Dr Rozina Karmaliani, PhD, MSN, BScN is Dean and Professor at the AKU School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM), a faculty member for the Medical College's Community Health Sciences, Associate Faculty with the Institute for Global Health and Development, and the Brain and Mind Institute. She has worked for the development and promotion of higher education in nursing in East Africa, Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt. Dr Karmaliani's areas of research include women, child and adolescent health, with special focus on the prevention of gender-based violence, promoting mental health and preventing suicides from a health systems perspective.