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Saiqa Mullick is a program associate for the Population Council's Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program. She coordinates operations research on reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and the integration of HIV and AIDS into reproductive health services in east and southern Africa. Mullick is currently participating in the development of two World Health Organization (WHO) global strategies: control of sexually transmitted infections and elimination of congenital syphilis. She was also a core team member in the development of evidence-based WHO guidelines for the integration of RTIs into reproductive health. Her research interests include reproductive tract infections including sexually transmitted infections (STIs); maternity care, particularly in the area of syphilis screening and treatment in antenatal care; and integration of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV into family planning services. Prior to joining the Council, Mullick worked as the deputy director for the Reproductive Health Research Unit in Durban, managing a number of projects aimed at implementing and evaluating interventions in the field of STIs and antenatal care. She also worked on a project aimed at involving men in antenatal and postnatal care as well as on a national initiative aimed at strengthening STI services in South Africa. Mullick worked with the Medical Research Council in South Africa as a senior scientist.
Mullick has published several articles and given presentations at conferences and workshops around the world. She obtained her medical degree at the University of Nairobi and subsequently earned a master's in public health methodology at the University of Brussels and a master's in public health in developing countries at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. She is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
A partial list of publications includes:
Mullick, Saiqa, Mags E. Beksinska, and Sibekezelo Msomi. 2005. "Treatment for syphilis in antenatal care: Compliance with the three-dose standard treatment regimen," Sexually Transmitted Infections 81(3): 220 222. (PDF)
Mullick, Saiqa, Deborah Watson-Jones, Mags E. Beksinska, and David Mabey. 2005. "Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy: Prevalence, impact on pregnancy outcomes, and approach to treatment in developing countries," Sexually Transmitted Infections 81(4): 294 302. (PDF)
Mullick, Saiqa, Nathalie Broutet, Ye Htun, Marleen Temmerman, and Francis Ndowa. 2004. "Commentary: Controlling congenital syphilis in the era of HIV/AIDS," Bulletin of the World Health Organization 82(6): 431 432. | 