Authors: Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Ofir Harari, Jay JH Park, Noor-E Zannat, Michael Zoratti, Tim Churches, Kristian Thorlund, Edward J Mills AbstractBackground: In an effort to contain the COVID-19 epidemic, many governments across the world have enforced lockdown or social distancing measures. Several outbreak models have been developed to investigate the effects of different public health [...]

Author: Nadia Akseer, James Wright, Hana Tasic, Karl Everett, Elaine Scudder, Ribka Amsalu, Ties Boerma, Eran Bendavid, Mahdis Kamali, Aluisio J D Barros, Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta Introduction: Conflict adversely impacts health and health systems, yet its effect on health inequalities, particularly for women and children, has not been systematically studied. [...]

Auther: 56 Authors including Zulfiqar Bhutta Background: Previous congenital heart disease estimates came from few data sources, were geographically narrow, and did not evaluate congenital heart disease throughout the life course. Completed as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017, this study aimed to provide comprehensive estimates of congenital [...]

Author: Muhammad Akhter Hamid, Ruqiya Afroz, Uqba Nawaz Ahmed, Arrutran Nanthakumar, Atchaya Arulchelvan, Asim Salim Objective: The study aimed to assess current practices of a community hospital for collection of urine sample when diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) is suspected in children aged 0 to 36 months old.Methods: An analysis of paediatric patients aged [...]

Author: Muhammad Akhter Hamid, Sohaib Siddiqui, Jabeen Fayyaz, Ayesha Chandna, Aliya Ariz, Joe Butchey, Elancheliyan Ambalavanar, Niraj Mistry, Aftab Muhammad Azad, Junaid A. Bhatti, Dennis Scolnik BACKGROUND: We assessed whether the paediatric-appropriate facilities were available at Emergency Departments (ED) in community hospitals in a Canadian province.METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of EDs in community [...]

Author: Muhammad A Hamid, Jabeen Fayyaz, Sohaib Siddiqui, Arif Haque, Christina Yeung, Dennis Scolnik ABSTRACTThe aim of this systematic review is to analyze after that is the ‘unlicensed ’ and ‘off labelled ’drugs prescribed for children are being used safely in pediatric after population. A systematic search was made in Medline PubMed, CINAHL and Cochrane [...]

Author: Muhammad A. Hamid, Sohaib Siddiqui, Ayesha Chandna, Aliya Ariz, Dennis Scolnik. Emergency departments deal with a spectrum of sick, distressed, and critically ill patients. For many patients, especially children, experiencing an emergency department can be a traumatic experience in itself. One personal experience firmly etched in the principal author’s mind is of a mother [...]

Author: Jabeen Fayyaz, Arshalooz Rehman, Akhter Hamid, Munawar Khursheed, Nukhbha Zia, Asher Feroze AbstractObjective: To determine the signs and symptoms of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in different age grops of a paediatric population.Methods: The retrospective study comprised patients who had been admitted through the Emergency Department of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi with the relevant [...]