Heather Haq
Biographic Data
| ID | 7031948 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather Haq |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather |
| FAMILY NAME | Haq |
| SIGNATURE | HAQ H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor College of Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4710-9911 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 6 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bearing Witness
Children affected by armed conflict suffer devastating physical, emotional, and social harm. War uproots families, forcing many to flee as refugees or internally displaced persons, while others remain trapped in dangerous environments. In these crises, children face disproportionate risks—violence, exploitation, disrupted education, and collapsed healthcare systems. Their unique vulnerabilities require urgent, targeted action to protect their hea…
Anti-racist and anti-colonial content within US global health curricula
There is a growing interest to address pervasive racist and colonialist practices in global health (GH). However, there is a paucity of information on anti-racist and anti-colonial (ARAC) education for GH trainees. This study aimed to identify curricular strengths and gaps in ARAC content for pediatric, family medicine and emergency medicine trainees participating in GH. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of GH programs’ ARAC curricular conten…
A multi-step analysis and co-produced principles to support equitable partnership with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 125 years on
Transboundary health partnerships are shaped by global inequities. Perspectives from the “global South” are critical to understand and redress power asymmetries in research partnerships yet are not often included in current guidelines. We undertook research with partners working with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to inform LSTM’s equitable partnership strategy and co-develop principles for equitable partnerships as an entry poi…
Identifying critically ill children in Malawi
In low-resource settings, a reliable bedside score for timely identification of children at risk of dying, could help focus resources and improve survival. The rapid bedside Liverpool quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (LqSOFA) uses clinical parameters only and performed well in United Kingdom cohorts. A similarly quick clinical assessment-only score has however not yet been developed for paediatric populations in sub-Saharan Africa. In a …
Creating a data collection and management platform to support measurement of adolescent HIV care transition processes within low- and middle-income countries
Few national programs and research cohorts within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) document transition-related processes and outcomes for adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYLH) transitioning to adulthood. Between 2017–2020, The Global fRAmework of Data collection Used for Adolescent HIV Transition Evaluation (GRADUATE) project convened a collaborative advisory group to identify key variables and definitions capturing the proc…
Influences on policy-formulation, decision-making, organisation and management for maternal, newborn and child health in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda
The Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (QCN) is intended to facilitate learning, action, leadership and accountability for improving quality of care in member countries. This requires legitimacy—a network’s right to exert power within national contexts. This is reflected, for example, in a government’s buy-in and perceived ownership of the work of the network. During 2019–2022 we conducted iterative round…
Determinants of retention in care of newborns diagnosed with sickle cell disease in Liberia
High-income nations have established that early diagnosis and preventive treatment reduces early deaths in sickle cell disease (SCD). However, in low-/middle-income countries where SCD is common, attrition from clinical care is common. Reasons for poor retention in care are multi-factorial and poorly understood. The objective of this study was to identify factors that influence caregiver decision-making around chronic health care needs of a child…
Coping with drug resistant tuberculosis alongside Covid-19 and other stressors in Zimbabwe
Households in low-resource settings are more vulnerable to events which adversely affect their livelihoods, including shocks e.g. death of family members, droughts and more recently COVID-19. Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) is another shock that inflicts physical, psychological and socioeconomic burden on individuals and households. We describe experiences and coping strategies among people affected by DR-TB and their households in Zimbabwe d…
A cross-sectional analysis of publication of pediatric global health abstracts from seven major international conferences
Research presented at conferences may increase context-specific evidence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where global childhood disease burden is greatest and where massive relative deficits in research persist. Publication of studies presented at conferences is necessary for complete results dissemination. Our objective was to determine the frequency of publication of pediatric global health conference abstracts and to identify fact…
Increasing access to a global health conference and enhancing research capacity
The foundational principles of global health (GH) organizations are rooted in the recognition and amelioration of inequities that result in poor health. Despite capacity enhancing strategies designed as bilateral partnerships with colleagues in low- and middle-income (LMIC) settings, international organizations from high-income countries (HIC) still struggle to address the lack of opportunities for professional development [...]
Pursuit to Post
Medical volunteers from high‐income countries seek short‐term global health experiences in low‐ and middle‐income countries to learn and practice medicine, complete service‐learning projects, conduct research, and burnish their curricula vitae. The uniqueness and poignancy of these global health experiences frequently compel medical volunteers to not only capture visual reminders of their experience but to share them online through social media. …
Outcomes of empiric treatment for pediatric tuberculosis, Kampala, Uganda, 2010–2015
Empiric treatment of child TB was effective and safe, but treatment success remained below the 90% target. Addressing co-morbidities and improving retention in care may reduce unfavorable outcomes
Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing among adolescents 10–19 years in a post-conflict pastoralist community of Karamoja region, Uganda
Awareness of HIV status and uptake of HTS among adolescents in this hard-to-reach post-conflict region was high and close to the global UNAIDS target of 90%. However, the HIV prevalence of 2.4% among the non-testers who accepted to be tested was high and emphasises the need for targeted testing to reach the undiagnosed HIV infected adolescents in this region
Creating a collaborative peer writing group during residency
Residency training principally aims to educate trainees on the clinical care of patients. This arduous period of training also offers access to mentorship and institutional resources for research; however, the demands of rigorous clinical training present barriers to conducting meaningful research during this time. Peer writing groups have been shown to be effective means to increase scholarly output among faculty but have not been well described…
With So Much Need, Where Do I Serve
is working to design and implement an updated version of its curriculum. As part of this new curriculum, the university would like to establish a policy for student engagement in the community. The dean, Dr. Grant, suggests that students need to be active in serving the larger community in which they live and study during their medical training. He emphasizes that this would be an excellent learning experience for the students, inasmuch as he vie…
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With So Much Need, Where Do I Serve
is working to design and implement an updated version of its curriculum. As part of this new curriculum, the university would like to establish a policy for student engagement in the community. The dean, Dr. Grant, suggests that students need to be active in serving the larger community in which they live and study during their medical training. He emphasizes that this would be an excellent learning experience for the students, inasmuch as he vie…
Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing among adolescents 10–19 years in a post-conflict pastoralist community of Karamoja region, Uganda
Awareness of HIV status and uptake of HTS among adolescents in this hard-to-reach post-conflict region was high and close to the global UNAIDS target of 90%. However, the HIV prevalence of 2.4% among the non-testers who accepted to be tested was high and emphasises the need for targeted testing to reach the undiagnosed HIV infected adolescents in this region
Creating a collaborative peer writing group during residency
Residency training principally aims to educate trainees on the clinical care of patients. This arduous period of training also offers access to mentorship and institutional resources for research; however, the demands of rigorous clinical training present barriers to conducting meaningful research during this time. Peer writing groups have been shown to be effective means to increase scholarly output among faculty but have not been well described…
Outcomes of empiric treatment for pediatric tuberculosis, Kampala, Uganda, 2010–2015
Empiric treatment of child TB was effective and safe, but treatment success remained below the 90% target. Addressing co-morbidities and improving retention in care may reduce unfavorable outcomes
Pursuit to Post
Medical volunteers from high‐income countries seek short‐term global health experiences in low‐ and middle‐income countries to learn and practice medicine, complete service‐learning projects, conduct research, and burnish their curricula vitae. The uniqueness and poignancy of these global health experiences frequently compel medical volunteers to not only capture visual reminders of their experience but to share them online through social media. …
Increasing access to a global health conference and enhancing research capacity
The foundational principles of global health (GH) organizations are rooted in the recognition and amelioration of inequities that result in poor health. Despite capacity enhancing strategies designed as bilateral partnerships with colleagues in low- and middle-income (LMIC) settings, international organizations from high-income countries (HIC) still struggle to address the lack of opportunities for professional development [...]
Influences on policy-formulation, decision-making, organisation and management for maternal, newborn and child health in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda
The Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (QCN) is intended to facilitate learning, action, leadership and accountability for improving quality of care in member countries. This requires legitimacy—a network’s right to exert power within national contexts. This is reflected, for example, in a government’s buy-in and perceived ownership of the work of the network. During 2019–2022 we conducted iterative round…
Determinants of retention in care of newborns diagnosed with sickle cell disease in Liberia
High-income nations have established that early diagnosis and preventive treatment reduces early deaths in sickle cell disease (SCD). However, in low-/middle-income countries where SCD is common, attrition from clinical care is common. Reasons for poor retention in care are multi-factorial and poorly understood. The objective of this study was to identify factors that influence caregiver decision-making around chronic health care needs of a child…
Coping with drug resistant tuberculosis alongside Covid-19 and other stressors in Zimbabwe
Households in low-resource settings are more vulnerable to events which adversely affect their livelihoods, including shocks e.g. death of family members, droughts and more recently COVID-19. Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) is another shock that inflicts physical, psychological and socioeconomic burden on individuals and households. We describe experiences and coping strategies among people affected by DR-TB and their households in Zimbabwe d…
A cross-sectional analysis of publication of pediatric global health abstracts from seven major international conferences
Research presented at conferences may increase context-specific evidence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where global childhood disease burden is greatest and where massive relative deficits in research persist. Publication of studies presented at conferences is necessary for complete results dissemination. Our objective was to determine the frequency of publication of pediatric global health conference abstracts and to identify fact…
A multi-step analysis and co-produced principles to support equitable partnership with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 125 years on
Transboundary health partnerships are shaped by global inequities. Perspectives from the “global South” are critical to understand and redress power asymmetries in research partnerships yet are not often included in current guidelines. We undertook research with partners working with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to inform LSTM’s equitable partnership strategy and co-develop principles for equitable partnerships as an entry poi…
Identifying critically ill children in Malawi
In low-resource settings, a reliable bedside score for timely identification of children at risk of dying, could help focus resources and improve survival. The rapid bedside Liverpool quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (LqSOFA) uses clinical parameters only and performed well in United Kingdom cohorts. A similarly quick clinical assessment-only score has however not yet been developed for paediatric populations in sub-Saharan Africa. In a …
Creating a data collection and management platform to support measurement of adolescent HIV care transition processes within low- and middle-income countries
Few national programs and research cohorts within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) document transition-related processes and outcomes for adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYLH) transitioning to adulthood. Between 2017–2020, The Global fRAmework of Data collection Used for Adolescent HIV Transition Evaluation (GRADUATE) project convened a collaborative advisory group to identify key variables and definitions capturing the proc…
Bearing Witness
Children affected by armed conflict suffer devastating physical, emotional, and social harm. War uproots families, forcing many to flee as refugees or internally displaced persons, while others remain trapped in dangerous environments. In these crises, children face disproportionate risks—violence, exploitation, disrupted education, and collapsed healthcare systems. Their unique vulnerabilities require urgent, targeted action to protect their hea…
Anti-racist and anti-colonial content within US global health curricula
There is a growing interest to address pervasive racist and colonialist practices in global health (GH). However, there is a paucity of information on anti-racist and anti-colonial (ARAC) education for GH trainees. This study aimed to identify curricular strengths and gaps in ARAC content for pediatric, family medicine and emergency medicine trainees participating in GH. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of GH programs’ ARAC curricular conten…
Medicine (13 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Global Health and Surgery (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works)