POTENTIAL
@Potential_HEC
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To improve health, quality of life and economic outcomes for people with TB and type 2 diabetes by optimizing diabetes prevention and management within TB care.
IPH&SS - KMU, Peshawar
Joined October 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Saima Aleem @saimaaleem8 PhD scholar, GCF project, for receiving NIHR Global Health Research C4I scholarship for Leadership for Universal Health Coverage program Special thanks to Dr. Saima Afaq @SaimAfaq564 for her exceptional PhD supervision and guidance
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@Potential_HEC @hecpkofficial @UniOfYork @IPHSS_KMU @SaimAfaq564 Having a supportive and visionary PhD supervisor is a huge blessing and I am indeed blessed to have @SaimAfaq564 as my supervisor and mentor who never gave up on me once and kept motivating me to aim best of best of PhD
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Huge congrats to Dr. Saima Aleem PhD scholar @Potential_HEC securing @hecpkofficial IRSIP 6-month research placement at @UniofYork! 1st PhD student from GCF & IPHSS, KMU to achieve this feat! Kudos to supervisor and mentor Dr. Saima Afaq for her guidance! #HEC #Research #Kmu
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Exciting news from @IMPACT_NIHR Dr @SaimAfaq564 project, Global Equity in Research, is empowering women scholars in Pak & Afg. Funded by Wellcome Trust, driving gender-inclusive practices in global health research. Learn more https://t.co/ncu1a8uNaJ
#ValuingVoices #GenderEquity
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Dr @RaziaFatima2 Co-lead Potential & Technical Advisor Consultant at @UNOPS! Met with MD, CEO & TB program staff at ATH for ongoing progress & potential for scalability of TB-Diabetes project. Exciting POTENTIAL for collaboration #ProductiveVisit #GlobalHealth
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@StopTB @UN @HtWHaiti @CarterCenter @eannaso @IRDGlobal Providing Optimised TubErculosis aNd diabeTes Integrated cAre in LMICs (@Potential_HEC) is an excellent case study for this.
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Dr. Syeda Fatima Jamal, Project Manager of the #POTENTIAL study, presented key progress and updates at the Global Mental Health Symposium. She highlighted how the study is shaping the future of #TB-Diabetes comorbidity care in Pakistan. #Global_health #TB-Diabetes
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Congratulations @zala2224 Implementation Coordinator in the #POTENTIAL study, on such a BIG achievement! Wishing you continued success in all your future endeavors.
Excited to share that I’ve been selected as a member of the prestigious NIHR-UK RIGHT Call 8 Funding Committee. Grateful to @SaimAfaq564 and @IMPACT_NIHR for their invaluable support in building my capacity to this level. Thank you!
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Congratulations @SunielGill Data Manager in the #POTENTIAL study, on successfully defending your thesis! A well-deserved milestone in your career! Wishing you more success ahead!
Excited to share that I’ve successfully defended my thesis. Thanks to my supervisors Dr. Saima Afaq and Dr. Saima Aleem for their support and their thoughtful feedback. #ThesisDefense #Research #PublicHealth #Milestone
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Our new publication is out! Using an implementation science approach, we explore how to optimise tuberculosis and diabetes care in LMICs through a multiphase sequential and concurrent mixed-methods study. Check it out! https://t.co/IX4qN80W4x
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The 3rd-month follow-up qualitative interviews in Peshawar have been completed, along with the CRF documentation. #WP3
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A proud moment! 🎉 Urooj Ashfaq, under the mentorship of Dr. Saima Afaq, earned 3rd place in the poster presentation at the Centre for IMPACT Annual Meeting. #building_capacity
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Team #POTENTIAL visited study sites in Mardan for progress evaluation and conducted on-site refresher training on the #TB-Diabetes counseling manual. #PublicHealth
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A Guided Meditation Exercise by Psychologist Aliya Rehman working as Research Assistant in POTENTIAL to promote and celebrate World Mental Day ! Theme was ‘promote mental health at work’.
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@Potential_HEC @saimaaleem8 @zala2224 @hecpkofficial @IPHSS_KMU @_Aliya_rehman @FatimaKQazi @Masim_KMU Great initiative for including CEI activities in HEC funded projects - in line with the recommendations from international funding bodies.
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Team #POTENTIAL conducted an awareness session on #TB & #Diabetes comorbidity in Peshawar. Participants received free Random Blood Glucose (RBG) tests, and those with elevated levels were referred to nearby health facilities for further care. Let’s keep raising awareness!
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Integrated TB-diabetes care has been successfully implemented in three TB care facilities in Abbottabad. Here are the highlights of #POTENTIAL Management team’s reflective meetings with the Abbottabad TB staff and the research team.
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Productive meeting of #POTENTIAL management team with the Deputy Director PTP-KP @haroongandapur to discuss the WP3 progress, currently ongoing at 15 TB facilities across 5 districts in both KP and Punjab. We are thankful to Dr. Haroon for his continuous support and facilitation.
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