Prof. Dr. Sajid Bashir Soofi has been an endowed professor at the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the Aga Khan University, Pakistan, since 2004. He is a clinician-researcher and a public health scientist with vast experience in hospital and community-based research. He was awarded the prestigious International Health Research Award by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2010. He also received the prestigious scientific award of CDC—the Charles C. Shepard Science Award by Centre for Disease Control CDC in 2019. He was a co-investigator of the National Nutrition Surveys, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Pakistan (2011 and 2018). He has spearheaded multiple high-impact clinical trials and large-scale national and international nutrition surveys. His research areas include maternal neonatal, child, and adolescent health, emphasizing nutrition and infectious diseases. His research emphasizes the integration of newborn, child, and nutrition interventions into existing health system programs. The evidence assembled through these trials has played an instrumental role in guiding policy and programs targeting MNCH survival and stunting reduction programs.
