Zahra Hoodbhoy (@hoodbhoyzahra) 's Twitter Profile
Zahra Hoodbhoy

@hoodbhoyzahra

Associate Professor @AKUGlobal; physician; public health specialist; Interested in AI and healthcare in low resource settings

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Adil Haider (@adilhaidermd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Super excited to hear our awesome #AKUAlumni excelling in their respective fields weigh in on opportunities and choices for students to progress in their careers. #AKUOnwards Register now; limited seating! πŸ‘‰bit.ly/42hhrR9 #PublicHealth #AI #Surgery

Super excited to hear our awesome #AKUAlumni excelling in their respective fields weigh in on opportunities and choices for students to progress in their careers. #AKUOnwards 
Register now; limited seating! 
πŸ‘‰bit.ly/42hhrR9 #PublicHealth #AI #Surgery
Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you attending #IMNHC2023 in Cape Town City FC ? Please join the conversation daily, with Aga Khan University Pakistan on #MNH in our plenaries, technical marketplace, e-posters, oral abstracts and panels. Here is our schedule πŸ‘‡πŸ½ #AligningTogether #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth

Are you attending #IMNHC2023 in <a href="/CapeTownCityFC/">Cape Town City FC</a> ? Please join the conversation daily, with <a href="/AKUGlobal/">Aga Khan University</a> Pakistan on #MNH in our plenaries, technical marketplace, e-posters, oral abstracts and panels. Here is our schedule πŸ‘‡πŸ½ #AligningTogether #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth
Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° Healthy mothers make for healthy children, and together, we ensure that the nation's future is in capable hands. At Aga Khan University, our holistic approach to health reaches far across the country. As we complete 40 years and #Pakistan turns 76, we hope for many more breakthroughs

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° Healthy mothers make for healthy children, and together, we ensure that the nation's future is in capable hands.
At <a href="/AKUGlobal/">Aga Khan University</a>, our holistic approach to health reaches far across the country. As we complete 40 years and #Pakistan turns 76, we hope for many more breakthroughs
Adil Haider (@adilhaidermd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honouring our Chancellor's vision and upholding our research-led legacy at the Annual PAEDs Research Conference. Explore 200 abstracts, engage in 22 workshops, and uncover 4 days of cutting-edge #Maternal #Neonatal and #ChildHealth research. Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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Raising children can be as rewarding as it is challenging. Aga Khan University's Dr Qamauruddin Nizami offers a guide for parents in his latest book. Join us in conversation with Dr Shahnaz Ibrahim at the 5th Annual Paeds Research Conference! Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Raising children can be as rewarding as it is challenging. <a href="/AKUGlobal/">Aga Khan University</a>'s Dr Qamauruddin Nizami offers a guide for parents in his latest book. Join us in conversation with Dr Shahnaz Ibrahim at the 5th Annual Paeds Research Conference! 

Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's begun! Fake patients but real critical care at 5th Paediatrics Research Week: Sidra Ishaque heads to the simulation room as workshop participants prove their skills at Aga Khan University. 2⃣1⃣ workshops today, tomorrow, +500 participants, oodles of research... #AKUOnwards

Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Six workshops are running today across the Aga Khan University for our 5th annual Paediatrics research week. There are 9 more tomorrow, the inauguration with keynote by Judd Walson, MD, MPH on Fri and a full day of research sharing Saturday #AKUOnwards #40YearsofAKU

Six workshops are running today across the <a href="/AKUGlobal/">Aga Khan University</a> for our 5th annual Paediatrics research week. There are 9 more tomorrow, the inauguration with keynote by <a href="/jwalson/">Judd Walson, MD, MPH</a> on Fri and a full day of research sharing Saturday #AKUOnwards #40YearsofAKU
Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of our workshops, on Autism Spectrum Disorder by Dr Sidra Kaleem, ran through diagnostic tools. 5th Paediatrics Research Week kicks off and runs through Saturday at Aga Khan University #40YearsofAKU

Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dropping in to surprise M Imran Nisar at his infectious disease workshop (1/21 workshops) for 5th Paediatrics Research Week at Aga Khan University We are #ThrivingTogether as #40YearsofAKU helps us look forward… investing in healthcare folks from diff institutions

Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How do you know you have burnout as a physician? Sidra Ishaque’s much-needed workshop - Learn to say β€˜no’ - You don’t need to be a superwoman Great workshops on day 2 of 5th Paediatric Research Week at Aga Khan University

Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tip: the baby weighing machine should be calibrated every week. Place child undressed in the centre of the scale. Take off the diaper. Keep a spare diaper. We show parents respect, says Ambreen Merchant at her workshop on physical growth for 5th Paediatric Research week at

Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is perhaps the funnest workshop at @Akuglobal's Paediatrics Research Week this year. Although technically #dataviz is also "art therapy". Our inauguration in a few hours...

Fyezah Jehan πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° (@fyezahjehan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Malnutrition costs Pakistan $7B in 2016 3%GDP 180,000 child deaths/yr = workforce loss $2.3B Iodine deficiency, anemia, stunting ➑️ cognitive deficiency ⬇️ productivity Feeding a child = $20 Treating a malnourished child = $300 β€”Shahid Fazal

Mahim Maher (@mahimmaher) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Take a long at all these women from Ibrahim Hyderi, Bhens Colony, Ali Akbar Goth, Rehri Gothβ€”they collect the rawest forms of data leading to AKU Paediatrics research that gets published in The BMJ or helps World Health Organization (WHO) or Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance figure out what sick kids need or how to prevent them

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A new #ultrasound device plugs into your cell phone. Imagine if pregnant women across Pakistan had such portable tech. Zahra Hoodbhoy is using it to turbo-boost ultrasounds with AI at Aga Khan University in collab w Gates Foundation πŸ”—gates.ly/41ez97F

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Professor Zahra Hoodbhoy is integrating AI with ultrasound technology, bringing sophisticated healthcare to the fingertips of community health workers or untrained professionals in low-resource settings. Prof. Hoodbhoy is our #ResearcherSpotlight of the month 🌟

Professor <a href="/HoodbhoyZahra/">Zahra Hoodbhoy</a> is integrating AI with ultrasound technology, bringing sophisticated healthcare to the fingertips of community health workers or untrained professionals in low-resource settings.

Prof. Hoodbhoy is our #ResearcherSpotlight of the month 🌟
Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Zahra Hoodbhoy explores the power of the new, portable ultrasound–a simple handheld device, compatible with a smartphone and powered by #AI. It costs 20x less than a standard ultrasound, but can provide equivalent technology. Learn more: gates.ly/48XrUDI

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A new chapter begins! AKU’s Research Office has officially launched the second cohort of the Research Initiative for Scholars Excellence (RISE) Programme, welcoming 20 early-career faculty from the Faculty of Health Sciences committed to advancing impactful, solutions-driven

A new chapter begins!  AKU’s Research Office has officially launched the second cohort of the Research Initiative for Scholars Excellence (RISE) Programme, welcoming 20 early-career faculty from the Faculty of Health Sciences committed to advancing impactful, solutions-driven