Shamaila Anwar

In my family, Ramadan has always been a huge event. As far back as I can remember, preparations would begin long before the month of fasting had started, with my parents stocking up on supplies and my mum beginning her food prep for the upcoming evening meals – known as Iftars. Ramadan begins and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic year, meaning it falls on different dates each year. In 2021, it started on April 12 and will end around May 12.

Within my Muslim Pakistani community at the start of the pandemic, the biggest concern was that our community was going to be used as guinea pigs for experimental vaccines BY: Dr Shamaila Anwar “Addressing vaccine hesitancy among communities is as complex as fighting the pandemic itself. As the virus evolves, so does hesitancy. Hesitancy is nothing new of course.

Background and Purpose—We developed a new postdischarge system of care comprising a structured assessment covering longer-term problems experienced by patients with stroke and their carers, linked to evidence-based treatment algorithms and reference guides (the longer-term stroke care system of care) to address the poor longer-term recovery experienced by many patients with stroke. Methods—A pragmatic, multicentre, cluster randomized controlled trial of this system of care.