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Assistant Professor, Health Systems @AKUglobal , frmr. Head of M&E @CHS_health_care , DrPH candidate @JohnsHopkinsSPH , academic editor @PLOSGPH . tweets 🏏 🏥🇵🇰
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Received this beauty a couple of weeks back. finally got the chance to accept the offer and let it sink in!
@JohnsHopkinsSPH
excited to see you in the summer!
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No idea about his whereabouts- have received no call from any agency/authority. How to recover the poor man? He had gone to Bangladesh to see his family after 8 years
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Thanks for bringing credible & authentic, common man’s stories to the world
@RanaAyyub
Read
@RanaAyyub
in
@PostOpinions
on the covid crisis' impact on her family and India's collective grief. "I do not see any respite for either myself or the rest of the country."
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Deeply humbled to have received this notification today. Immensely grateful to the instigators and supporters 🙏
@AdilHaiderMD
@zaidi_shehla
@sameen_siddiqi
@AKUGlobal
And to my husband
@salman_habib80
- you’re truly the wind beneath my wings
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#HappeningNow
Health & finance Minister KP
@Jhagra
and
@AKUGlobal
Medical College Dean,
@AdilHaiderMD
speaking at the launch of third party evaluation of
#SehatCardPlus
KP
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Thank you all for showing support. We have still not received information about his precise whereabouts but we are determined to continue our fight until we recover the poor man
#whereisAhmed
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Truly humbled 💕
Thank you Dean
@AdilHaiderMD
, Chair
@AKU_CHS
@drsyedasad
and the leadership at
@AKUGlobal
🙏
Congratulations are in order for
@AKU_CHS
faculty
@ahsananazish
and
@shifa_habib
who have been announced as recipients of the
@AKUGlobal
Faculty Development Award. This award will support their pursual of doctorate programmes at
@LSHTM
and
@JohnsHopkinsSPH
respectively 👏
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Our very exciting new proposal on the Role of Digital Health Interventions in Strengthening Health Systems, by
@AKUGlobal
in collaboration with
@SehatKahani
, has been accepted by
@AllianceHPSR
. Watch this space for more updates
@hntahir
@mominkazi
@SaraSKhurram
@DrIffatZafarAga
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Our youngest team member,
@AsmaMerchant2
,
@AKUGlobal
MBBS’21, Dean’s Research Fellow, on her maiden trip to
#Peshawer
is conducting an exciting review of treatment outcomes for users of
#SehatCardPlus
at tertiary hospitals in Peshawer
#ThirdPartyEvaluationofSehatCardPlusKP
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The last and only vaccine developed for an infection that kills 1.4 million annually was 1882! Ouch…that hurts just by the sound of it! TB research continues to be hugely underfunded
@StopTB
@LSHTM_TB
@McGill_TB
@TheUnion_TBLH
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And just like that he turns 10. My gentle, sensitive, thoughtful baby boy, you make the world a better place ❤️
and here I am, celebrating a personal milestone-ten years of being a mom. Where did these 10 years go? so much to be grateful for. My heart is full
#gratitude
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Study wrap-up meeting;Third Party Evaluation of
@SehatCardPlusKP
by
@AKUGlobal
comes to a close. The findings have crucial policy implications for
#UHC
agenda in 🇵🇰 and LMICs.
Thanks
@sameen_siddiqi
and
@AdilHaiderMD
for this incredible experience
@AsmaMerchant2
@kiransazeemi
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“Their meat will not reach Allah, nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you”
[Al-Quran: 22:37]
#EidAlAdha2023
#EidMubarak
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Excited to join the
@PLOSGPH
Editorial Board, a new
#OpenScience
journal for public health research that broadens the range of global perspectives we learn from to advance the health of all humankind.
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This represents the Pakistan we want to know - where women shatter glass ceilings.
@SaniaNishtar
takes on the position at
@gavi
, while
@AnitaZaidi
serves as gender lead for
@gatesfoundation
, showcasing the incredible strides made by Pakistani Women in Global Health!
I am honoured and humbled to announce that I have accepted the position of CEO of
@Gavi
, the Vaccine Alliance. I look forward to leading one of the most impactful
organisations in global health as of March 18th
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Wonderful insightful morning spent with
@Ishrat_Husain
at
@AKUGlobal
Happy to declare the inaugural
#PublicHealthGrandRound
a soaring success 👏
@AdilHaiderMD
@drsyedasad
@Maryam_huda67
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Just another day of my students being awesome (and thoughtful).
Your 'thank you for bearing with me' is appreciated, but honestly, I enjoy the front-row seat to your academic excellence, while you have to bear with my endless feedbacks
@AKU_CHS
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Appreciating this beautiful rainy capture
@AKUGlobal
from earlier today, while being stuck in traffic for the past 2 hours. No biggie. Just
#Karachi
being
#Karachi
#KarachiRains
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It’s getting real 🎉
First official interaction with leadership, faculty and admitted students at
@JohnsHopkinsSPH
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The ultimate guru of global health
@paimadhu
just followed me… I’m crying out of joy 😭🙈
(Sorry I’m having a total fan girl moment)
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Kudos to young guns
@muzair50
@itsybitsykhizer
@AyyBeeEff
on the launch of the Student Interest Group for Public Health
@AKUGlobal
. Initiatives such as these provide reassurance that the future of public in
#Pakistan
is bright.
All the best 💕
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Hugely honoured to moderate an enriching discussion on developing future public health leaders, with this trailblazing panel
@RKarmaliani
@FyezahJehan
@AsmaMerchant2
@AKUGlobal
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Fantastic meeting with the man leading the healthcare financing reform in KP
@Jhagra
. Appreciate his vision to address long term sustainability, technical efficiency and quality of care under the
#SehatCardPlus
programme
@AKUGlobal
@sameen_siddiqi
@AdilHaiderMD
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This gotta be the favourite part of my job
@AKUGlobal
Being a part of my students’ stories!
MHPM class of 2022, you are rockstars! I cannot wait to see you all
#MakeADifference
in
#PublicHealth
and beyond ❤️
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The fan girl moment I will be telling my grandchildren about 😍
@babarazam258
#BabarAzam
𓃵 you absolute legend! Proved it yet again
#PAKvsSL
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Absolutely thrilled to meet KPK minister
@Jhagra
at
@AKUGlobal
this morning to learn about KPK’s journey to
#UniversalHealthCoverage
. Its fascinating to witness what political commitment at the higher order can do to program implementation. A story the world needs to hear 👏 🇵🇰
Fascinating Medicine Grand Rounds
@AKUGlobal
with KPK Health-Finance Minister
@Jhagra
on Universal Insurance; 600K citizens /yr are using Sehat card! How is KPK so successful “By Making it Simple and Covering everyone based on their ID card- Simplicity is key”
#makeadifference
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Today's reminder of the incredible responsibility and power that comes with being an educator. 📚✨
#WorldTeachersDay
#Facultymatters
@AKUGlobal
@AdilHaiderMD
@drsyedasad
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Our third graduate programme at CHS, Master of Science in Public Health was officially launched today in the presence of President
@AKUGlobal
, Sulaiman Shahabuddin, Dean MC
@AdilHaiderMD
, Dean SONAM
@TazeenSaeedAli
. Kudos to
@sameen_siddiqi
, Chair CHS and to the MSPH team
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Excited to be speaking about the critical importance and Pakistan experience of gender-responsive TB programming at the
@UnionConference
tomorrow! A big shout out to
@StopTB
@Jacob_Creswell
@annaversfeld
for being strong supporters of the cause.
@TheUnion_TBLH
#UnionConf
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Delighted to be representing
@AKUGlobal
and
#Pakistan
, along with my colleague
@hntahir
, in this important dialogue on the role on digital health in Health Systems Strengthening .
Excited about all the possibilities for
@AllianceHPSR
to impact
#HPSR
landscape globally
Inspired to be learning from leading global researchers from
#Bhutan
#Ethiopia
#Indonesia
#Georgia
#Ghana
#India
#Pakistan
#Zimbabwe
on how digital interventions are transforming health systems and also get their advice on the future of the
@AllianceHPSR
in Tunis
#Tunisia
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Feels surreal to be writing a term paper as part of my doctorate studies and adding my own publications as references
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Ended last week with a fantastic presentation on “An integrated multi sectoral strategy for suicide prevention in Gligit-Baltistan”- by
@falakmadhani
@sameen_siddiqi
@AsadNargis
,
@maryampyarali
- a collaboration between
@AKUGlobal
CHS,
@AKU_BMI
,
@AKHSP
and the Government of GB
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Our study shows low immunization rates linked to Pashtun ethnicity, distant vaccination centers, mothers' education, and unstable family income. Understanding these factors is crucial for targeted strategies in addressing vaccine inequity in urban settings.
#VaccinesSaveLives
Excited to share the latest publication by
@AKU_CHS
faculty
@zaidi_shehla
,
@shifa_habib
,
@zahidmemon
on social determinants of low childhood vaccination in Karachi's high-risk squatter settlements: step towards addressing vaccine inequity in urban slums.
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Just received my first order from a woman rider. Truly made my day, and what better day to witness this freedom and empowerment than
#IndependenceDay
. More power to Hina Ishtiaq (picture shared with consent) and other woman rockstars. Well done
@McDonaldsPK
#PakistanZindabad
🇵🇰
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Laying the foundations for Maternal Immunization for Africa and Asia
@AKUGlobal
@imran_nisar
@FyezahJehan
@M_Ashar_Malik
@BilalUsman21378
@jamal_zehra
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Fatima was my son’s age. Been trying to find the right words to condemn the brutality she faced, really no words this time. this is just next level heartache
#JusticeForFatimaFariro
At the protest for
#JusticeForFatima
Fatima was not only a child domestic labourer, she underwent physical, sexual, psych abuse till her murder. Urgent need to end this cycle of exploitation & denying children their rights to live & grow
@rabiaazfar
@samrinahashmi
@BalouchFiza
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it’s the small gestures that make a big leader
@AdilHaiderMD
👏
A convocation retake! Mehr Murad Musani received MPhil with Distinction on Saturday night..But I didn’t properly announce her distinction while calling out the graduates names… so she was kind enough to come back to
@AKUGlobal
today so I could do it better this time!
#AKUonwards
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Started my day with a delightful policy announcement from
@AKUGlobal
MC Dean
@AdilHaiderMD
, to ensure gender equity and inclusivity in all scientific panels. Important step towards gender diversity in Science in Pakistan
#saynotomanels
@WGHPakistan
@womeninGH
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Another feather in
@SarmadRanani
’s cap 👏 in just a few weeks from now Sarmad will be graduating from the Master of Health Policy & Management Programme
@AKUGlobal
. I’m a proud teacher
I'm excited to share that I have graduated from John Hopkins University's Hybrid program on Global Health & Leadership by securing a scholarship from the Gates institute.
@gatesfoundation
@Bayer
@JohnsHopkinsCCP
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Not sure why are beautiful old papaya trees have decided to shed when it’s almost spring in
#Karachi
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What a wonderful recognition. Not only has she inspired 2 generations of surgeons in Pakistan but also researchers. My first exposure to research came with Dr. Moazam, along with
@aamirjafarey
as a Research Associate on her study on ethics of organ transplantation at
@cbec_siut
So giddy as
@SaleemIslam
and I get to hand deliver Prof Emeritus appointment papers to
@AKUGlobal
‘s legendary 1st Chair of Surgery Prof Farhat Moazzam now Founding Director
@cbec_siut
- can’t wait to properly honour her at upcoming
#AKUConvocation
on Feb 17
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Excellent panel discussion on Human Resource Challenges and Opportunities in Public Health in Pakistan
@ZMCAlumni
@ZiauddinAlumni
@drfahim
@DrIffatZafarAga
@KamranIqbal
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Excited to be speaking to this stellar group of panelists on “Developing Future Leaders in Public Health” tomorrow!
@AKUGlobal
@RKarmaliani
@FyezahJehan
@AsmaMerchant2
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#MothersDay
special!
My gorgeous mom
@SaraTah46739506
with her forever leader
@ImranKhanPTI
#ImranKhan
in the year 1982. How stunning do they both look 🤩
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Great coffee chat with
@MartenRobert
of
@AllianceHPSR
on all things health systems, global health and academia
#HPSR
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One of my first HPM students Maria Omar, presenting her thesis at
#HSRA
@AKUGlobal
#HPMdiaries
#HSPR
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#HappeningNow
@AKUGlobal
Launch of Making Health Systems Work in Low Middle Income Countries
Congratulations
@sameen_siddiqi
@AwadMataria
@RouleauK
#MeeshaIqbal
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Not sure why child birth needs to be incentivised monetarily. The Government’s job should be to ensure antenatal check-ups for pregnant females, facility-based safe births and the provision of family planning and vaccination services
Shazia Atta Murri, the Federal Minister, has made an announcement regarding the Benazir Income Support Program, stating that an amount of Rs 2,000 will be provided upon the birth of a son, while a higher sum of over Rs 2,500 will be given upon the birth of a girl.
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Can’t miss this powerhouse of a panel! Moderated by our very own Dean
@AdilHaiderMD
@sameen_siddiqi
@zfrmrza
@AwadMataria
@ZainabASamad
@UofAlabama
@AKUGlobal
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“The rich countries can’t let half the world burn hoping they’ll stay safe in their homes” ~
@paimadhu
on booster dose roll out in Canada
Canada offers Covid boosters vs. Global vaccine inequality
Dr.
@PaiMadhu
says giving 3 doses to healthy fully vaccinated Canadians is like giving 3 life-jackets to 1 person while others have none, and will drown.
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Spent an exciting morning interviewing candidates for Master in Health Policy & Management Programme
@AKUGlobal
. Was heartening to meet some excellent, highly motivated young public health aspirants, after just over 8 years since I appeared for an interview here
#AcademicTwitter
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Proud to be an academic editor for one of the most geographically inclusive global health journals
@PLOSGPH
🙏
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“Allah never changes the condition of people unless they strive to change it themselves”- [Al-Quran 13:11]
#JummahMubarak
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Favourite part of every visit to the Women and Child Health Building /
@AKUPaediatrics
@AKUGlobal
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It’s a good day
@AKUGlobal
with my Health Policy students. A few hours until
#PakvsNz
brings out the 18 year old in me 🤦🏻♀️
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world”- this quote by Margaret Meed, as reminded by
@zfrmrza
is going to be my inspiration for years to come. Thanks
@zfrmrza
for enlightening students and faculty
@AKUGlobal
with an insightful talk
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So heartwarming to see babies witnessing the brilliant work done by their incredible mommies. Empowered women raising empowered girls 👏
Baby Zoya has all my ❤️
These tiny tots are why we do what we do. Baby Zoya Fatima w her mummy Dr Urooj Fatima (left) from Liaquat Nat’l Hosp who is presenting work on machine learning
#LLMs
as a poster
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Sharing in honour of
@iShaheenAfridi
- the man of the moment who just sent Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back to the Pavilion
#PakvsIndia
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For everybody still wondering if women can have it all. Here’s
#SaniaMirza
for you! A Muslim Asian woman challenging gender and sociocultural stereotypes, winning many titles in tennis and even more hearts 💕
@MirzaSania
. You go girl! More power to you
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From acting in a teaching video to spread awareness on
#Informedconsent
over a decade back, to teaching
#Bioethics
to my own Health Policy & Management students
@AKUGlobal
now, life really has come full circle
#grateful
🙏
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Laying the foundations for Maternal Immunization for Africa and Asia
@AKUGlobal
@imran_nisar
@FyezahJehan
@M_Ashar_Malik
@BilalUsman21378
@jamal_zehra
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Women claiming public spaces and vehicles, traditionally associated with men is the coolest thing we’re witnessing on the roads these days!
Yesterday, while going for Iftar, I saw these two ladies riding a motorbike, which just made my day. This is also Pakistan. I hope the uneven growth in our country for women will improve.
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Welcome on board
@drsyedasad
. Can’t wait for your awesomeness to flow into
#CHS
🎉
Also gotta love Dean
@AdilHaiderMD
’s description of
#CHS
as the miracle producing dept
@AKUGlobal
. Music to my ears. Thank you 🙏
Super thrilled to announce that after an extensive intl search - Prof
@drsyedasad
will be our next chair of the miracle producing Dept of Community Health Sciences
@AKUGlobal
. He is a super “hero” of Public Health who creates Impact through education, science & being awesome
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Speaking of Matiari….
Ready to give that hand pump a workout
@AKUPaediatrics
?
In Matiari, we are mostly in awe of the resilience and hospitality of the local communities and their art of sustainable living. Check out their eco-friendly houses, their solar powered fruit/vegetable dryer and their handicrafts made from recycled waste
@AKUPaediatrics
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Kudos to Durre Amna, aka
@the_PH_convert
, resident
@AKU_CHS
, for meticulously analyzing the health manifestos of the 3 main political parties contesting the recent
#Election2024pakistan
. Amna ended up being the surprise first guest speaker for my Health Policy Course
@AKUGlobal
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With 1.6 million deaths annually, TB is the 2nd leading infectious killer, disproportionately affecting the poorest of the poor. This
#WorldTBDay
I advocate for implementation of policies eg social protection, UHC schemes, to alleviate financial hardship for TB patients
#EndTB
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Woohoo! Proud moment for all of us at
@AKUGlobal
. Way to go
@FyezahJehan
👏
Amazing, so cool to see Dr
@FyezahJehan
on stage!
#Goalkeepers2023
@AKUPaediatrics
@AKUGlobal
@gatesfoundation
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Financial hardship for persons with TB can be alleviated by systematic integration with social protection and health insurance programmes eg
@bisp_pakistan
and
@SehatCardPlusKP
in Pakistan. My brief piece in IJTLD
@TheUnion_TBLH
-
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Hats off to our community health workers at
@AKUGlobal
out on duty in the scorching Karachi heat. Some glimpses from Qasba Colony, District West Karachi today, where baseline immunisation coverage survey is in progress.1/2
#inthelineofduty
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Moms will be moms 😂
A lost kitten and her mother found her, she slapped her and took her home. 😂
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Went to
#nationalstadium
yesterday to watch a session of
#ENGvPAK
. So disappointed to see the plight of this stadium, poor maintenance and infrastructure standards.
@TheRealPCB
should get additional development funds to upgrade infrastructure
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Thanks to all participants for helping us identify the gaps in the current digital health and telemedicine policies in Pakistan and the way forward!
Grateful to
@AllianceHPSR
@MartenRobert
@LorenaGroo
for supporting our digital health initiatives in Pakistan 🇵🇰
@AKU_CHS
successfully hosted a stakeholder consultation on “Harnessing Digital Health Interventions for Health Systems Strengthening”, under the digital health initiative led by our faculty
@shifa_habib
and
@hntahir
, in collaboration with
@SehatKahani
supported by
@AllianceHPSR
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Still going gaga over this beauty of a trial. What a super title for this editorial too
TB is a disease of the poor, of the malnourished, of the less educated. It is a textbook phenomenon to teach your students the ‘social determinants of health’
@LancetGH
Accompanying editorial sums it up beautifully!
"Food: the tuberculosis vaccine we already have"
@Pranay_md
& Saurabh Mehta
@CornellNutri
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Important reminder: the most important questions in global health are often the most uncomfortable ones. Great talk by
@imuzk
on decolonisation of all aspects of TB governance, research, service delivery to achieve true
#equity
in TB care
@IRDGlobal
@TheUnion_TBLH
@WHO
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What an insightful discussion on approaches to evaluating a publicly funded health insurance programme with an amazing panel of experts!
@AKUGlobal
(Watch this space for more updates)
@UHC2030
@sameen_siddiqi
@BERLINHEALTH
@FranzRoenne
#VirojTangcharoensathien
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This is utterly sad and disrespectful to a community who have contributed so much to Pakistan. What’s even the point of hosting a talk on ‘tolerance’ when its very theme cannot be safeguarded
@LifeAtLUMS
#LUMS
On 6th December 2022, Amnesty International LUMS Chapter intended to host a talk on tolerance in Pakistan with members of various marginalized minorities. Unfortunately, we were abruptly told to drop the Ahmedi representative we had called to speak last night.
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So cool to randomly come across the name of your home institution on the
@GWpublichealth
events page.
@imran_nisar
👌
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They plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is The Best of Planners
#Election2024pakistan
Make no mistake, this is nothing short of a miracle no matter what happens next. What fight, what resistance one for history books!
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Absolutely! Research is about more than just funding—it's about putting the pieces together, strategising, committing without guarantee of immediate success, and embracing the journey for all its highs and lows
Last week, I declined an invitation to give a plenary talk. The organisers had requested me to speak on securing funding for research in Pakistan. They wanted me to cover the various types of funders and the most common methods of obtaining such grants. However, I felt this topic
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Dr. Tahir Batla. My Abu
(01 Aug 1956- 26 July 2017)
Wherever you are Abu, hope you’re in peace and surrounded by love.
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