ANNUAL REPORT 2017

APPNA Institute of Public Health

Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi

Contents

Profile of Core Faculty at APPNA Institute of Public Health (AIPH).......................................................... 4

Mission of AIPH ........................................................................................................................................... 6

Vision of AIPH ............................................................................................................................................. 6

Academic programs offered by AIPH .......................................................................................................... 6

Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) ............................................................................................ 6

Certificate in Medical Education (CMEd) ................................................................................................ 8

Certificate in Emergency Medical Technicians Program (EMT) ............................................................. 9

Residency Program for FCPS Training .................................................................................................. 10

Research Courses offered by AIPH ............................................................................................................ 10

Research Module for second year MBBS ............................................................................................... 10

Research elective for JSMU students...................................................................................................... 10

Foundation Research Course for Basic Medical Science Institute (BMSI) JPMC students ................... 12

MSPH Admissions 2017 ............................................................................................................................. 12

Orientation Session MSPH Batch IV 2017 ................................................................................................. 12

MSPH Course Work completed during session Sept-Dec, 2017 ................................................................ 15

Outdoor academic activities, MSPH program ............................................................................................ 16

Field Visit Report- PPHI District Office Thatta ..................................................................................... 16

Field Visit Report – Aman Foundation ................................................................................................... 18

Certificate distribution ceremony of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Course: ............................ 19

MOUs and Collaborations: ......................................................................................................................... 20

Training Achievements ............................................................................................................................... 21

De-escalation of Violence training: ........................................................................................................ 21

Trainings on Reproductive Health: ......................................................................................................... 24

Trainings attended by AIPH Faculty ...................................................................................................... 26

Helping Baby Breath (HBB) Training Workshop .................................................................................. 27

Conferences/Seminars ................................................................................................................................. 29

Association for Excellence in Medical Education (AEME) Conference: ............................................... 29

Ramdhan Conference .............................................................................................................................. 31

Awareness Sessions .................................................................................................................................... 38

Awareness and management of Hepatitis B and C Project: .................................................................... 38

The Annual World Contraception Day – September 2017 ..................................................................... 39

Breast Cancer Awareness Program – October 2017 ............................................................................... 42

Achievements of MSPH graduates ............................................................................................................. 44

Conferences, Seminars and Workshops attended by AIPH Faculty ........................................................... 46

Faculty Achievements ................................................................................................................................. 46

Publications by AIPH Faculty .................................................................................................................... 47

Recreation and fun at AIPH during 2017 .................................................................................................... 48

Annual picnic .......................................................................................................................................... 48

Last day of MSPH Batch 2 ..................................................................................................................... 49

Farewells – Saying Goodbye! ................................................................................................................. 49

The ‘Gold Medal’ Treat .......................................................................................................................... 52

Celebrating the Degree Completion ........................................................................................................ 52

Birthday Celebration ............................................................................................................................... 53

Profile of Core Faculty at APPNA Institute of Public Health (AIPH)

Dr. Lubna Baig

MBBS, MPH, FCPS Community Medicine, PhD in Medical Education

Professor Dean

Dr. Nazeer Khan

MSc, BSc, PhD in Statistics

Professor and Director Research

Dr. Nighat Shah

MBBS, MCPS, FCPS MRCOG (UK)

Assistant Professor

Dr. Shiraz Shaikh

MBBS, FCPS

Assistant Professor

Mrs. Naushaba Khatoon

MA Sociology, MA Gender Analysis

Director and Assistant Professor

Dr. Sana

MBBS, FCPS

Assistant Professor

Dr. Greesh Maheshwari

MBBS, MPH

Lecturer

Dr. Meha Fatima

BSMT, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Dr. Zaeema Ahmer

M.B.B.S, MSPH

Lecturer

Ms. Mehjabeen

Msc Microbiology, MSPH

Lecturer

Dr. Mehak Pervaiz

BDS, MSPH (UK)

Lecturer

Dr. Rabia Baloch

BDS, MSPH

Lecturer

Dr. Salima Arif

MBBS

Lecturer

Vision of AIPH

To have healthy people living in healthy cities of Pakistan.

Mission Statement:

Mission of the Institution is to:

Be the center of excellence for health promotion, disease prevention, training and

research.

Promote a sustainable and positive change in public health through learning, discovery

and communication.

Educate the next generation of Public Health leader who endeavor to be change agents

for health promotion, research and training

Support policy makers, practitioners and the government in making evidence based

decision through knowledge management

Address and sustain the social accountability of JSMU through partnerships with NGO’s

and the Government

Academic programs offered by AIPH

Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH)

Started in 2014 MSPH is a two year Master’s degree in Public Health completed in four

semesters. The program started in 2014 and has inducted 4 batches and enrolled 143 students.

Two batches have completed their course work. Students who have completed their course work

and thesis are working with national health programs and NGO’s. Few graduates have joined

AIPH as faculty.

Faculty of the program includes 3 PhD holders and 3 Fellows of College of Physicians and

Surgeons of Pakistan. In the last three years, AIPH has built partnerships with international

organizations and NGO’s including International Committee of Red Cross, JHPEIGO, HELP,

HANDS, PPHI and is collaborating with them in multiple projects. The faculty of the Institution

has won two major research grants from UNICEF and ICRC and the projects are undergoing.

The Faculty has published 15 articles in Pub med Indexed national and International Journals in

the last 3 years.

Certificate in Medical Education (CMEd)

CMEd is a one year certification in medical education completed in two semesters. The program

started in 2015 and has inducted 2 batches and enrolled around 50 students. The certificate

Course will be upgraded to a two year Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) in 2018.

The program has the services of distinguished specialists in the field of medical education

including 3 PhD Holders and 4 faculty member having Masters in Health Profession Education.

The program has organized several workshops for faculty of different medical colleges in

Karachi to build their capacity in modern principles of medical education.

Certificate in Emergency Medical Technicians Program (EMT)

EMT is a one year certification in emergency medical care. The program started in 2015 and has

inducted 2 batches and enrolled around 180 students out of whom 27 have completed their

course work. The program aimed to fill the void of trained staff in essential emergency care

skills in health system and has built partnership with emergency care Institutions like AMAN

Foundation, PPHI, EDHI Foundation and JPMC for the training of the candidates. The Program

has the services of distinguished faculty of JSMU and its partners. Certificate holders of the

program have been employed in reputable institutions like Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto

trauma center, Civil Hospital Karachi and Emergency department of Pakistan Navy Hospital.

New Proposal for Training (PFT) to Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program

(BBSYDP) for EMT Batch – III (2018-2019) has already been drafted.

Residency Program for FCPS Training

Residency Program for Community Medicine was approved in June 2017 by the College of

Physician and Surgeon Pakistan (CPSP). Five trainees will be hired during 2018.

Research Courses offered by AIPH

Research Module for second year MBBS

The ongoing mandatory Research Module course is being conducted for 2nd

year MBBS students

by AIPH with the support of Research Department, JSMU. The course, which started in January

2017, is of 4 credit hours and comprises of 3 semesters. First semester has already been

conducted with students making their synopsis in groups. Students will be able to get the

certificate at the successful completion of their 4th

year.

Research elective for JSMU students

A Research Elective course was offered to all students of JSMU and other medical schools

between 3rd

and 15th

July and 16th

to 30th

October 2017. A total of 25 students were enrolled in

each batch. The course aimed to improve the research skills and competence amongst medical

students by strengthening their theoretical knowledge. It provided a great opportunity for hands-

on training on data entry and basic analysis using SPSS. The major learning outcomes of this

course were assessed through end of course exam and final presentation of research protocol was

developed by each course participant.

Foundation Research Course for Basic Medical Science Institute (BMSI) JPMC students

AIPH collaborated with BMSI, JPMC in 2016-17 to offer a foundation research course to their

M.Phil students. It was taught to 2 batches and in total 54 candidates were enrolled in the course.

The students were awarded certificate upon successful completion of the course.

MSPH Admissions 2017

For the academic session 2017-2018, new admissions were announced in July and entrance test

and interviews were conducted in August 2017. The program curriculum was modified as per

HEC guidelines. Out of 100 applicants, a total of 48 students were inducted in the program via

entrance test.

Orientation Session MSPH Batch IV 2017

The Orientation session for the fourth batch of MSPH 2017 of APPNA Institute of Public Health

(JSMU) was held on August 22nd

2017. The session was hosted by Dr. Shiraz Shaikh and was

attended by a total of 30 students. Prof. Dr. Lubna Baig gave a welcome speech to the students

where she congratulated them on being a part of AIPH by successfully completing the

comprehensive assessment process and committed that AIPH will facilitate them in accessing

resources that can help them achieve academic excellence and professional success. Introduction

of faculty was then given by Dr. Nighat.

Registrar JSMU Dr. Irfan Ashraf discussed the importance of examination in the development

and functioning of the institutes. Introduction about MSPH Program was then given by Dr.

Shiraz Shaikh and Ms. Naushaba Khatoon shared code of conduct and facilities available at

AIPH. The two graduates of first batch of MSPH who are now working as lectures at AIPH

shared their experience as students and talked about the conducive learning environment

provided in the University.

Principal JSMU Dr. Sarwar Qureshi congratulated the students and offered the institute’s support

to help in the academic growth of the students. Facility visit was conducted by Mr. Salman Zaidi

which was followed by serving refreshments to the students and respected guests.

MSPH Course Work completed during session Sept-Dec, 2017

Batch 2, Batch 3 and Batch 4 completed their 4th

, 3rd

and 1st Semester respectively. The content

of Courses was reviewed by AIPH Faculty and changes were made based on the feedback

provided by experts. Teaching methods included interactive lectures, tutorial exercises,

computer-lab sessions, assignments and field visits.

Semester Courses Director Coordinator Credit

Hours

Day and Time

BATCH 4-Semester 1

1st

PHC04 Health Promotion Ms. Naushaba

New Lecturer 3 Thursday

17:30-20:30

PHC02 Biostatistics and

SPSS 1

Dr. Meha

Dr. Zaeema

3 Friday

17:30-20:30

PHC01 Foundations of

Public Health

Dr. Sana

New Lecturer 3 Saturday

13:00-16:00

PHC03 Epidemiology Dr. Sana

Dr. Meha

Dr. Ibrahim 3 Saturday

9:30-12:30

BATCH 3-Semester 3

PHE02 Qualitative Prof. Lubna Ms. Mehjabeen 2 Wednesday

3rd

Research 17:30-19:30

PHC09 Health System Dr. Shiraz Ms. Lubna

Mazhar

3 Friday

17:30-20:30

PHC11 Biostatistics and

SPSS 2

Dr. Shiraz

Dr. Zaeema

Ms. Mehjabeen

3 Saturday

9:30-12:30

PHC10 Primary Health

Care

Dr. Farhana Dr. Ibrahim

3 Saturday

13:00-16:00

PHE01 Medical Education Dr. Nighat Dr. Greesh 2 Saturday

16:00-18:00

Outdoor academic activities, MSPH program

Field Visit Report- PPHI District Office Thatta

A field visit was arranged as an assignment for MSPH batch II semester IV students under the

course of Health Management and Leadership on Thursday 27th

April 2017. Three organizations

DoH, PPHI Sindh and MERF in district Thatta were assigned to students in 3 groups. As per

assignment, Group 2 visited PPHI District Office Thatta and met Dr. Hassan Memon, District

Manager PPHI.

The students learned about the BHU Plus Services provided by PPHI which included 24/7

Labour Room, Ultrasound, 24/7 Availability of Female Medical Staff, Labs, Ambulance, Free

Medicine, Newborn Care and Postpartum Family Planning. They also became aware of the

communication and monitoring strategies of PPHI.

According to District Manager PPHI Thatta, PPHI Sindh is covering almost 60% of health

facilities, majority of which are BHUs and dispensaries. At present PPHI Sindh manages 1139

primary healthcare facilities through funding provided by Government of Sindh. PPHI works

towards improving health care in the area of maternal, newborn and child health. Apart from

MNCH, organization also provide services in the area of general OPD, eye clinic, dental clinic,

emergency services, vaccines against snake and dog bite etc.

Field Visit Report – Aman Foundation

On November 25, 2017, a field assignment was arranged for the students of MSPH batch 3. The

visit was arranged in 4 different facilities of Aman Foundation. They visited youth friendly

spaces, community projects, Aman Health Clinic and MNCH/Family Planning facilities of the

Aman Health. Students learned about impacts of different program, integration with existing

program, the public private partnerships and their basis.

Certificate distribution ceremony of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Course:

The convocation of the first batch of EMT took place in March 2017. The program was started to

serve the noble cause of saving lives in periods of disasters and emergencies. Prof. Dr. Tariq Rafi

was the chief guest of the ceremony. Dr. Zeb Dahar from Peoples Primary Healthcare Initiative

(PPHI), Mr. Khaqan Sikander from Aman Foundation and Dr. Noor Muhammad Shujra from

Sindh Medical Faculty (SMF) also attended the ceremony. BBSYDP collaborated with AIPH for

the noble cause by sponsoring the EMT batch. The university’s tuition fee, administrative fees

and the stipend for students were covered by BBSYDP. Some financial support was also

provided by Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRC).

MOUs and Collaborations:

1. Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO)

2. AMAN foundation for Emergency Medical Training (EMTs)

3. Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP) for EMT

4. PPHI collaboration for MSPH program

5. Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS)

6. Health Education and Literacy Program (HELP)

7. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

8. The Health Foundation (THF)

9. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

10. Institute of Clinical Psychology (ICP)

Training Achievements

AIPH conducted 74 training workshops during last three years in Baby breath, First Aids,

Gynecology and Obstetrics and Qualitative Research. Since May 2016, AIPH organized 14

trainings in collaboration with different partners like Jhpiego (Sukh and MCHIP), HANDS and

UNFPA.

De-escalation of Violence training:

A session was conducted regarding the Media campaign ‘give way to the ambulance’ at IBA

City campus to share the observation done on Ambulance and causes of violence, with the

students of IBA.

Team Health Care in Danger (HCID) started training on De escalation of violence on health care

providers and its safer access. The HCID team trained 4 groups of EMTs and EVOs at Aman and

also conducted training at Patel Hospital in Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

Dr Ibrahim Hashmi and Dr Sana Tanzil conducted workshop in UMDC on 3rd

March on De

escalation of violence on health care Providers. In the workshop, Dr Nelson Olim was invited as

a guest. He is a Senior Surgeon, Assistance Division Health Unit at ICRC - Geneva with field

experience in wound ballistics, war surgery, mass casualty management, the quality of surgical

care in austere environments, technology and health care in armed conflicts. He shared his

presentation on facing challenges on war surgeries. The conference was attended by Dr

Bonaventure (senior surgeon ICRC), Mr. Mir Waiz (HCID, ICRC-Peshawar) and Mr. Maciej

Polkwoski (Head of HCID project, Islamabad).

Trainings on Reproductive Health:

Trainings on reproductive health awareness conducted during the year 2017 are listed below:

Activity Date Participants Trainers in partnership

with AIPH)

Pregnancy child birth post-

partum and newborn care

(PCPNC)

17th

July – 22nd

July

2017

HCPs HANDS HANDS

Managing complications in

Pregnancy and child birth

(MCPC)

25th

July – 28th

July

2017

HCPs HANDS HANDS

Post partum Family planning

(PPFP)

1st Aug – 4

th

Aug 2017

HCPs HANDS HANDS

Post partum Family planning

(PPFP)

21st Sept -22

nd Sept

2017

HCPS of Karachi

slums

Sukh

Pregnancy child birth post-

partum and newborn care

11th –

16th December 2017

Doctors, nurses,

LHVs from FATA

UNFPA

(PCPNC)

Pregnancy child birth post-

partum and newborn care

(PCPNC)

18th – 23rd

December 2017

LHVs from FATA UNFPA

AIPH in collaboration with UNFPA conducted two trainings on PCPNC in the year 2017. These

trainings were funded by UNFPA whereas AIPH was responsible for the overall planning,

organization and implementation. The participants of the training were skilled birth attendants

from FATA including Doctors, LHVs and Nurses. Dr. Nighat Shah was the lead trainer in both

trainings. Clinical Training was conducted at JPMC gynea ward 9 and was attended by a total of

22 participants.

The aim of the 6 days PCPNC training was to provide evidence-based recommendations to the

participants in the management of women during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and post

abortion. In addition to the quality class room and clinical teaching they were also provided with

the hard copy of manuals and other reference material. The training was a rich learning

experience for the participants.

Trainings attended by AIPH Faculty

The following trainings were attended by AIPH faculty during 2017.

Activity Date Participant Venue

Clinical Teaching skills 24th

Jan - 27th

Jan 2017 Mehjabeen PC hotel Karachi

Clinical Teaching skills 26th

Jan - 29th

Jan 2017 Mehjabeen PC hotel Karachi

Clinical Teaching skills 31st Jan - 04

th Feb 2017 Mehjabeen PC hotel Karachi

Clinical Teaching skills 31st Jan - 04

th Feb 2017 Dr. Sobia Memon PC hotel Karachi

Implementation Research 9th

May – 13th

May 2017 Dr. Sana -

Helping Baby Breath (HBB) Training Workshop

A training workshop on Helping Baby Breath (HBB) was organized at APPNA Institute of

Public Health by MBS (fourth year) students. The training was conducted on July 29th 2017 by

Dr. Marial Shoab (MD) and assisted by Syed Uzair Mahmood, Ms. Aisha Jamal and Syed Ahsan

Uddin. More than 35 MBBS (2nd and 3rd students) were trained during the session.

Conferences/Seminars

Association for Excellence in Medical Education (AEME) Conference:

International Conference of association for Excellence in Medical Education (AEME) was held

from 3rd

to 5th

March 2017 in collaboration of JSMU and Aga Khan University (AKU). AIPH

actively participated and its faculty members played a major role in all the committees including

scientific, workshop, abstract review, hospitality, publicity and security committees. AIPH

hosted pre-conference workshops with a large number of attendees. Dr. Lubna Baig shared her

expertise as a speaker and moderated the sessions during this conference. Dr. Nighat Shah, Dr.

Shiraz Sheikh, Dr. Sana Tanzil and Dr. Ibrahim conducted the pre-conference workshops. Also,

Dr. Nighat Shah, Dr. Shiraz Sheikh and Dr. Mariam gave oral presentations during the

conference. A ceremony was held after the conference where certificate distribution took place

and the entire AIPH faculty was appreciated for their enthusiastic participation in the conference.

Ramdhan Conference

Second International Ramdhan Health Conference was held on 8-10 September 2017 at JSMU.

Ms. Naushaba Khatoon, Dr. Sobia Memon, Mr. Salman Zaidi and Mr. Zeeshan Ahmed Butto

from AIPH were part of the organization committee.

Regional Symposium in Manila

Regional Symposium to explore the convergence between International Humanitarian Law,

Humanitarian Principles, Religious Norms and Customary Practices in association of South East

Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address Humanitarian and Protection Challenges in South East Asia

was held in Manila, Philippines on 2-3 October 2017.

Prof. Lubna Baig was a key note speaker at that conference and talked about: Preventing

Violence against Health Care: Operationalization of Research Based Strategies by AIPH, Jinnah

Sindh medical University in Karachi. The session was appreciated and attracted a lot of attention.

Fourth Global form for Human Resources for Health by World Health Organization

November 13-17 2017.

Prof. Lubna Baig was invited to the forum on health care in danger and presented a paper on:

Preventing Violence against Health Care: Evidence based Strategies that worked in Karachi. She

discussed the role of universities in developing awareness regarding health care in danger.

AEME Regional Conference 2017, “Curricular innovations for better health care” Shaheed

Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, December 4-5, 2017, Larkana- Pakistan

The conference was jointly organized by JSMU, SMBBU and AEME in Larkana.

Prof. Lubna Baig, Dr. Nighat Shah, Dr. Syed Moyn Ali and Prof. Nusrat Shah were the key note

speakers from JSMU. Dr. Rahat Naz conducted a workshop and presented papers at the AEME

Regional Conference held at Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University on 3-4

December, 2017. Prof. Janet Grant from UK, Dr. Syeda Kauser Ali and Prof. Umar Ali Khan

were other key note speakers from Pakistan.

Awareness Sessions

Awareness and management of Hepatitis B and C Project:

During 2017, AIPH held few awareness raising seminars such as seminar on "World

Contraceptive Day", ”Pink Ribbon day" and "Population explosion".

The APPNA Institute of Public Health (AIPH) in collaboration with The Health Foundation

(THF) is conducting multiple activities to combat the menace of hepatitis B and C illness in its

various stages.

Total of four awareness seminars and behavior change sessions were conducted for the pharmacy

students and staff of JSMU. These sessions were conducted as part of community empowerment

strategies so that the student’s perception towards this very preventable disease may change and

they can not only adopt measures to protect themselves from acquiring this disease, but also are

empowered to safe others.

In the future stages, vaccination against hepatitis B is planned. A total of three doses in the

specified time regime will be provided to both the students and staff. This will be a free of cost

activity, subject to availability of requisite logistics which will be arranged by THF.

The Annual World Contraception Day – September 2017

The Annual World Contraception Day was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm on 26th

September at JSMU. A half day Seminar was organized by JSMU and Society of Gynecologists

and Obstetricians of Pakistan (SOGP) on ‘Building Partnerships for improving Family Planning

in Pakistan’, which saw many clinicians, public health specialists, midwives, nurses,

undergraduate students and postgraduate students and residents in attendance. It was also

attended by numerous other stakeholders from Population Welfare Department (PWD), Family

Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), Marie Stopes Society (MSS), Peoples Primary Health

Initiative (PPHI), World Health Organization (WHO), Midwifery Association of Pakistan

(MAP), and Costed Implementation Plan (CIP) Sindh. Jhpiego and Save the children were the

main sponsors for the event. The program was moderated by Dr. Nighat Shah, Assistant

Professor from AIPH, JSMU.

Honorable Minister, Mir Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani, from PWD graced the occasion and stressed

the need for Family Planning amongst masses. He pledged an oath from everyone in attendance

on promoting good health of a woman and imparting knowledge of Family planning in their

domain as much as possible. Keynote Speaker, Dr. Azra Fazal Peechu, MNA and Chairperson,

Oversight Committee, FP2020 also voiced her opinion on the importance on Mother’s health and

Family Planning services in Pakistan. Various other well-renowned speakers, from related fields,

also expressed their valuable opinion on the occasion. The eminent speakers included Madam

Mehtab Rashdi from FPAP, Dr. Nusrat Shah from JSMU, Dr. Riaz Memon from PPHI, Dr. Farid

Midhet from Jhpiego, Dr. Xahar Gul from Marie Stopes society, Prof Razia Korejo from SOGP,

Dr. Badar Munir from WHO, Dr. Aisha Fatima from Save the Children, Madam Mussarat Rani

from Midwivery Association of Pakistan, Dr. Azmat Waseem from PWD and Dr. Talib Lashari

from CIP.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tariq Rafi, Vice Chancellor, JSMU on this important occasion applauded

the efforts of the team members who took part in organizing such an important seminar and

endorsed the views expressed by all the well acclaimed speakers. He further stressed the need of

such awareness seminars on all levels. This was followed by Shield and Ajrak Distribution

Ceremony, where all the speakers, organizers and dignitaries present at the event were awarded

for their valuable contribution for spreading the important message of Improving Family

Planning services.

Breast Cancer Awareness Program – October 2017

To raise awareness regarding breast cancer by social progress, educated and empowered patients

a breast cancer awareness program was organized at JSMU on 20th

October 2017. Pink balloons,

pink flags, pink ribbons, 3 fold pictorial pamphlets, panaflexes, multimedia and display of a

healthy diet plate was used to create awareness regarding breast cancer and its preventive

measurements.

Additionally, an activity of body mass index (BMI) charting was arranged and free clinical

examination by expert doctors was provided to the participants. In addition to the visual and

written information regarding breast cancer awareness, counseling was also done for better

understanding of the behavior changes to prevent breast cancer. To create awareness regarding

the prevention and cure of breast cancer, media was approached and celebrities were involved to

start different initiatives. A helpline service was also initiated to create awareness and knowledge

of breast cancer and remove any possible misconception regarding it and also to empower people

to help them make informed choices regarding their health.

Achievements of MSPH graduates

Two MSPH students, Dr. Zaeema Ahmer and Mehjabeen Musharraf who were also

working as lecturers at AIPH, successfully completed their dissertation.

One of those students, Dr. Zaeema Ahmer received a gold medal for being the best

student in her batch.

Conferences, Seminars and Workshops attended by AIPH Faculty

Dr. Lubna Baig was the key note speaker at the 5th International Conference on Health

Professions Education and Research at Khyber Medical University on 7-9 April, 2017.

Dr. Lubna Baig was the key note speaker at the International Medical Education

Conference on “Health Professions Education Institutions and their Social

Responsibilities” at University of Health Sciences Lahore on 26 - 28 October, 2017.

Dr. Sana presented a scientific paper titled "Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen

Supportive Supervision of EPI services in Sindh" at the 8th Annual Public Health

Conference in Health Services Academy, Islamabad.

Dr. Shiraz presented the findings of HCID Project in the Annual Public Health

Conference of 2017. The oral presentation on Security assessment of a public and private

tertiary care hospital in Karachi won the second best prize.

Dr. Shiraz also presented the findings of HCID Project in the Annual International

Meeting of HCID Project in Geneva.

Dr. Meha was invited as speaker and chair of the mini symposium at 6th

Mediterranean

Neuroscience conference in June, 2017.

Dr. Nighat was invited as speaker at AEME – First International Regional Conference

2017, Larkana in December 2017. She also presented her paper at the conference.

Dr. Nighat facilitated trainings on Pregnancy child birth post-partum and newborn care

(PCPNC) of FATA skilled birth attendants at AIPH skills lab.

Dr. Greesh attended E-learning sessions on student teacher communication.

Faculty Achievements

Dr. Shiraz developed an evaluation plan for assessing the effectiveness of a national

media campaign on ‘give way to the ambulance’ in 5 large cities of Pakistan. Data

collectors for the evaluation were trained in Peshawar, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad

and Karachi.

Dr. Shiraz developed a research proposal to conduct a survey in 3 provinces of Pakistan

on Violence against Healthcare Workers and secured funding for the project in 2018 by

HCDP of ICRC.

Dr. Sana submitted a research proposal to Health Services Academy and UNICEF titled

as "Implementation of Research to Address Priority Immunization Issues."

Dr. Meha Fatima, a lecturer at APPNA Institute of Public Health was awarded her Ph.D.

Degree this year. Her thesis was endorsed and signed by Mohsin-e-Pakistan, Dr. Abdul

Qadeer Khan to whom she has dedicated her thesis. Moreover, this year Dr. Meha got her

work published with a total impact factor of 12. Her research was one of the most

downloaded researchers in Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy.

Dr. Meha also introduced mental health as a credit hour course for the first time in

Pakistan. It will be part of MSPH program and also serve as a stand-alone course for

those participating from other institutions. AIPH has signed MoU with ICP to conduct

this course and promote mental health in Pakistan.

Ms. Naushaba Khatoon submitted a proposal on "Integrating Gender in Higher

Education" to Association of Common Wealth Universities (ACU). Proposal application

was selected and grant for training workshop was approved.

Publications by AIPH Faculty

1. Shah N, Baig L, Shah N, Hussain R, Aly SM. Simulation based medical education:

Teaching normal delivery on medium fidelity simulator to medical students. J Pak Med

Assoc. 2017 Oct;67(10):1476-1481.

2. Attia NA, Baig L, Marzouk YI, Khan A. The potential effect of technology and

distractions on undergraduate students' concentration. Pak J Med Sci. 2017 Jul-

Aug;33(4):860-865. doi: 10.12669/pjms.334.12560.

3. Ali SK, Baig LA , Violato C, Zahid O. Identifying a parsimonious model for predicting

academic achievement in undergraduate medical education: A Confirmatory Factor

Analysis. Pak J Med Sci. 2017;33(4): 45-61.

4. Shaikh S, Baig LA, Polkowski M. Effectiveness of media awareness campaigns on the

proportion of vehicles that give space to ambulances on roads: An observational study.

Pak J Med Sci. 2017;33(1):221-226.

5. Shah N, Javed M, Shah N, Soomro M. Comparison of Cognitive Professionalism in

Residents of Public and Private Hospitals of Karachi. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2017

Aug;27(8):479-482. doi: 2674.

6. Shaikh S, Baig LA, Polkowski M. Effectiveness of media awareness campaigns on the

proportion of vehicles that give space to ambulances on roads: An observational study.

Pak J Med Sci. 2017;33(1):221-226.

7. Shaikh S, Obaid M, Memon S. Future Priorities of interns in public and private tertiary

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105

8. Shaikh S, Kumari B, Obaid M. Assessment of Postgraduate educational environment in

public and private hospitals of Karachi. J Pak Med Ass 2017; 67(2): 171- 177

9. Mansuri FA, Baig LA, Siddiqui WA, Burhan TA, Sultana SS, Huda N. Reflections on

Research Methodology Course by potential health care providers of Primary health care

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Recreation and fun at AIPH during 2017

Annual picnic

Annual summer picnic for faculty, MSPH batch 2 and 3 was organized on May 24th

2017 at

Dream world, Gulshan-e-Maymar. Final year MBBS students also joined the event.

Last day of MSPH Batch 2 after final exam

Batch -2 celebrated their last day at AIPH after final exam on in May 2017.

Farewells – Saying Goodbye!

Farewell to Maciej Polkowski, Project director ICRC was given in October 2017.

AIPH organized a farewell party for a faculty member Dr. Marium Somroo on 13 Sep 2017.

Farewell was given by MSPH batch 3 students and faculty to batch 2 upon completion of the

course work. It was organized on 3rd November 2017. Students and faculty were given titles

which were followed by an auspicious dinner.

The ‘Gold Medal’ Treat

Dr. Zaeema was awarded MSPH best student Gold Medal award. She celebrated it by

treating her AIPH colleagues on 19th Sep 2017.

Celebrating the Degree Completion

AIPH family celebrated MSPH degree award of Dr. Zaeema and Ms. Mehjabeen on 29th Nov

2017.

Birthday Celebration

Staff and faculty celebrated the Birthday of Dean AIPH and Pro VC JSMU Dr. Lubna Baig in

November 2017.