Dr Shahzad Baig, the coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication, has been included in Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in Health’ list for his efforts for polio eradication in the country, it emerged on Saturday.
The list honours 100 individuals who are the “most influential in the world of health right now” and includes scientists, doctors, advocates, educators, and policy-makers, among others, who were “dedicated to creating tangible, credible change for a healthier population”.