
Zahra Hoodbhoy
@hoodbhoyzahra
Associate Professor @AKUGlobal; physician; public health specialist; Interested in AI and healthcare in low resource settings
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25-02-2020 18:21:22
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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 ππ½ #AligningTogether #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth


Check out these fantastic pre-conference offerings from Aga Khan University on the event of their Paeds Research Week 2023.#AKUOnwards #ThrivingTogether #LookingOnwards


π΅π° 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


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 π©π»βπ»π΅π° docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIβ¦

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/1FAIβ¦


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. 2β£1β£ workshops today, tomorrow, +500 participants, oodles of research... #AKUOnwards

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


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

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

How do you know you have burnout as a physician? Sidra Ishaqueβs much-needed workshop - Learn to say βnoβ - You donβt need to be a superwoman Great workshops on day 2 of 5th Paediatric Research Week at Aga Khan University

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




Take a long at all these women from Ibrahim Hyderi, Bhens Colony, Ali Akbar Goth, Rehri Gothβthey 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

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 πgates.ly/41ez97F

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 π


.Zahra Hoodbhoy explores the power of the new, portable ultrasoundβa 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
