Ismaili Centres Archive
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Based in Decatur, Georgia, USA, Shelina Jiwani has been working at the Emory hospital for the past 21 years. She has been at the forefront of treating Covid-19 patients since the start of the pandemic.
Sana Jiwani works as a specialist in the clinical nursing and rapid response teams at the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the critical care area at the same hospital soon after completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
The Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA participated in the 2020 National Faith and Blue Weekend, an initiative co-convened by Movement Forward, Inc. (a bridge-building, solutions-focused human and civil rights organization based in Atlanta), and the US Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services. The initiative is supported by nearly every major law enforcement organization across the United States.
Zehra Bana works as a Clinical Practice leader for the Mental Health program at the Lakeridge Health Centre in Ontario. Her goal is to ensure that she and her team provide safe, high-quality, evidence-based care to patients.
Based in Houston, USA, Dr Salma Khuwaja is one of the two operational directors of Epidemiology who are leading the City of Houston’s response against Covid-19. She has been working with local hospitals in planning and implementation of disease prevention and control measures for the last 16 years.
The 2nd of November, 2020 marks the 143rd birth anniversary of Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III. He succeeded his father as the 48th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili sect of Shia Muslims at the tender age of eight. He was a founding member of the Aligarh University, which became India’s first Muslim university based on the modern education system. He also served as the President of the League of Nations from 1937 to 1938. While his magnificent life and substantial endeavours demonstrate many philanthropic lessons, five significant lessons taken from his autobiography, The Memoirs of Aga Khan, hope to prove relevant and useful to readers today, regardless of caste or creed.
“People can make a difference in their own lives if they are given the tools and resources that they need,” Jason Carter, Chairman of The Carter Center.
Based in Umm Al Quwain, UAE, Noureen Kamran is a critical care nurse in the neonatal and NICU departments. Recently, her job has included attending to cases where perinatal care is required for pregnant women with suspected or confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Com a quantidade de distrações que temos à nossa volta, hoje em dia é cada vez mais desafiante estarmos concentrados enquanto desenvolvemos as nossas tarefas, principalmente quando se trata de estudar. Assim, hoje partilhamos contigo a Técnica Pomodoro - uma dica que te pode ajudar na gestão do tempo enquanto te preparas para os testes e exames.
