About Us
Our Mission
At Baby Matters Conference Pakistan, we are dedicated to fostering knowledge and sharing best practices that support infant and early childhood mental health to serve infants, toddlers, and their families. We aim to empower practitioners across many disciplines with the resources they need to nurture young minds effectively.
This April join us for our first ever conference, utilizing a revolutionary "honeybee" model where the expert comes to you.
Registration and conference attendance are offered at no cost thanks to sponsorship from the Health Services Academy of Pakistan. Check out the topics and register today!
Who We Are
Non-profit child rights and protection organization
Dr. Shahzad Ali Khan
Dean and Vice Chancellor of the Health Services Academy (HSA) in Islamabad, Pakistan
Prof Dr. Abid Malik
Professor / Head of Public Mental Health Department
Prof Dr. Saadia Aseem
Director and Mind Health & Well-Being Consultant at HSA Health & Wellness Centre, Health Services Academy, Ministry of National Health Services
Dr. Siham Sikandar
Assistant Professor, Medical & Human Sciences
Community research & Mental Health
Dr. Zafar Mirza
Director of Health System Development at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Professor Asad Tamizuddin Nizami
Professor of Psychiatry & Chairman Institute of Psychiatry
Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi
Dr. Najia Atif
University of Manchester, UK, PhD
Baby Matters - Beginnings
Zero to Three Fellows 2023
The Baby Matters conference would not have been possible without the extensive knowledge, talents, and support of the original conference planning committee from the 2022-2024 cohort of Zero To Three Fellows. As we reach our first live conference we would like to express deep gratitude for the leadership and spirit found in this international group. With love to our fellow mushrooms. Pictured here from left to right at our first conference meeting: Roop Zainab Rana, Shemika Whiteside, Fatima Kadik, Jessica Gordon, Valeria Atanacio, Leah Sanchez, Kelly McGlothen-Bell, Celeste Poe, Aditi Subramaniam, Andrea G. Oliveira, Dani Stamm Thomas, Yolanda Fountain Hardy, and Amy Finlay-Jones.