Books from 2022
INSPIRE : Vol 5, Issue 6, Department of Medicine
VITT with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine - index case, Kanta Devi, Natasha Ali, Nosheen Nasir, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
An open letter to the executive board of WHO from the surgical and anaesthesia community, Anam N. Ehsan, Kee B. Park, and Manon Pigeolet
Colchicine and the combination of rivaroxaban and aspirin in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACT): An open-label, factorial, randomised, controlled trial, John W. Eikelboom, Sanjit S. Jolly, Emilie P. Belley-Cote, Richard P. Whitlock, Sumathy Rangarajan, Lizhen Xu, Laura Heenan, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, Maria Luz Diaz, and Aysha Almas
Best practices for administering monoclonal antibody therapy for coronavirus (COVID-19), Hend Elsaghir and Ghurfan Adnan
COVAD survey 2 long-term outcomes: Unmet need and protocol, Zoha Zahid Fazal, Parikshit Sen, Mrudula Joshi, Naveen Ravichandran, James B. Lilleker, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Minchul Kim, Jessica Day, and Ashima Makol
Effects of prenatal exposure to maternal COVID-19 and perinatal care on neonatal outcome: results from the INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study, Francesca Giuliani, Daniel Oros, Robert B. Gunier, Sonia Deantoni, Stephen Rauch, Roberto Casale, Ricardo Nieto, Enrico Bertino, Albertina Rego, Camilla Menis, and Shabina Ariff
Variability in COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant women: Vaccine hesitancy or supply limitations?, Robert L. Goldenberg, Seemab Naqvi, Sarah Saleem, and Elizabeth McClure
A survey of current practices and adherence to coronavirus disease airway management guidelines among frontline healthcare professionals in a resource-limited country, Amber Gulamani, Faisal Shamim, Sehrish Khan, Sohaib Haider Hashmi, and Shemila Abbasi
Understanding the mental health impact and needs of public healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Pakistan : A qualitative study, Waqas Hameed, Anam Shahil Feroz, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Bushra Khan, Zafar Fatmi, Noreen Afzal, Hussain Jafri, Mansoor Ali Wassan, and Sameen Siddiqi
Institute for Global Health and Development : Issue 4 - July - Sept 2022, Institute for Global Health and Development
Post COVID-19 sequelae of the respiratory system. A single center experience reporting the compromise of the airway, alveolar and vascular components, Nousheen Iqbal, Iffat Khanum, Muhammad Ali Ibrahim Kazi, Syeda Urooj Riaz, Uzzam Ahmed Khawaja, Safia Awan, Muhammad Irfan, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Javaid Khan
A qualitative inquiry on smokers’ perceptions of smoking cessation during Covid-19, Sajid Iqbal, Rubina Barolia, Kiran Iftikhar, Pammla Petrucka, Jeniefer Anastasi, Faris Farooq Saeed Khan, and Naheed Feroz Ali
Harmful Alcohol Use Among Healthcare Workers at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya, Florence Jaguga, Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Ann Mwangi, Kirtika Patel, Thomas Mwogi, Robert Kiptoo, and Lukoye Atwoli
Medical students in Karachi and COVID-19: Myths and facts, Omer Bin Khalid Jamil, Muhammad Muhib, Muhammad Anas Abbal, Amna Muhammed Ahmed, Hafsa Hayat Khan, and Nabeela Yar Khan
The WHO global tuberculosis 2021 report - not so good news and turning the tide back to end TB, Chakaya Jeremiah, Eskild Petersen, Rebecca Nantanda, Brenda N. Mungai, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Farhana Amanullah, Patrick Lungu, Francine Ntoumi, and Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy
COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs, Anna Kalbarczyk, Noora-Lisa Aberman, Bregje S M van Asperen, Rosemary Morgan, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Bianca Carducci, Rebecca Heidkamp, Saskia Osendarp, Neha Kumar, and Anna Lartey
COVID-19: Searching for a Little Hope in Adversity - The Sub-Saharan Experience, Sayed Karar
Mental health disorders among post graduate residents in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sayed Karar, Jasmit Shah, Katie Du, Nidhi Leekha, and Zohray Talib
Intracardiac Thrombus in Coronavirus Disease-2019, Suganya Karikalan, Munish Sharma, Megha Chandna, Manju Sachdev, Ajay Gaalla, Farah Yasmin, Reena Shah, and Iqbal Ratnani
Outcomes of Surgical Tracheostomy on Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients Admitted to a Private Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania, Nadeem Kassam, Ally Zain, Sajida Panjwani, Salim Surani, Omar M. Azi, Kamran Hameed, Samina Somji, Hanifa Mbithe, Fatma Bakshi, Bonventura Mtega, Gloria Kinasa, Mariam Msimbe, Blessing Mathew, Eric Aghan, Harrison Chuwa, and Christopher Mwansasu
Disparities in adult critical care resources across Pakistan: Findings from a national survey and assessment using a novel scoring system, Mustafa Ali Khan, Hamna Shahbaz, Ali Aahil Noorali, Anam Noor Ehsan, Mareeha Zaki, Fahham Asghar, Mohammed Moizul Hassan, Haroon Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Sohaib, and Adil H. Haider
The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to essential health services in Kenya: a retrospective time-series analysis, Helen Kiarie, Marleen Temmerman, Mutono Nyamai, Nzisa Liku, Wangari Thuo, Violet Oramisi, Lilly Nyaga, Janette Karimi, Phidelis Wamalwa, and Gladwell Gatheca
The psychological toll of COVID-19 pandemic on private practice midwives in Indonesia and its relation with perceived knowledge and individual adaptability, Amelia Citra Kirana, Gracia Ivonika, Dewa Ayu Mirah Ardrini, Maria Stephani Dwitya, Ratih Ibrahim, and Ray Wagiu Basrowi
Strategies for Sustainable Access to Electronic Resources by the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries during the Covid-19 pandemic, Jackline Estomihi Kiwelu, Jesca Karungi, and Andrew Mwesigwa
Individual sentiments on telehealth in the COVID-19 era: Insights from Twitter, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Bharat Narasimhan, Joshua Hahn, Harish Narasimhan, Hani Hani Jneid, Salim S. Virani, Zhen Wang, Carl J. Lavie, Ross Arena, and W.H. Wilson Tang
166: Clinical outcomes of critically ill covid-19 patients seen through tele-ICU services in Pakistan, Asad Latif, Syeda Asfia hussain, Huba Atiq, Mareeha Zaki, Hamza Khan, Kiran Sami, Fahham Asghar, Ammarah Ghayyas, Ali Azim Daudpota, Muhammad Sohaib Khan, Ali Asghar Ashraf, Muhammad Faisal Khan, Amber Sabeen, Muhammad Haroon Khan, Naveed Haroon Rashid, Hameed Ullah, Syed Kashif Amin, Adil H. Haider, and Zainab Samad
Microplastics in freshly fallen snow: How may it adversely impact human health and exacerbate the COVID-19 crisis?, Ayesha Liaquat, Aleena Kashif, Sushma Rathi, and Alishba Raza
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preparedness for Managing Pregnant and Postpartum Women with COVID-19 Among Nurse-Midwives in Kenya, Rose Maina, Rachel Kimani, James Orwa, Bernard Mutwiri, Carolyne K. Nyariki, Sheila Shaibu, and Valerie Fleming
Are Kenyans Likely to Use COVID-19 Self-Testing Kits? Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey, Griffins Manguro, Sonjelle Shilton, Sharon Omenda, Patrica Owira, Deepshikha Batheja, Abhik Banerji, Sophie Chabeda, Marleen Temmerman, Walter Jako, and Stanley Luchters
COVID-19 in adult acute myeloid leukemia patients: A long-term followup study from the European Hematology Association survey (EPICOVIDEHA), Francesco Marchesi, Jon Salmanton-García, Ziad Emarah, Klára Piukovics, Marcio Nucci, Alberto López-García, Zdeněk Ráčil, Francesca Farina, Marina Popova, and Natasha Bahadur Ali
Implementation of solar powered oxygen delivery in a conflict zone: preliminary findings from Somalia on feasibility and usefulness, Qaasim Mian, Mamunur Rahman Malik, Mohamed Adam Alinor, Shajib Hossain, Jitendar Kumar Sharma, Osman Moallim Hassan, Abdiwali Mohamed Ahmed, Abdiweli Abdullahi Jama, Andrew Okello, and Robert Opoka
D-dimer testing in COVID-19: From basics to clinical application, Bushra Moiz
Activity of the spleen and bone marrow in relation to cardio-pulmonary injury in patients with acute covid-19 evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging, Florence Mouy, Rachel Scott, Ahmed El-Medany, Sudhir Vinayak, Khalid Makhdomi, Kevin Onyinkwa, Mariah Obino, Edward Nganga, Anoop SV Shah, and Samuel Gitau
Community involvement in pupils’ learning in response to covid-19 crisis: a case of aku-ied ea’s interventions in southern Tanzania, Lindi Region, Nipael Mrutu, Fredrick Mtenzi, Peter Kajoro, Esther Kibga, Jamila Kova, Hamis Nkota, and Aladini Hoka
The implementation of school feeding program in a context of fee-free education policy to enhance early childhood learning: a case of two primary schools in Iringa Municipal, Tanzania, Nipael Mrutu, Fredrick Mtenzi, Hamis Nkota, Peter Kajoro, Jamila Kova, Esther Kibga, and Aladini Hoka
Use of steroids in COVID-19 patients: What is known?, Syed Muhammad Mustahsan, Marzia Tahir, and Emaduddin Siddiqui
Development of evidence-based COVID-19 management guidelines for local context: The methodological challenges, Sarah Nadeem, Salima Saleem Aamdani, Bushra Ayub, Nashia Ali Rizvi, Fatima Safi Arslan, Russell Seth Martins, Maria Khan, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Health care in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic and pregnancy outcomes in six low-and-middle-income countries: Evidence from a prospective, observational registry of the global network for women's and children's health, Seemab Naqvi, Farnaz Naqvi, Sarah Saleem, Vanessa R. Thorsten, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Ana Garces, Archana Patel, Prabir Das, and Sana Yousuf
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant women regarding COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy in 7 low- and middle-income countries: An observational trial from the Global Network for Women and Children's Health Research, Seemab Naqvi, Sarah Saleem, Farnaz Naqvi, Sk Masum Billah, Eleanor Nielsen, Elizabeth Fogleman, Nalini Peres-da-Silva, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, and Sana Yousuf
School teachers and principals’ experiences during COVID-19 in Pakistan, Azra Naseem, Mirat al Fatima Ahsan, Sohail Ahmad, Tasneem Anwar, and Razia Fakir Mohammad
074 Perceptions, challenges, and experiences of healthcare providers in emergency departments regarding workplace violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory qualitative study from an LMIC (a qualitative study protocol), Maleeha Naseem, Hajra Arshad, Sarah Ashraf, Seemin Jamali, and Asad Mian
Perceptions, challenges and experiences of frontline healthcare providers in emergency departments regarding workplace violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: A protocol for an exploratory qualitative study from an LMIC, Maleeha Naseem, Anam Feroz, Hajra Arshad, Sarah Ashraf, Muhammad Asim, Seemin Jamali, and Asad Mian
Informing healthcare operations with integrated pathology, clinical, and epidemiology data: Lessons from a single institution in Kenya during COVID-19 waves, Allan Njau, Jemimah Kimeu, Jaimini Gohil, and David Nganga
World tuberculosis day 2022: Aligning COVID-19 and tuberculosis innovations to save lives and to end tuberculosis, Francine Ntoumi, Jean B. Nachega, Eleni Aklillu, Jeremiah Chakaya, Irina Felker, Farhana Amanullah, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Kenneth G. Castro, and Alimuddin Zumla
Preadmission testing for COVID-19 as a screening strategy: a retrospective chart review from a tertiary hospital in Kenya, David Odada, James Ndai, Jemimah Kimeu, Jasmit Shah, and Reena Shah
Tackling Protein-Calorie Malnutrition during world crises, Zahra Ali Padhani, Jai K. Das, Saeed Akhtar, Tariq Ismail, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries, Jane Pirkis, David Gunnell, Sangsoo Shin, Marcos Del Pozo-Banos, Vikas Arya, Pablo Analuisa Aguilar, Louis Appleby, S. M. Yasir Arafat, Ella Arensman, and Murad Khan
Residual symptoms and the quality of life in individuals recovered from COVID-19 infection: A survey from Pakistan, Mohammad Aadil Qamar, Russell Seth Martins, Rubaid Azhar Dhillon, Areeba Tharwani, Omar Irfan, Qosain Fatima Suriya, Wajiha Rizwan, Javaid Ahmed Khan, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Gender-specific psychological and social impact of COVID-19 in Pakistan, Fauziah Rabbani, Hyder Ali Khan, Suneel Piryani, Areeba Raza Khan, and Fahad Abid
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among non-refugees and refugees in Kenya, Ryan Rego, Anthony Ngugi, Antonia Johanna Sophie Delius, Stanley Luchters, Joseph C. Kolars, Furqan B. Irfan, Eileen Weinheimer-Haus, Amina Abubakar, Reena Shah, and Ji Zhu
Assessment during Covid-19: Quality assurance of an online open book formative examination for undergraduate medical students, Javeria Rehman, Rahila Ali Mazhar, Azam Afzal, Sara Shakil, Amber Shahmim Sultan, Romana Idress, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Telemedicine for rheumatology patients in Covid-19 pandemic: Perspectives of patients, Muhammad Mehmood Riaz, Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood, and Noreen Nasir
Social vulnerability and COVID-19: An analysis of CDC data, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Vardhmaan Jain, Safi U. Khan, Khurram Nasir, Dongshan Zhu, Rhythm Vasudeva, Carl J. Lavie, Sunita Dodani, Laura A. Petersen, and Salim S. Virani
SARS-CoV-2 precipitating a stroke in a child? A case report from Tanzani, Rukhsar Sabir Rukhsar Shabir Osman; Saliha Shafik Dawood; Sheliza Parve Sheliza Parvez Thawer,; Shivangi Mukesh Mandania; Mudassir Hussein Amirali,; Maria Nathaniel Bulimba; Nahida Z. Walli; Edward Nkingwa Kija; and Hussein Karim Manji
Teaching clinical skills using online modality through modified peyton’s framework: An experience from a medical university in Pakistan, sana saeed, Urooj Kashif, Samar Zaki, Khalid Samad, Muhammad Zuhair Yusuf, Mahanoor Raza, Shahjahan Jabbar, and Unab I. Khan
An epidemiological, strategic and response analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia: A population-based observational study, Hafiz Muhammad Salman, Javaria Syed, Atif Riaz, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Syed Hashim Abbas Ali Bokhari, and Ivan Cherrez Ojeda
Impact of biosecurity measures, social pressure and bullying on attitudes, perceptions, and job satisfaction levels among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey, Azza Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Genesis Camacho-Leon, Geovanny Efraín Alvarado-Villa, Derly Madeleiny Andrade-Molina, Juan Carlos Fernandez-Cadena, Arjola Agolli, Zeynep Yukselen, Miguel Felix, and Juan Carlos Gallardo Bastidas
Menstrual irregularities following COVID-19 vaccination: A global cross-sectional survey, Azza Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Muzna Sarfraz, Zainab Nadeem, Miguel Felix, and Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda
Industry 4.0 technologies for the manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, Azza Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Muzna Sarfraz, Aminah Abdul Razzack, Shehar Bano, Sarabjot Singh Makkar, Sindhu Thevuthasan, Trissa Paul, Muhammad Khawar Sana, and Nishwa Azeem
Social contributors for the rise of COVID-19 infections in South Asia: A large cross-sectional survey, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Muzna Sarfraz, Nishwa Azeem, Namrata Hange, Miguel Felix, and Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda
Contact dermatitis due to personal protective equipment use and hygiene practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of case reports, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Muzna Sarfraz, Miguel Felix, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Luz Fonacier, and Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda
Patient’s perspective of awake proning: A Cross-Sectional Interview-Based survey from COVID-19–Recovered patients, Sher Sethi, Sana Hirani, Rodaba Iqbal, and Amber S. Ahmed
Perceptions and Knowledge towards COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among a Subpopulation of Adults in Kenya: An English Survey at Six Healthcare Facilities, Jasmit Shah, Abdulaziz Mansur Abeid, Karishma Sharma, Soraiya Manji, Jamila Nambafu, Robert Korom, Keya Patel, Rajiv Patel, Reena Shah, and Sayed Karar
Secondary Infections in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia Treated with Tocilizumab Compared to Those Not Treated with Tocilizumab: A Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya, Reena Shah, Jasmit Shah, Jaimini Gohil, Gunturu Revathi, and Salim Surani
Demographic, Clinical, and Co-Morbidity Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort from a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya, Reena Shah, Jasmit Shah, Nancy Kunyiha, Sayed Karar, Shahin Sayed, Salim Surani, and Mansoor Saleh
Emergency airway management in COVID-19 patients and risk to healthcare workers: A low-middle income country data from the intubate COVID registry, Faisal Shamim, M Nazir, Naseem A. Sheikh, Asma Salam, and Badar Afzal Khan
Documenting response to COVID-individual and systems successes and challenges: A longitudinal qualitative study, Natasha Shaukat, Daniyal Mansoor Ali, Rubina Barolia, Butool Hisam, Sheza Hassan, Badar Afzal Khan, Abdus Salam Khan, Meher Angez, and Junaid Razzak
COVID-19 encephalopathy: an unusual presentation with new-onset seizure causing convulsive status epilepticus, Aisha Fareed Siddiqui, Sheema Saadia, Taymmia Ejaz, and Zain Mushtaq
Protocol for a sequential, prospective meta-analysis to describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the pregnancy and postpartum periods, Emily R. Smith, Erin Oakley, Siran He, Rebecca Zavala, Kacey Ferguson, Gargi Wable Grandner, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Yalda Afshar, Homa Ahmadzia, and Marleen Temmerman
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among the general population of Pakistan: A population-based survey, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Maria Khan, Ghazal Moin, and Iqbal Azam Syed
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective cataract surgery wait times, Saeed Reza Toghi Eshghi, Marvi Cheema, and Karim Damji
Efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 primary and booster vaccine doses in CAR-T recipients - targeting the target antigen, Bradley S. Uyemura, Muhammad Abbas Abid, Elizabeth Suelzer, and Muhammad Bilal Abid
Virtual meetings during COVID-19 pandemic: Is it time to say goodbye to physical meetings?, Maseeh uz Zaman and Nosheen Fatima
COVID-19 and nursing education: Challenges and prospects, Farzana Vadsaria and Khadija Vadsaria
Effects of early-life poverty on health and human capital in children and adolescents: Analyses of national surveys and birth cohort studies in LMICs, Cesar G. Victora, Fernando P. Hartwig, Luis P. Vidaletti, Reynaldo Martorell, Clive Osmond, Linda M. Richter, Aryeh D. Stein, Aluisio J D. Barros, Linda S. Adair, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Analysing the trends in breast surgery practice during COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study with the Pre-COVID era, Lubna M. Vohra, Dua Jabeen, Nargis Khan, Azmeena Nizar, Anum Jamil, and Tariq Siddiqui
Governing global antimicrobial resistance: 6 key lessons from the Paris climate agreement, Isaac Weldon, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Gian Luca Burci, Dr Giur, Thana C de Campos, Mark Eccleston-Turner, Helen R. Fryer, Alberto Giubilini, Thomas Hale, and Shehla Zaidi
High Patient Satisfaction and Acceptability of Tele-Neurology Consultations at a Regional Tertiary Referral Hospital in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic (S8.008), Fazal Yakub, Jasmit Shah, and Dilraj Sokhi
Self-medication practices in medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional analysis, Farah Yasmin, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Unaiza Naeem, Hala Najeeb, Hamza Nauman, Muhammad Nadeem Ahsan, and Abdullah Khan Khattak
Psychological distress, anxiety, family violence, suicidality, and wellbeing in Pakistan during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study, Farah Yasmin, Hafsa Nazir Jatoi, Muhammad Saif Abbasi, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Sarush Ahmed Siddiqui, Hamza Nauman, Abdullah Khan Khattak, and Muhammad Tanveer Alam
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with chronic liver disease: Results from the Global Liver Registry, Zobair M. Younossi, Yusuf Yilmaz, Mohamed El-Kassas, Ajay Duseja, Saeed Hamid, Gamal Esmat, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Wah Kheong Chan, Ashwani K. Singal, and Brian Lam
Surgical management during the COVID-19 era at a private tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Nida Zahid, Erum Baig, Gulzar S. Lakhani, Hasnain Zafar, Asad Latif, and Syed Ather Enam
Outcomes of COVID-19 infection in patients with hematological malignancies- A multicenter analysis from Pakistan, Adeeba Zaki, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Danish Hasan Khan, Hasan Shaharyar Sheikh, Raheel Iftikhar, Ayaz Mir, Zeba Aziz, Khadija Bano, Hafsa Naseer, and Qamar Un-Nisa Chaudhry
The impact of COVID-19 on the psychological well-being of surgeons in Pakistan: A multicenter cross-sectional study, Sana Zeeshan, Mehdia Rajab Ali, Rehan N. Khan, Asad R. Allana, Nida Zahid, Muhammad Kazim Najjad, Arslan A. Abro, Muhammad Ali Nadeem, Zeeshan Mughal, and Irshad Ahmed
The effect of ivermectin on non-severe and severe COVID-19 disease and gender-based difference of its effectiveness, Syed Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Waleed Chaudhry, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Talha Shahzad, Aqusa Zahid, Ibrahim Ali Khan, Javaid Ahmed Khan, and Muhammad Irfan
Submissions from 2021
Non-compliance to social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative cross-sectional study between the developed and developing countries, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Syeda Maria Ahmad Zaidi, Saadia Abbas, Syed Roohan Aamir, Syed Nauman Ahmad Zaidi, Karishma Kanhya Lal, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Repurposing potential of posaconazole and grazoprevir as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 helicase, Syed Hani Abidi, Nahlah Makki Almansour, Daulet Amerzhanov, Khaled S. Allemailem, Wardah Rafaqat, Mahmoud A A. Ibrahim, Philip la Fleur, Martin Lukac, and Syed Ali
The Conundrum of Low COVID-19 Mortality Burden in sub-Saharan Africa: Myth or Reality?, Janica Adams, Mary J. MacKenzie, Adeladza Kofi Amegah, Alex Ezeh, Muktar A. Gadanya, Akinyinka Omigbodun, Ahmed Sarki, Paul Thistle, Abdhalah K. Ziraba, Saverio Stranges, and Michael Silverman
COVID-19 and Teleneurology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Leveraging the Current Exigency, Philip Adebayo, Olusegun John Oluwole, and Funmilola Tolulope Taiwo
Zero cost approach to fostering multidisciplinary engagement and innovation in an academic medical centre during COVID-19: Experience from the Jugaar Innovation Challenge, Rafeh Ahmed, Komal Dayani, Haider Ali Amir, and Asad Mian
Is COVID-19 impacting cancer screening in Pakistan? An observational study of cancer screening test requests during the pandemic, Sibtain Ahmed, Muhammad Abbas Abid, Noureen Niaz Ali, Junaid Ahmed, and Imran Siddiqui
Procalcitonin as a predictor of severity and mortality in a cohort of patients hospitalised with COVID-19, Sibtain Ahmed, Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed, Naveed Haroon, Maheen Mansoor, Imran Siddiqui, and Lena Jafri
Evaluation of serum ferritin for prediction of severity and mortality in COVID-19- A cross sectional study, Sibtain Ahmed, Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed, Imran Siddiqui, Naveed Haroon Rashid, Maheen Mansoor, and Lena Jafri
Prognostic value of serum procalcitonin in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review, Sibtain Ahmed, Lena Jafri, Zahra Hoodbhoy, and Imran Siddiqui
Impact of COVID-19 on the pre and post analytical clinical laboratory testing processes- A performance evaluation study using six sigma, Sibtain Ahmed, Farhat Jahan, Muhammad Umer Naeem Effendi, and Farooq Ghani
Nutritional perspectives for the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19, Saeed Akhtar, Jai K. Das, Tariq Ismail, Muqeet Wahid, Wisha Saeed, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
CardiOvaScular Mechanisms In Covid-19: methodology of a prospective observational multimodality imaging study (COSMIC-19 study), Shirjel Alam, Anoop Shah, Kevin Onyinkwa, Edward Nganga, Samuel Gitau, Khalid Makhdomi, Michael Chung, and Sudhir Vinayak
Lactoferrin reduces the risk of respiratory tract infections: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Akbar Shoukat Ali, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Chia Siang Kow, and Hamid A. Merchant
When COVID-19 enters in a community setting: An exploratory qualitative study of community perspectives on COVID-19 affecting mental well-being, Naureen Akber Ali, Anam Shahil Feroz, Noshaba Akber, Rida Feroz, Salima Nazim Meghani, and Sarah Saleem