Dr Shela Hirani Inducted into the Marquis Who’s Who Biographical Registry

Dr. Shela Hirani has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

With more than two decades of excellence in maternal and child health to her credit, Dr. Hirani has earned distinction as an associate professor with the University of Regina. She is a neonatal and child health nursing professional, academician, researcher, lactation consultant and an advocate of baby-friendly initiatives. Her professional goal is to make a difference in the lives of marginalized women and children through her research work, leadership and community services. By aligning her professional work with equity, diversity and inclusion, she has advocated for a positive change in society. She is actively involved in breastfeeding advocacy in diverse care settings and health promotion of vulnerable women and young children who are refugees, immigrants, internally displaced and homeless. Her work relates to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal of improving well-being and reducing mortality rates among young children.

In Canada, she is actively involved in advocating for safe spaces to remove breastfeeding barriers in a variety of public places like airports, shopping malls, restaurants, mothers’ workplace settings, child daycare centers, hospitals and post-secondary institutions. She is actively involved in work surrounding the improvement of health equity, health systems, programs and policies that often negatively affect the health and wellbeing of marginalized and vulnerable groups of women and young children, especially those affected by disaster and displacement.

More about Dr. Hirani at All Press