Professor Nusrat Husain
Since the start of his medical career, Prof. Husain has had a keen interest in addressing the huge treatment gap in low and middle income countries (LAMIC). Professor Husain has been awarded the “WHO Prize for the best Diplomat” and his research area is Global Mental Health and Cultural Psychiatry. His work in Pakistan, Canada, Brazil and Kenya not only has an impact in those countries but his understanding of working across cultures is proving very useful for the delivery of culturally sensitive care to the diverse population in the UK.
Along with UK and local charities in LAMICs, he contributes to capacity building and producing local evidence to improve mental health care. Prof. Husain has been providing training in Assessment and Cultural Evaluation (ACE) locally and nationally. He has been successful in organizing the conference “Cultural & International Mental Health” in Manchester. Also, Prof. Husain is leading the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with prestigious Institutes of Pakistan in order to promote joint research, teaching and training. He is a Principal Investigator of YCMAP project as well as PI and Co I for a number of other research projects funded by various grant bodies such as Medical Research Council, Global Challenge Research Fund, Department for International Development (DFID), Welcome Trust, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Grand Challenges Canada, Stanley Medical Research Institute, NHS Foundation Trust and Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning.