Rafat Hussain
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Dr Rafat Hussain اردو: ڈاکٹر رفعت حسین is an Associate Professor in Health Management and Deputy Head of the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England
in Armidale, New South Wales
, Australia
.
, Pakistan
. She studied at the Mama Parsi School and St. Joseph’s College, Karachi. In 1977 she joined the Dow Medical College
(now part of Dow University of Health Sciences
) from where she obtained the MBBS degree in 1984. She completed her internship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Medicine from the Civil Hospital
, Karachi.
, Karachi, where she was actively involved in teaching, clinical care and establishment of primary health care programs.
In 1989 she received a scholarship to study for a Masters in Public Health (with a focus on Maternal and Child Health) from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, USA.
She was Principal Investigator during 1992-93 on a project ‘Community Perceptions and Management of Acute Respiratory Infections in Urban Slums of Karachi’, funded by Harvard Institute of International Development, USA.
She was also Co-Investigator from 1990-93 on a project ‘Pregnancy Outcome & Child Survival Study’. This was a four-year longitudinal study to assess the prevalence of low birth weight; and child growth and development including the effects of under-nutrition). Funded by the National Institutes of Health
(Division of Reproductive Epidemiology), USA.
In 1993 she obtained a scholarship to undertake her PhD in Epidemiology & Population Health from the Australian National University
which she completed in 1998.
She was Principal Investigator during 1995-97 on the project ‘The Role of Inbreeding as a Determinant of Pregnancy Outcome and Child Survival in Pakistan ’. This was funded by the Health Transition Centre and National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University.
Dr Hussain has also worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Nutrition at University of Wollongong
and as a Visiting Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health.
Her research interests include reproductive and sexual health, women's health, health promotion, population genetics, developmental disabilities and health services research. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed international journals.
University of New England (Australia)
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
in Armidale, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Early life
Rafat Hussain was born in KarachiKarachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. She studied at the Mama Parsi School and St. Joseph’s College, Karachi. In 1977 she joined the Dow Medical College
Dow Medical College
Dow Medical College, is the oldest medical school in Sindh, Pakistan and is located in Karachi. In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newly formed Dow University of Health Sciences. Dow Medical College is the best medical college of Pakistan and one of the oldest education institutions in...
(now part of Dow University of Health Sciences
Dow University of Health Sciences
Dow University of Health Sciences is a coeducational medical university, owned by Mohammad Hamza Rahman and founded in 2003, in Karachi, Pakistan. It comprises two already established schools, Dow Medical College, and Sindh Medical College as well as the newly formed Dow International Medical...
) from where she obtained the MBBS degree in 1984. She completed her internship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Medicine from the Civil Hospital
Civil Hospital
Civil Hospital Karachi is a 1900-bed tertiary care public hospital that imparts both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. It is one of the teaching hospitals affiliated with the Dow Medical College now the Dow University of Health Sciences...
, Karachi.
Career
From 1987 to 1993 she worked as an academic at the Aga Khan UniversityAga Khan University
The Aga Khan University is a coeducational research university spread over three continents. It was granted its charter in 1983 as Pakistan's first private, autonomous university. AKU was founded by His Highness the Aga Khan, and is part of the Aga Khan Development Network...
, Karachi, where she was actively involved in teaching, clinical care and establishment of primary health care programs.
In 1989 she received a scholarship to study for a Masters in Public Health (with a focus on Maternal and Child Health) from the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
at Chapel Hill, USA.
She was Principal Investigator during 1992-93 on a project ‘Community Perceptions and Management of Acute Respiratory Infections in Urban Slums of Karachi’, funded by Harvard Institute of International Development, USA.
She was also Co-Investigator from 1990-93 on a project ‘Pregnancy Outcome & Child Survival Study’. This was a four-year longitudinal study to assess the prevalence of low birth weight; and child growth and development including the effects of under-nutrition). Funded by the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
(Division of Reproductive Epidemiology), USA.
In 1993 she obtained a scholarship to undertake her PhD in Epidemiology & Population Health from the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
which she completed in 1998.
She was Principal Investigator during 1995-97 on the project ‘The Role of Inbreeding as a Determinant of Pregnancy Outcome and Child Survival in Pakistan ’. This was funded by the Health Transition Centre and National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University.
Dr Hussain has also worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Nutrition at University of Wollongong
University of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...
and as a Visiting Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health.
Her research interests include reproductive and sexual health, women's health, health promotion, population genetics, developmental disabilities and health services research. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed international journals.