Anam Najam
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Anam Najam | |
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انعم نجم | |
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Ayub Medical College (MBBS) |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
Anam Najam (Urdu: انعم نجم) is a Pakistani medical doctor and psychiatrist. She is Pakistan's first and only quadriplegic psychiatrist.[1] She is a recipient of the Chevening Scholarship for higher studies in the United Kingdom.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Najam was born in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.[when?] She passed her intermediate from Shaheen Model College in Muzaffarabad and received a distinction in the AJK Board. After completing her MBBS from Ayub Medical College in Abbottabad, she pursued post-graduate studies in psychiatry from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Karachi. Until 2019, she worked as a psychiatrist at a Combined Military Hospital in Muzaffarabad,[1] following which she was awarded a Chevening Scholarship and left to pursue a Master of Science in War and Psychiatry at King's College London in the United Kingdom.
2008 attack and paralysis[edit]
On 15 March 2008, while traveling from Rawalpindi to Muzaffarabad with her family, a group of armed robbers attacked and fired at Najam's car, following which a stray bullet penetrated her neck and led to a severe spinal cord injury that paralyzed her body from below the neck. In October 2010, Najam went to Cologne, Germany[3] for stem-cell therapy, which proved unsuccessful and ultimately led her to lose control over all four of her limbs, a condition known as quadriplegia.
Awards[edit]
- Empowered, Dignified and Prosperous Woman Achievement Award on Women's Day 2016[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "This Lady Became Pakistan's First Quadriplegic Physician After Suffering Near-Paralysis". Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Covid-19 certificate condition irks UK students". 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Fighting depression and disability: This Muzaffarabad doctor's story is one of resilience - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
Further reading[edit]
- Jadoon, Alveena (August 2018). "Anam Became Disabled After She Was Shot In The Neck, Now She's Pakistan's First Quadriplegic Psychiatrist". Mangobaaz.