Swimming, Workout, Travel, Cooking, Baking, CreativeArts
IYCF project delivered by AKU Pakistan and University of British Columbia
Provided operational support for a UNFPA project in Sindh, overseeing humanitarian response for flood-affected populations across Sindh
Enhanced sperformance by implementing strategic plans and overseeing daily operations.
• Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) | 2011-2025 | Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society (PNDS)
• HSW Certification (Human Social Worker, PNS Shifa Hospital Karachi) since 2003
following 3 months course on Psychosocial Counseling at PNS Shifa, hospital, Karachi
• CITI Certification
Swimming, Workout, Travel, Cooking, Baking, CreativeArts
▪ Award receiver: Dr. Ching Hwa Chui, First Asian Outstanding Young Dietitian Award -2018 by Asian Federation of Dietetic Association (AFDA)
▪ INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION:
▪ Participated in The Nutrition Society Summer Congress in Belfast, UK between 2-5th June 2024 organized by Irish Section, The Nutrition Society,UK)
§ Represented Pakistan at the International Confederation of Dietetic Association (ICDA Conference Granada Spain) 12-14th Oct 2017
▪ Represented Pakistan at AODA-MDA International Conference May 2016 in Malaysia
▪ Represented Pakistan at 6th Asian Congress of Dietetics, Taipei, Taiwan, August 21-24, 2014
▪ Represented PNDS at 5th Asian Congress of Dietetics, Bangkok, Thailand November 2010
Invited speaker at several national & International Conferences/meetings including public awareness programs
- Invited speaker at an awareness session for Primary care physicians in Karachi Pakistan on the Dietary management in hypertension”
7th Asian Congress of Dietetics (ACD) Hong Kong in July 2018
- “First Asian Dietetic Forum” held during MDA-AODA 2016.
- Oral Paper Presentation on "Nutritional status of children in Remote Villages of Tharparkar, Sind Pakistan at 17th ICD Congress Granada, Spain 7th -9th Sep 2016
§ Positive Deviance Hearth workshop by World Vision International
§ Result based management workshop by UNFPA 1-2 June 2023
§ Two-Days Training on Handling disclosure of GBV -April 10th & 11th 2023
§ 3 days training on GBVIE tools & approaches 17-18 March 2023
§ 3 days training on GBV & Psychosocial concepts and practical aspects to support implementation through Women and Girls Friendly Spaces by UNFPA 23-25th Feb.2023
§ 6 months Clinical Nutrition and Hospital Dietetics Training at The Kidney Centre PGTI
§ 3 months internship on Communication, Counseling and Stress Management at Department of Psychiatry, PNS Shifa.2004
1. Co-author, Disease Specific Dietary guidelines published in JPMA in May 2023
2. Article Published on Nutrition in Chronic Kidney diseases (Dialysis)
3. Education intervention for hypertension management by primary care physician - PUMP TRIAL Pak Heart J 2022;55(Supplement1)
4. Primary Author of "A Cross Sectional Study Assessing The Prevalence of Modifiable Risk Factors of Diet Related Chronic Disease in Tertiary Care Hospital Employees. Volume 1 of 2016 (march 2016) ANNALS Journal of Medical and Dental College.
5. “Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Body Composition and Nutritional Intake of Healthy Adults: A Cross Sectional/ Cohort Study. (Not published yet)
6. Co-author “Dietary Patterns of Pediatric Stone Formers and their Healthy Siblings” Urological Research
Other Publications
• “Recipe Book for People with Hypertension” Author. Published by PNDS & Pakistan Hypertension League
• Review Article for PNDS Newsletter “Nutritional management of Hemodialysis patients.
• Developed Educational/Informative Material for public awareness on various topics e.g Diet and Diabetes, Chronic Renal failure, Kids Nutrition and healthy breakfast
• “Nutrition and Kidney Transplant” Express Tribune 11th March 2018| Author
• Nutrition & Diabetes “Newspaper publication on World Diabetes Day 14th Nov 2018
• “Diet in Kidney Diseases” Daily Jung News on 14th March 2019
• The Nutrition Society UK Gazette! Article Published