On September 30, this past Saturday, I attended the inaugural Annual Early-Career Health Researchers’ Symposium. The Faculty of Health Sciences of Aga Khan University organised the Symposium.
Sixteen great research papers were presented and I was one of the judges. The topics included nurses’ knowledge and practice with catheters associated urinary tract infections, female sexual dysfunction and fertility, improving facility-based quality of care during childbirth, clinical mentorship and drugs discovery. The quality of research and the youthful exuberance of the researchers were impressive.
After an exhausting and inspiring day, I thought about good research. I thought about the power of good research to drive the advancement of quality of life, as well as spur socioeconomic development. Think about what a dense research ecosystem — teeming with research active faculty, students and industry, working in collaboration — could do for this country and the continent.
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