In Karachi, during the seminar at the Aga Khan University (AKU), Policymakers and academics said Pakistan’s nurses and midwives were playing a vital role on the frontlines of the third wave of coronavirus despite the ongoing shortage of healthcare professionals in the country.
Pakistan’s first-ever doctorate in nursing has been awarded by the Aga Khan University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery to Ms Khairulnissa Ajani. The School is the first institution in the country to offer bachelor’s, master’s and PhD qualifications in nursing, opening up research, academic and teaching careers in the profession that will lead to better healthcare outcomes for the country.
A rare genetic disorder called Huntington’s Chorea is an autosomal dominant genetic disease which means every child born to a couple with this illness has a 50 percent chance of getting it.
In Mozambique, 1 in 67 women die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth; and 1 in 18 infants die before their first birthday. With the support of the Government of Canada, the Aga Khan Foundation’s investments in the Pemba Nursing School in Mozambique are helping to provide a better education for young nurses like Olga Albino who are specialising in maternal and neonatal care.
In Pakistan, a mobile application, called mPareshan, will help mentally distressed people seek immediate help.
Dr Alex Awiti, Vice Provost at the Aga Khan University in Kenya, writes that Kenyans need enough test kits and the health workforce must have adequate supplies of personal protective equipment.
In Pakistan, women health workers in Badin will provide mental health services at the doorstep of communities as part of a pilot study launched by the Aga Khan University (AKU)’s researchers. Badin district has the second-highest suicide rate in the province.
In Kabul, the French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) takes care of thousands of patients to international standards. A feat, in a country where there is a lack of everything, from doctors to medical equipment.
The Aga Khan Foundation Uganda and Triggerise, a non-profit company that developed a user-centric digital platform, have launched a new campaign in Kampala and Arua to increase youth’s access to reproductive health services.
As we mark International Day of the Midwife today, read about Professor Rafat Jan, Associate Dean of the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery outreach and policy unit in Karachi. She has devoted her career to raising standards in midwifery practice and education, advocating for greater career opportunities for midwives and highlighting that all women have the right to access competent and professional midwifery care in order to ensure that they and their babies thrive