The Implication of Stem Cell Therapy in Cleft Lip and Palate and Other Craniofacial Anomalies – A Literature Review by Leelan Kanwal, Mariam Khawaja, Wafa Idrees, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia, Mubassar Fida

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Prevalence of sunscreen usage and perception about sun exposure and sunscreen—a lower-middle-income country’s perspective by Shayana Rukhsar, Sadia Masood, Unzela Ghulam, Eisha Hannan

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A case of Parkinsonian symptoms secondary to chronic subdural hematoma by Willbroad Kyejo, Frank Swai, Clement Mugisha, Philip Adebayo

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The potential of stem cell therapy to tackle visual impairment by Murtuza Hassan, Sheerien Kareem Rajput, Jahan Salma, Karim F. Damji

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Correction: Impact of Ebola and COVID‑19 on maternal, neonatal, and child health care among populations affected by conflicts: a scoping review exploring demand and supply‑side bar... by Yasir Shafiq, Elena Rubini, Zoha Zahid Fazal, Muhammad Murtaza Bukhari, Maheen Zakaria, Noor ul Huda Zeeshan, Ameer Muhammad, Luca Ragazzoni, Francesco Barone‑Adesi, Martina Valente

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Evaluating the effectiveness of ‘MCQ development workshop using cognitive model framework —a pre-post study by Rahila Ali, Amber Shamim Sultan, Nida Zahid

“… Abstract A workshop on MCQ development using cognitive model framework was conducted for health educators from Aga Khan University (AKU) and other academic institutions. …”
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Thromboembolism in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Aneurysm by Muhammad Akbar Baig, Fatima Najeeb, Shahan Waheed, Nadeem Ullah Khan

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Surgical approach to an adrenocortical carcinoma with right atrial extension in a nine-year old male: Our experience by Ayesha Saleem, Sarah Jeelani, Zain Baig, Muhammad Arshad

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Path to publication: A peer mentorship model for student-lead surgical research by Usama Waqar, Hareem Rauf, Muskaan Abdul Qadir, Hina Inam

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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya from March 2020 to March 2022 by Angela Koech, Angela Koech, Geoffrey Omuse, Alex G. Mugo, Isaac G. Mwaniki, Joseph M. Mutunga, Moses W. Mukhanya, Onesmus Wanje, Grace M. Mwashigadi, Geoffrey G. Katana, Rachel Craik, Peter von Dadelszen, Peter von Dadelszen, Kirsty Le Doare, Marleen Temmerman, Marleen Temmerman, Marleen Temmerman, periCOVID-Africa, The PRECISE Network, Bridget Freyne, Kondwani Kawaza, Samantha Lissauer, Halvor Sommerfelt, Melanie Etti, Philippa Musoke, Robert Mboizi, Stephen Cose, Victoria Nankabirwa, Lauren Hookham, Joseph Ouma, Gordon Rukondo, Madeleine Cochet, Merryn Voysey, Liberty Cantrell, Patricia Okiro, Consolata Juma, Marvin Ochieng, Emily Mwadime, Esperança Sevene, Corssino Tchavana, Salesio Macuacua, Anifa Vala, Helena Boene, Lazaro Quimice, Sonia Maculuve, Eusebio Macete, Inacio Mandomando, Carla Carillho, Umberto D’Alessandro, Anna Roca, Hawanatu Jah, Andrew Prentice, Melisa Martinez-Alvarez, Brahima Diallo, Abdul Sesay, Sambou Suso, Baboucarr Njie, Fatima Touray, Yahaya Idris, Fatoumata Kongira, Modou F.S. Ndure, Gibril Gabbidon, Lawrence Gibba, Abdoulie Bah, Yorro Bah, Laura A. Magee, Hiten Mistry, Marie-Laure Volvert, Thomas Mendy, Lucilla Poston, Jane Sandall, Rachel Tribe, Sophie Moore, Tatiana T. Salisbury, Donna Russell, Prestige T. Makanga, Liberty Makacha, Reason Mlambo, Aris Papageorghiou, Alison Noble, Hannah Blencowe, Veronique Filippi, Joy Lawn, Matt Silver, Joseph Waiswa, Ursula Gazeley, Judith Cartwright, Guy Whitley, Sanjeev Krishna, Marianne Vidler, Jing (Larry) Li, Jeff Bone, Mai-Lei (Maggie) W Kinshella, Domena Tu, Ash Sandhu, Kelly Pickerill, Ben Barratt

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RETRACTED: The Serological Confirmation and Outcome of the Pediatric Dengue Patients Presenting to Emergency Department: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sarmad Muhammad Soomar MSc, Ali Issani MD, Ghazal Moin MSc, Zeyanna Dhalla BS, Ahmer Adnan MD, MSc, Salman Muhammad Soomar MSc

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Safety Netting through the Prevention and Detection of Child Abuse in Low and Middle Income Countries: Lessons from Pakistan by Kanwal Nayani, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Nick Brown, Asad Mian

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Early recognition and management of maternal sepsis in Pakistan: a feasibility study of the implementation of FAST-M intervention by Arri Coomarasamy, David Lissauer, Sadia Shakoor, Sarah Saleem, Rubina Barolia, Sehrish Khan, Lumaan Sheikh, Bakhtawar M Hanif Khowaja, Sheikh Irfan Ahmed, Raheel Sikandar, Ghulam Kubra Rind, James Cheshire, Catherine Louise Dunlop, Amir Raza, Fahmida Parveen, Nazia Memon, Arshia Jahangir, Daayl Naim Mirza

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Phylogenetic and Drug-Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Sequences From an Extensive Paediatric HIV-1 Outbreak in Larkana, Pakistan by Syed Hani Abidi, George Makau Nduva, George Makau Nduva, Dilsha Siddiqui, Wardah Rafaqat, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Apsara Ali Nathwani, Aneeta Hotwani, Sharaf Ali Shah, Sikander Memon, Saqib Ali Sheikh, Palwasha Khan, Joakim Esbjörnsson, Joakim Esbjörnsson, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Fatima Mir

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Emergence of an Extensively Drug-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhi Clone Harboring a Promiscuous Plasmid Encoding Resistance to Fluoroquinol... by Elizabeth J. Klemm, Sadia Shakoor, Andrew J. Page, Farah Naz Qamar, Kim Judge, Dania K. Saeed, Vanessa K. Wong, Timothy J. Dallman, Satheesh Nair, Stephen Baker, Ghazala Shaheen, Shahida Qureshi, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Muhammad Khalid Saleem, Zahra Hasan, Gordon Dougan, Rumina Hasan

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Predictors and disparities in neonatal and under 5 mortality in rural Pakistan: cross sectional analysisResearch in context by Zahid Memon, Daniel Fridman, Sajid Soofi, Wardah Ahmed, Shah Muhammad, Arjumand Rizvi, Imran Ahmed, James Wright, Simon Cousens, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

“…Funding: The study was funded by an unrestricted grant from the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation to the Aga Khan University (Grant OPP 1148892).…”
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Perceptions of health professionals regarding minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) to identify the cause of death in stillbirths and neonates: results from a qualitative study by Anam Feroz, Anum Shiraz Ali, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, Elizabeth M. McClure, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sayyeda Reza, Zahid Abbasi, Jamal Raza, Haleema Yasmin, Khadija Bano, Afia Zafar, Sameen Siddiqi, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem

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Mental health interventions for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review by Adam Mabrouk, Gideon Mbithi, Esther Chongwo, Ezra Too, Ahmed Sarki, Ahmed Sarki, Mary Namuguzi, Joseph Atukwatse, Derrick Ssewanyana, Amina Abubakar, Amina Abubakar

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Exploring the relationship between SARS‐CoV‐2 variants, illness severity at presentation, in‐hospital mortality and COVID‐19 vaccination in a low middle‐income country: A retrospec... by Muhammad Zain Mushtaq, Nosheen Nasir, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Sara Khan, Akbar Kanji, Asghar Nasir, M. Asif Syed, Uzma Bashir Aamir, Zahra Hasan

“…Methods A retrospective review of clinical, laboratory, and vaccination data of 197 COVID‐19 adult patients at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi between April 2021, and February 2022 was performed. …”
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Improvement in the diagnosis and practices of emergency healthcare providers for heat emergencies after HEAT (heat emergency awareness & treatment) an educational intervention: a m... by Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Asrar Ali, Ahmed Raheem, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Shahan Waheed, Salima Mansoor Kerai, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Saima Salman, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Seemin Jamali, Junaid A. Razzak

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