mubasshir Azam is a renowned Internist and Skin Specialist currently serving at University of Alberta Hospital, Canada. Education: - MBBS (Dow Medical College) - MS Dermatology (United Kingdom) Expertise: Skin cancer, acne, psoriasis, cosmetic dermatology, dermatopathology.

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Dr. Sana Asad Chaudhary

Dr. Sana Asad Chaudhary

Dr. Sana Asad completed medical education at Army Medical College and rheumatology fellowship in Louisiana. Expertise: RA, lupus, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, autoimmune disorders. Achievements: Chief Resident; published research in Current Rheumatology Reports.

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Dr. Mudassir Farooqui

Dr. Mudassir Farooqui is a public health specialist and has a successful track record in both academic healthcare and health industry. He co-founded Human-Healthcare.com as his mother and many aging relatives in Pakistan inspired him to find an innovative healthcare tech-enabled, data-driven service that can provide personalized care to loved ones back in Pakistan. He serves in the advisory role as the Chief Scientific Officer for Human-Healthcare.com.

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