Sadaf Khan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6561619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sadaf Khan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sadaf |
| FAMILY NAME | Khan |
| SIGNATURE | KHAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aga Khan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5615-2917 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Aspire-to-excellence
This article describes a framework to assist individuals and teams who prepare for (or are engaged in) health professions education innovations. The four essential elements are Needs Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Programme Evaluation. Each element is described in detail with a series of questions to contemplate, and to ensure that all key steps are sufficiently covered. While it is helpful to use this process at the beginning of a proj…
Graded comics and pedagogical translation for improving reading skills
Developing a framework for monitoring the stages towards achieving effective coverage and equity for maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition interventions
Reaching the Sustainable Development Goal 2030 global mortality and morbidity targets will require increased access to essential health services. Scaling high-impact health interventions within the public sector is complex; delineation of the pathway to scale for each intervention within each distinct geography is important for prioritising actions to advance interventions towards effective coverage. Following a review of 38 theoretical framework…
Southern urbanism as a negotiation of past, present, and future
The ‘Global South’ notion has been a source of critical investigation for the past decades, referring to numerous interpretations, and providing complementary perspectives on alternative urban dynamics. The southern narrative presents stories of cities, which experience time compression that manifests expedited, multilayered spatio-temporal changes. These cities combine past local heritage, culture and knowledge that are transplanted and often no…
Maternal vaccine delivery costs in South Asian settings
MI delivery costs in LMICs are little known and this study contributes to filling this gap. These cost projections can equip countries to make informed introduction decisions as they evaluate the affordability and sustainability of MI programs in respective countries
English Linguistic Capital and Career Trajectory
Mothers, grandmothers, and English at home
From colonial legacy to contemporary reality
The dominance of one powerful, ‘killer’ language, particularly in formerly colonized countries, has been studied mainly in the context of language education in a multilingual scenario. However, attitudes towards linguistic hegemony remain largely unexplored, an issue that takes on added significance in India, a country known for its exceptional linguistic diversity. The ethnographic study attempts to bridge the gap by analyzing the implicit and e…
The Intersection of Disability and Mental Health
The rights of person with mental disabilities are a significant issue which is being faced today, and there is an evident connection between mental health and human rights. However, it is concerning that the topic of mental disability has received little attention in literature on public health and human rights. There are many people with mental disabilities, which account for a large percentage of disability. There is a huge social and financial…
Achieving Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anesthesia (Sota) care for all in South Asia
South Asia is a demographically crucial, economically aspiring, and socio-culturally diverse region in the world. The region contributes to a large burden of surgically-treatable disease conditions. A large number of people in South Asia cannot access safe and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia (SOTA) care when in need. Yet, attention to the region in Global Surgery and Global Health is limited. Here, we assess the status of S…
Perceived progress toward scale of 14 maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition (MNCHN) assets at subnational level in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and Nigeria
Inequitable coverage of evidence-based MNCHN interventions is particularly pronounced in low and middle income countries where access and delivery of these interventions can vary dramatically at the subnational level. We conducted health system assessments in nine subnational geographies in five countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Nigeria) to explore progress toward scale of 14 evidence-based MNCHN interventions (iron-folic acid, …
Common pediatric surgical conditions and associated health-seeking behaviors in Pakistan
Approximately five billion people do not have access to necessary surgical treatment globally and up to 85% of children in LMICs are affected with conditions requiring surgical care by the age of 15 years. It is crucial to identify common surgical conditions in children in Pakistan to inform healthcare professionals and policymakers for effective resource allocation. This representative cross-sectional household survey conducted on children aged …
The writing on the wall
This article explores the spatiality of political graffiti and urban murals and the role they play in placemaking, territoriality and identity building amongst Karachi's migrant communities. From Independence in 1947 to the present day, the city has been the site of several waves of in-migration, both domestic and international, resulting in a migrant megacity. Through shared migration experiences and cultural heritage, political patronage and sp…
Much room for change
Framing ‘slums’
Slums and informal settlements have long been a policy concern, particularly in post-independence cities of the global South. Although national and local governments devise public policy seeking to address these habitations, these policy initiatives occur in conversation with the often far less visible global policy discourses of international urban development actors. Positing their ideational influence, this study analyses how global discourses…
Assessment of pediatric surgical needs, health-seeking behaviors, and health systems in a rural district of Pakistan
Surgical conditions are responsible for up to 15% of total Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) lost globally. Approximately 4.8 billion people have no access to surgical care and this studies aim is to assess the surgical disease burden in children under the age of five years. We used Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) and Pediatric Personnel, Infrastructure, Procedures, Equipment, and Supplies (PediPIPES) survey tools in Tan…
Role of organizational culture in promoting employee development
The review paper attempts a review and summarization of the existing literature available on organizational culture and employee development. Employee development is seen as an asset for the organizations, which arises from within the organization and is build by the organizational culture. The paper has shown that a positive and direct relationship exists between organizational culture and development of an employee. Employee development is depe…
Barriers to the utilization of community-based child and newborn health services in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and partners have scaled up integrated community case management (iCCM) and community-based newborn care (CBNC), allowing health extension workers (HEWs) to manage the major causes of child and newborn death at the community level. However, low service uptake remains a key challenge. We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature to assess barriers to the utilization of HEW services and…
Fungicide-Tolerant Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Mitigate Physiological Disruption of White Radish Caused by Fungicides Used in the Field Cultivation
Excessive use of fungicides in agriculture may result in substantial accumulation of active residues in soil, which affect crop health and yield. We investigated the response of Raphanus sativus (white radish) to fungicides in soil and potential beneficial interactions of radish plants with fungicide-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The PGPR were isolated from cabbage and mustard rhizospheres. Morphological and biochemical ch…
Self-builder landlordism
Determinants of stunting, underweight and wasting among children < 5 years of age
The study suggests that most of the analysed factors that accounted for malnutrition in Pakistani children (such as mother's age at marriage, educational level and mothers' nutritional status) are preventable. Therefore, to reduce the burden of malnutrition interventions that can address these factors are required such as community based education and targeted nutritional interventions
Framing ‘slums’
Slums and informal settlements have long been a policy concern, particularly in post-independence cities of the global South. Although national and local governments devise public policy seeking to address these habitations, these policy initiatives occur in conversation with the often far less visible global policy discourses of international urban development actors. Positing their ideational influence, this study analyses how global discourses…
Self-builder landlordism
Determinants of stunting, underweight and wasting among children < 5 years of age
The study suggests that most of the analysed factors that accounted for malnutrition in Pakistani children (such as mother's age at marriage, educational level and mothers' nutritional status) are preventable. Therefore, to reduce the burden of malnutrition interventions that can address these factors are required such as community based education and targeted nutritional interventions
Fungicide-Tolerant Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Mitigate Physiological Disruption of White Radish Caused by Fungicides Used in the Field Cultivation
Excessive use of fungicides in agriculture may result in substantial accumulation of active residues in soil, which affect crop health and yield. We investigated the response of Raphanus sativus (white radish) to fungicides in soil and potential beneficial interactions of radish plants with fungicide-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The PGPR were isolated from cabbage and mustard rhizospheres. Morphological and biochemical ch…
Self-builder landlordism
Role of organizational culture in promoting employee development
The review paper attempts a review and summarization of the existing literature available on organizational culture and employee development. Employee development is seen as an asset for the organizations, which arises from within the organization and is build by the organizational culture. The paper has shown that a positive and direct relationship exists between organizational culture and development of an employee. Employee development is depe…
Barriers to the utilization of community-based child and newborn health services in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and partners have scaled up integrated community case management (iCCM) and community-based newborn care (CBNC), allowing health extension workers (HEWs) to manage the major causes of child and newborn death at the community level. However, low service uptake remains a key challenge. We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature to assess barriers to the utilization of HEW services and…
Assessment of pediatric surgical needs, health-seeking behaviors, and health systems in a rural district of Pakistan
Surgical conditions are responsible for up to 15% of total Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) lost globally. Approximately 4.8 billion people have no access to surgical care and this studies aim is to assess the surgical disease burden in children under the age of five years. We used Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) and Pediatric Personnel, Infrastructure, Procedures, Equipment, and Supplies (PediPIPES) survey tools in Tan…
Much room for change
Framing ‘slums’
Slums and informal settlements have long been a policy concern, particularly in post-independence cities of the global South. Although national and local governments devise public policy seeking to address these habitations, these policy initiatives occur in conversation with the often far less visible global policy discourses of international urban development actors. Positing their ideational influence, this study analyses how global discourses…
From colonial legacy to contemporary reality
The dominance of one powerful, ‘killer’ language, particularly in formerly colonized countries, has been studied mainly in the context of language education in a multilingual scenario. However, attitudes towards linguistic hegemony remain largely unexplored, an issue that takes on added significance in India, a country known for its exceptional linguistic diversity. The ethnographic study attempts to bridge the gap by analyzing the implicit and e…
The Intersection of Disability and Mental Health
The rights of person with mental disabilities are a significant issue which is being faced today, and there is an evident connection between mental health and human rights. However, it is concerning that the topic of mental disability has received little attention in literature on public health and human rights. There are many people with mental disabilities, which account for a large percentage of disability. There is a huge social and financial…
Achieving Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anesthesia (Sota) care for all in South Asia
South Asia is a demographically crucial, economically aspiring, and socio-culturally diverse region in the world. The region contributes to a large burden of surgically-treatable disease conditions. A large number of people in South Asia cannot access safe and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia (SOTA) care when in need. Yet, attention to the region in Global Surgery and Global Health is limited. Here, we assess the status of S…
Perceived progress toward scale of 14 maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition (MNCHN) assets at subnational level in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and Nigeria
Inequitable coverage of evidence-based MNCHN interventions is particularly pronounced in low and middle income countries where access and delivery of these interventions can vary dramatically at the subnational level. We conducted health system assessments in nine subnational geographies in five countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Nigeria) to explore progress toward scale of 14 evidence-based MNCHN interventions (iron-folic acid, …
Common pediatric surgical conditions and associated health-seeking behaviors in Pakistan
Approximately five billion people do not have access to necessary surgical treatment globally and up to 85% of children in LMICs are affected with conditions requiring surgical care by the age of 15 years. It is crucial to identify common surgical conditions in children in Pakistan to inform healthcare professionals and policymakers for effective resource allocation. This representative cross-sectional household survey conducted on children aged …
The writing on the wall
This article explores the spatiality of political graffiti and urban murals and the role they play in placemaking, territoriality and identity building amongst Karachi's migrant communities. From Independence in 1947 to the present day, the city has been the site of several waves of in-migration, both domestic and international, resulting in a migrant megacity. Through shared migration experiences and cultural heritage, political patronage and sp…
Developing a framework for monitoring the stages towards achieving effective coverage and equity for maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition interventions
Reaching the Sustainable Development Goal 2030 global mortality and morbidity targets will require increased access to essential health services. Scaling high-impact health interventions within the public sector is complex; delineation of the pathway to scale for each intervention within each distinct geography is important for prioritising actions to advance interventions towards effective coverage. Following a review of 38 theoretical framework…
Southern urbanism as a negotiation of past, present, and future
The ‘Global South’ notion has been a source of critical investigation for the past decades, referring to numerous interpretations, and providing complementary perspectives on alternative urban dynamics. The southern narrative presents stories of cities, which experience time compression that manifests expedited, multilayered spatio-temporal changes. These cities combine past local heritage, culture and knowledge that are transplanted and often no…
Maternal vaccine delivery costs in South Asian settings
MI delivery costs in LMICs are little known and this study contributes to filling this gap. These cost projections can equip countries to make informed introduction decisions as they evaluate the affordability and sustainability of MI programs in respective countries
English Linguistic Capital and Career Trajectory
Mothers, grandmothers, and English at home
Aspire-to-excellence
This article describes a framework to assist individuals and teams who prepare for (or are engaged in) health professions education innovations. The four essential elements are Needs Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Programme Evaluation. Each element is described in detail with a series of questions to contemplate, and to ensure that all key steps are sufficiently covered. While it is helpful to use this process at the beginning of a proj…
Graded comics and pedagogical translation for improving reading skills
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