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.Nadia Jamil’s fav words are “thriving” and “together”—our theme this year for research. We want to move the conversation beyond survival at Aga Khan University 🎧 her experience 👇🏽🙏🏽

Happening Saturday: the results of a trial which actually makes the case for cheaper ways to treat sick newborns closer to home so families can afford it. Livestreaming on our FB account 11-1pm April 26. #PSBI

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Maternal Immunisation Readiness Network in Africa and Asia (MIRNA) website. We’re committed to enhancing maternal immunisation practices to protect newborns from infectious diseases. mirna.tghn.org #WorldImmunizationWeek2025

Pakistan doesn’t have to always wait for WHO guidelines, says Ellen Thom WHO Pakistan, giving the eg of HIV treatment some African countries rolled out earlier given their need. Thom spoke at the AKU results seminar of its PSBI trial to get care closer to home for sick newborns

How does Talaiha Chughtai’s team crack the secret to providing healthcare in Pakistan’s mountainous Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral? She spoke at the AKU seminar to share results from its PSBI trial to prove care closer to home is possible for newborn infections.

Meetings are held every day at the Sindh health department with Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho but their outcomes are not always press-release worthy. 🧵

So M Imran Nisar decided to gauge how widespread RSV infections are in Pakistan and if something could be done about it. 3/5

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. Published now in ⁦PLOS⁩ Speaking of Medicine and Health: “What is taking us so long? Structural inequities and the stalled rollout of maternal MMS.” speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/05/12/wha…

Many heathcare workers are never seen in the media, like NICU and PICU nurses who manage really sick newborns. Today is #ICUday2025. Did you know premies are given caffeine to speed up their lung development? I’ll have my hazlenut frappé now, thanks.

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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…

Five MORE hidden gems to visit in Lahore (No, not the Lahore Museum, Hazuri Bagh, or the Fort!) Discover something new: /1

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

MIRNA Hello from Pakistan! We love maternal immunization. Here is community elder Chaudhary Farman Jutt (in the turban) who extended his support to our MIRNA survey team in Samundari, Punjab. M Imran Nisar's team needs this kind of help for the smooth data collection.

Em dashes. I see them everywhere. #IYKYK

In sunny Nairobi with our GLOBE #HPV partners, wrapping up analyses of one of the largest HPV burden studies in the world, missing ⁦Aneela Pasha⁩ ⁦International Vaccine Institute (IVI)⁩ ⁦Gates Foundation⁩

This landmark gift was spearheaded by two of the class’s most distinguished alumni, Dr Saad Shafqat and Dr Anita Zaidi, and presented during their 25th graduation anniversary. Aga Khan University AKU Alumni Association of North America Aga Khan Development Network The Ismaili thenews.com.pk/print/1318969-…

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.

Anita delivering a keynote at Grand Challenges 2025 😊❤️ Aga Khan University AKU Alumni Association of North America Aga Khan Development Network The Ismaili Anita Zaidi youtube.com/watch?v=CYR-3k…

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