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The AKU Paediatrics media team just discovered the Infectious Disease Research Lab toys!

26 new vaccination centres will serve 750 000 people in underserved areas of Pakistan. With funding support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organization (WHO) and Government of Pakistan are bringing lifesaving vaccines and health services closer to those who needed it the most. Read how: emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-n…

Proud to be associated with this initiative with Afreenish Amir at NIH Pakistan, & Vincent Pang from Duke-NUS Medical School, with support from the Gates Foundation as part of the Asia PGI. duke-nus.edu.sg/cop/news/co-cr…

Ethics, Legal and Risk Communication in Wastewater Environmental Surveil... youtu.be/DW92gnyNcPI?si… via YouTube

Today, Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal inaugurated Pakistan’s third National Polio Campaign of 2025 at NEOC Islamabad—reaffirming the Government’s unwavering commitment to eradicating polio once and for all. 🧒 Target: 45.4 million children under 5 🤝 Second

Perhaps truly effective comms strategies involve Poetry from Paediatricians. Behold, Dr Heeramani Lohana at her finest. #Hyderabad produces the best doctors.

Do you think she could share that picture of her mum again kicking off a campaign with her as a baby?

Dr Kishwar Enam (Kishwar Enam) wants child protection in Pakistan to be integrated. She and the other members of the Citizens for Child Rights held a press conference in Karachi to unveil forms they developed: ~3,000 cases reported in Pakistan yearly but true numbers higher

Prof. Khadija N. Humayun congratulates Dr Muzna Arif and Dr Fozia Memon for passing the first ever #Paediatric #Endocrinology FCPS exam. The preparation took months. Ten doctors sat the exam, only five made it to the final pass. Eleven examiners grilled them TOACS style.

Those cows and goats and camels are really cute but their ticks are not. Paediatrician and infectious disease expert Fatima Mir wants your kids dressed a certain way if touching is involved #EidulAdha2025

Saad Shafqat Aga Khan University AKU Alumni Association of North America Aga Khan Development Network The Ismaili Proud to say that I led the medical college research subcommittee that decided upon these awards after a rigorous evaluation process! Also thankful to Saad Shafqat & Anita Zaidi for their $250k donation to AKU Paediatrics for improving MNCH in peri urban communities of Karachi.

Some doctors decide they don't want to be limited by individual patients they can see so they branch into research that touches the lives of millions of children. They then start a rolling fund to keep the work going. Salim Virani Aga Khan University Saad Shafqat Anita Zaidi M Imran Nisar

We are really sorry this time, but our newsletter ran over the attention limit. If you still fancy giving a quick look at the research we're doing (and grant money) scroll through Feb-April 2025's updates sway.cloud.microsoft/igWr0DQxwm5rqq…

📣 CALL for BOOK DONATIONS AKU's children's ward has a 🔮 magical train that transports our patients to lands far beyond D0 and P0. We need your help to keep it 📚running! Donate new or gently used books for children of all ages—from toddlers to teens.

The eye doctor will see you now. Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences clinics added to first floor Paediatrics clinics at AKU. Chair of Ophthalmology Prof. Karim Damji and Chair of AKU Paediatrics Fyezah Jehan 👩🏻‍💻🇵🇰 came to kick it off. Ali Faisal Saleem is delighted it's all under one roof.

If the last year has shown us anything it is that children are living in a world riddled with poly-crisis. The next AKU Paediatrics annual conference is dedicated to figuring out how we can put them first given these realities. 🗓️Aug 18-21 preconference workshops

📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 👶🏽 AKU Paediatrics & Child Health Research Week 2025 🗓️ Main Event: August 22–23 🛠️ Workshops: August 18–21 🎯 Children First: Catalyzing Change in a World of Polycrisis 📩 Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… 📅 Deadline: Friday, July 14, 2025

🚨 Want to future-proof your career in Genomic Epidemiology? Join Aga Khan University hands-on Pathogen Genomics Workshop 📍 Taught by M Imran Nisar and his team, who set up AKU's Infectious Disease Research Lab's Genomics lab during the pandemic 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/1n9o-j…