Researching Online Safety: Preventing Violence Against Children in Cyberspace

Tufail Muhammad

ISPCAN President Elect

Dr. Tufail Muhammad is a pediatrican from Pakistan and is our president elect. He oversees the ISCPAN Thinking Space Project and will briefly provide a summary and share a questionairre to be distributed to the conference attendees. Dr. Tufail Muhammad (MD, MCPS, DCH, DCPath) is a pediatrician by profession. Currently he is the Chairman of Child Rights & Abuse Committee, Pakistan Pediatric Association and Director of Regional Training Institute Peshawar. He has postgraduate qualifications and training in Pediatrics, Clinical pathology, public health and Reproductive health. Dr. Tufail Muhammad has more than 20 years experience in the field of CAN and Child protection. He has more than 30 research papers to his credit and has presented more than 60 papers at international conferences in several countries around the world.

Dr. Tufail has also conducted and published a number of community based research studies in collaboration with UNICEF, Save the Children Sweden, WHO, ILO and ECPAT International.. He has also co-authored a book (Your amazing baby) on the growth and development of Pakistani infants (published by Save the Children UK). He has also authored a number of booklets on various aspects of CAN and Child labor.

Besides his official responsibility, Dr. Tufail is also contributing his time to a number of organizations.

Member, National Committee on Child Rights, Govt of Pakistan
Member, National Steering Committee on Child Labor, Govt. of Pakistan
Councilor ISPCAN (2006-12)
Board Member ECPAT International
Chairman Board of Directors, SPO Pakistan
Member Boars of Trustees Fatimid Blood Transfusion and Hematology Services Pakistan
Chairperson, Working Group against Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation,Pakistan
Member Provincial Commission on Child Welfare and Development
Member Executive Board, Children First, Pakistan
Honorary Project Director ILO funded Project ”Combating Child Labor through Education and Training” Peshawar, Pakistan
Dr. Tufail has twice received the Meritorious Services Award from the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan.