Asaad @AsaadNafees
Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences @AKUGlobal PhD, Imperial College London @ImperialNHLI #OccupationalHealth lungsatwork.org.uk کراچی, پاکستان Joined February 2022-
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📢 Excited for ILO 🇵🇰 to launch a new project on “Environmental Sustainability through Chemical Management” that aims to mitigate the use and release of hazardous chemicals in Pakistan's textile sector. Big thanks to @theGEF & @UNEP for support and collaboration -🤝(1/2)
#OneHealth = a world better able to prevent, predict, detect & respond to health threats while improving health of humans, animals, plants & the environment. @FAO @UNEP @WHO @WOAH action plan now in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian & Spanish: unep.org/resources/publ…
Only two weeks left to apply for our master's programs in the Department of Community Health Science at AKU! Either as a terminal degree or as a career-advancing qualification, a graduate degree from AKU can open many doors for health professionals.
Every winter, #Lahore is engulfed in toxic #smog, a combination of smoke & fog. Pollution particles mix with cold, moist air and hang close to the ground, reducing visibility and people’s life expectancy. @LivingIndus #ClimateChange 📸 : @CatherineWeibel
New research from @OxfordDemSci and @ImperialSPH has found that used vehicles sent from the UK to lower-income countries fail British roadworthiness standards and are more polluting than those sent to be scrapped 🚘 x.com/oxforddemsci/s…
New research from @OxfordDemSci and @ImperialSPH has found that used vehicles sent from the UK to lower-income countries fail British roadworthiness standards and are more polluting than those sent to be scrapped 🚘 x.com/oxforddemsci/s…
Air pollution in South Asia causes an estimated two million premature deaths each year. Regional cooperation can help implement cost-effective joint strategies that leverage the interdependent nature of air quality. Watch this video! wrld.bg/UQ2150Qs7Cg
Missed Prof Marc Gunter's inaugural lecture? Not to worry! Catch the replay below and delve into his journey from early curiosities in geography and genetics to pioneering #cancer epidemiology research Watch below 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=GR_N0E…
In case you didn’t get to see it, here is the full video of Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs singing “Fast Car” at the Grammys
This clip of Tracy Chapman doing “Fast Car” in 1988 and silencing Wembley Stadium is pretty stunning.
Today we’re celebrating the naming of #OurImperial Abdus Salam library! There are so many exciting events taking place on our South Ken campus today 🎉 Want to see Abdus Salam's Nobel Prize up close? Or join us and @ProfBrianCox this evening? Find out more 🔽
A simple intervention package (wet mopping and safe disposal of cotton dust, provision of simple face masks, etc) reduces cotton dust-related respiratory symptoms and improves lung function among #Textile #workers in #Pakistan. Amazing, large #RCT. bit.ly/3tcPcWG
Fresh off the press! Delighted to be invited to write an editorial for a leading Respiratory Health journal, addressing important health issues faced by #textileworkers in low and middle-income countries. Read more: bit.ly/3GQ18kL #occupationalhealth #GlobalHealth
Admissions Open! Apply now to join our undergraduate and postgraduate medicine, nursing and midwifery, and media leadership programmes at our Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam campuses. Visit aku.edu/admissionsea to submit your application online. #AKUAdmissions
🆕BOLD paper: "Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study" sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
The "Extended Producer Responsibility" (EPR) law in the Philippines holds plastic packaging producers accountable for their products' life cycle, including waste management. They must pay for waste prevention, clean up, and recovery measures. Learn more: wrld.bg/NoLS50QrTZU
My humble attempt to give voice to the suffering of thousands of labourers who die each year in Pakistan from an entirely preventable but incurable occupational health disease, Silicosis.
My humble attempt to give voice to the suffering of thousands of labourers who die each year in Pakistan from an entirely preventable but incurable occupational health disease, Silicosis.
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Fozia Asif, MBBS, MHQ.. @FoziaAs80105002
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Sarwat Masud @SarwatMasud
125 Followers 866 Following Incoming PGY-1 Internal Medicine, PhD Public Health Scholar @akuglobal| Medical Gradaute @KMC_pesh.
Sana @SanaHyat0000
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Salman Khan @Salman_Khan2835
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Anil Adisesh @doctorsdilemma
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Carl Reynolds @drcjar
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Uzma Rahim Khan @uzmark
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Yasir Shafiq @YsSh41
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Research at AKU @ResearchAKU
563 Followers 185 Following Stay updated on the latest initiatives, collaborations, and impactful projects advancing AKU’s efforts in research @akuglobal #AKUResearch #ResearchExcellence
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ENSP NOVA @ENSP_UNL
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Dr Salima Meghani @salima_meghani
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Shahnoor Ahmed @shahnoorahmed_
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Dr Maleeha @docmaleeha
341 Followers 971 Following EMphysician#epidemiologist @akuglobal #AI researcher#EM#injury #trauma research enthusiast#public health#Global EM care#data science#MS-AI scholar @neduet
Nukhba Zia @nukhbazia
627 Followers 1K Following Health systems researcher | HSS, disability/rehabilitation, injury/trauma, child and adolescent health | @AKUGlobal and @JohnsHopkinsSPH alum
Ainan Arshad @ainan_arshad
265 Followers 218 Following IM Attending @AKUGLOBAL Sepsis research enthusiast clinician and researcher Mentor to hundreds of aspiring physicians
Maria Ali Tareen @Maria128031711
56 Followers 288 Following Doctor , Public Health researcher, Health Policy & Management ALUMNI @AKUGLOBAL ,MNE manager @Baluchistan health card program, MMCAH, SRHR Adolescents
Muhammad Salman Faisa.. @msalmanfaisal
2K Followers 2K Following 🇵🇰🛬🇺🇸 HO @Roswellpark. Founder @hemoncfellows @ASTCT CRTC scholar @ASCO JGO fellow, VMP mentor/mentee 👨🏻⚕️🩸🇵🇸|لا الہ الا اللہ محمد الرسول اللہ
Good Vibes @vibessykwatcher
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Abdul Aziz @AzizKakarh
103 Followers 545 Following Medicine is my profession, literature is my obsession, politics is passion, #STANDING in the middle of nowhere🤔 #amateurwriter #voraciousreader
Living Indus @LivingIndus
565 Followers 76 Following #LivingIndus - Investing in Ecological Restoration
Dr Renee Carey @DrReneeNCarey
22 Followers 67 Following Public Health Academic | Senior Research Fellow @CurtinUni | Occupational and cancer epidemiology | Views are my own
Uni of Birmingham @unibirmingham
138K Followers 1K Following Official account for the University of Birmingham. Changing how the world works. Online 9am-5pm Comment moderation policy: https://t.co/mdFP8hMddf
Mary Schubauer-Beriga.. @MaryBerigan
189 Followers 258 Following Occupational epidemiologist. Head of IARC Monographs Programme; International Agency for Research on Cancer (views my own)
Laura Beane Freeman @beane_laura
285 Followers 301 Following Occupational and Environmental Epidemiologist, National Cancer Institute @nciepitraining Views expressed my own
Iftikhar Ahmad @Iftikhar_Ahmad1
166 Followers 291 Following Comparative Labour Law Expert @WageIndicator I @Cornell Graduate I @FulbrightPrgrm scholar I Founder @clr_org_pk
International Accord .. @SafetyAccord
10K Followers 1K Following The International Accord is an agreement between garment brands and trade unions to improve health and safety in the global garment and textile industry.
Ministry of Overseas .. @mophrd
228K Followers 92 Following Official Account of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Government of Pakistan.
Salman Khan @Salman_Khan2835
574 Followers 3K Following he/him • medical intern • global health • Liaison Officer for Public Health Issues and Former Public Health Director at @ifmsa • opinions my own
Debraj Mukhopadhyay @ImDebraj01
187 Followers 1K Following ARRDIA Project, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | MPH🥇Medalist - DPSRU | B.Pharm🥇Medalist - UTU | NCDC | ICMR | Ex-Skyward Analytics
Anil Adisesh @doctorsdilemma
1K Followers 2K Following Occupational Medicine Assoc. Prof Dalhousie University, Adjunct Prof Business UNBSJ #workplacehealth #toxicology #infectioncontrol #asthma #allergy #informatics
Torben Sigsgaard @TorbenSigsgaard
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Om Kurmi ओम क�.. @omkurmi
866 Followers 2K Following Respiratory & Environmental Epidemiologist. Chair ERS Epidemiology Grp6.01. The opinions expressed here by me are my own & not of the organisation where I work.
Tara Ballav Adhikari,.. @NepalChirp
3K Followers 1K Following Postdoc @GLoHAU @AarhusUni | #GlobalHealth #Research | Founder @NCDWatchNepal & @HealthyLungNep | Tweets #PublicHealth #NCDs #Nepal #Politics #Cricket #Football
WorktoLive @WorktoLive
229K Followers 22 Following Spreading awareness about global occupational health issues.
OK International @occupknowledge
191K Followers 211 Following Occupational Knowledge International is a nonprofit organization (NGO) working internationally to build capacity to protect public health and the environment.
Dr Fahim Qaiser @drfahim
330 Followers 478 Following Entrepreneur | Family Physician | Healthcare Planner | MSc HPM candidate @AKUGlobal | MBBS @zuedu | EMBA @SZABISTKarachi | https://t.co/02gMTibK6b
Pilar Rivera-Ortega @PilarRiveraOrt1
3K Followers 5K Following Respiratory Consultant, subspecialty in Interstitial Lung Diseases #ILD🫁🧬Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Tweets=my own🇵🇪🇪🇸🇬🇧 #DEI #RWE #RCTs
Don Sin @donsin4
2K Followers 81 Following I am a respirologist and my main research interest is finding innovative new therapeutic solutions to patients with COPD. The postings reflect personal views
Pak Chest Society @PakChestSociety
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Uzma Rahim Khan @uzmark
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Lung Foundation Austr.. @Lungfoundation
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Senator Dr Sania Nish.. @SaniaNishtar
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Usama Khawar Ghumman @UsamaKhawar
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Silicosis Research @SilicosisCanada
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Valentina Quintero @quintero_val
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🚨Great PhD opportunity (deadline 20 May!) to work on white matter molecular dysfunction in dementia with me @saobettencourt, @JBar_UK & @tammarynlashley at @UCLIoN. See further details and how to apply here: ucl.ac.uk/ion/building-y…
Longest lifespan of any vertebrate species. 🤠🦉
A 392 year old Greenland Shark in the Arctic Ocean, wandering the ocean since 1627.
Well deserved my friend @Maryam_huda67 🥳
Thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Maryam Huda @Maryam_huda67 as the Program Director for the Masters in Health Policy & Management (MHPM) Program. Dr. Huda, an Assistant Professor & @AKUGlobal alumna, brings over a decade of experience to her new role. Congratulations!
Thank you Minister @ummymwalimu for your leadership and commitment to protecting Tanzanian girls against #cervicalcancer. @gavi is proud to work with @wizara_afyatz to help ensure #vaccinequity.
Thank you @gavi for supporting our efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in Tanzania #VaccinesSaveLives #HPVvaccine🇹🇿
The project aligns with the ILO's commitment to a just transition with safer, more equitable, and decent workplaces within the textile industry, while also adopting international labour standards, particularly focusing on Occupational Safety and Health. (2/2)
Excited to be part of the inception workshop alongside ILO, working towards reducing persistent organic pollutants in the textile sector. Together, we're shaping a greener future for our planet. @gtonstol #Sustainability #TextileSector #LivingIndus
Proud to present Living Indus team's efforts at the inception workshop @ilo, focusing on reducing persistent organic pollutants in the textile sector. Together, we're driving forward sustainable solutions for a cleaner, healthier world. #Sustainability #TextileSector #LivingIndus
🌍 Happy Earth Day! From the epic peaks of the Pamirs 🏔 to the golden shores of the Swahili coast 🏝, we are working with communities to protect the precious landscapes our Earth has to offer. This #EarthDay, explore some of these stunning yet fragile places ⬇️
🌎 More work from the field! This current research is part of a 5-year study examining the effects of heat, air pollution, and kidney toxins on the health of women working in the sugarcane industry in Guatemala. news.cuanschutz.edu/coloradosph/fi…
On route and looking forward to talking about #airpollution and #health at @EarthfestWorld #EarthDay2024 today.
Asbestos is the greatest cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain. Around 5,000 people die every year from asbestos-related diseases which typically take decades to develop and cannot be cured.
Think again about single-use plastics! Much of it ends up in our waters, foods and in the air we breathe - what we discard as waste comes right back to us. Join efforts to stop this @UNDP @TheOceanCleanup @OurOcean @WWF @OceanActionHub @CocaCola @McDonalds
Happy Easter to #OurImperial community. Wishing you all a day of rejoice as you celebrate the Resurrection.
Raising children and working has always been a challenge for women. In 1919, the International Labour Organization passed its first-ever Convention on maternity protection, ensuring that women had both the right to work and to bring up a family👩👧👦 @ilo
10% That is how much % of GDP #Cameroon 🇨🇲 can lose without urgent climate action. Learn more in the new #CameroonCCDR: wrld.bg/4R4w50R1a03
ACTION: Join us tomorrow for 20th #2024GAAW Global Asbestos Awareness Week. “Asbestos: One Word. One Week. One World.” April 1 – 7, 2024 bit.ly/43B0ime #mesothelioma #cancer #prevention #safety
Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza this morning, following the end of the latest Israeli siege. I repeat: hospitals must be respected and protected; they must not be used as battlefields.
Join us for Q&A with our amazing speakers! @EuroRespSoc @epi_soc @IcohOrg @ilo
Join the experts for the latest installment of ERS Vision Live on 2 April, 2024 at 18:00 CEST. This episode, ‘Inhaling silica at work: a global health threat in old and new scenarios’ will see the panel discuss: Register now: ersnet.org/events/inhalin…
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