Cardiology Clinics Performed & Echocardiography Courses Taught by US IHPA Members in East Africa
Dr. Munaf Shamji & Aziz Ukani recently travelled to East Africa to share their expertise with the Aga Khan Clinics and the East African Community.
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IHPA Members Conduct Adult Fundamental Critical Care Support Course in Tanzania and Kenya
A team of IHPs including Dr. M. Jaffar, Dr. N. Kabani, Ashifa Moledina, AGACNP, and Laila Fazal, RT led virtual and in-person sessions leading to the …
Aliya Hirji, BSN, RN, FNP
Aliya Hirji, BSN, RN, FNP is a labor and delivery nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a level 1 trauma hospital and Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital…
Food: The Medicine of the Future?
By aiding the biochemistry of our body with proper foods, nutraceuticals and lifestyle modifications we can influence change at a cellular level toward a healthier…
International students helping others achieve their dreams
Take any highly successful person and chances are that person had a mentor to guide his or her journey, but when Kenyan-born Azan Virji set…
A Physician’s Unconventional Seva
Advocating for health justice by affecting policy. Dr. Hussain Lalani (second from right) meeting with Texas Senator Nathan Johnson. He and his colleagues were supporting…
Perspectives from the Frontlines of COVID-19: Learning From Our Patients
A Physician describes the difficult decisions that need to be made and how they impact care by Dr. Ali Tejani. It would be an understatement…
Healthcare Heroes Persevere Amidst their own Anxieties
Two healthcare workers recount their fears and responses from the frontlines against COVID-19. Sumera Makhani, PA-C, ED Covid-19 Frontline Provider (Left). Shamim Semmy, RN, BSN…
Mentoring Nurses in the Pamirs
Nurse Naseem Khuwaja’s knowledge of the medical field, ability to teach, and will to volunteer, function as the perfect equation for her service. She traveled…
The Genetics of Mental Health
During the pandemic, mental health has come to the forefront of many discussions, not only because of the effects of the virus on the body,…