Dr Rehana A Salam​ works as an Assistant Professor in the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Division of Women and Child Health at the Aga Khan University. She has completed her PhD in the Discipline of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her research interests include nutrition and infections during pregnancy, neonatal health and adolescent health. Her experience in research encompasses systematic reviews, research synthesi​s, guidelines and translating research evidence into policy and practice with a wide exposure of working in collaboration with​ national stakeholders as well as international agencies. She has been a part of various study groups working on global advocacy projects including the three Lancet series on ‘diarrhoea and pneumonia’, ‘maternal and child nutrition’ and ‘newborn and neonatal mortality’. She has authored over a 100 international peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.