Events
Our Events & Upcoming Events
Anti-Burnout Hackathon '26
Pakistan’s first anti-burnout hackathon brought together healthcare professionals..
Healers’ Space
Healers’ Space, in collaboration with Buland, Pakistan’s first storytelling platform
Leading with Compassion
Leading with Compassion featured Prof. Michael West CBE, Prof. of Psychology.
Launch of Women in Medicine Wellbeing Forum at FPCCI
FPCCI in collaboration with Dr. Essa Lab & Diagnostic Centre and the Centre for Arts.
Awareness Session at MALC
In collaboration with Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre , We hosted an awareness session.
Awareness Session at Tabba Heart Institute
The Burnout Awareness Session at focused on helping healthcare professionals.
MOU Signing CFAW
MOU Signing Latte.Khi
MOU Signing Hope & Cope
MOU Signing Noor
Anti-Burnout Hackathon '26
Pakistan’s first anti-burnout hackathon brought together healthcare professionals and innovators to develop practical solutions addressing burnout in healthcare. The event featured cash prizes and a distinguished panel of local and international judges, creating a platform for participants to turn ideas into actionable solutions for improving healthcare worker wellbeing.
Post Hackathon Virtual Research Workshop with Dr. Kiran Abbas focused on turning research ideas into actionable, publishable work. The session covered research types, publication pathways, ethical considerations, and cost-effective approaches, equipping participants to take their ideas from pitches to meaningful, real-world research
Dual Book Launch
Edited by our founder and C.E.O., Dr Arfa Masihuddin, and Dr Minhaj Qidwai, Dean, Health and Medical Sciences, Al Kawthar University, Rufayda’s Dual Book Launch brought together authors and healthcare leaders for an evening of conversation around two new releases set to redefine organisational culture and advance provider wellbeing.
Book 1: Impact of Organizational Culture and The Well-Being of Healthcare Providers
Purchase link: https://www.igi-global.com/book/impact-organizational-culture-well-being/369319
Book 2: Fostering Organizational Culture for Provider Well-Being.
Women in Medicine Wellbeing Forum
(WiMWF)
Women in Medicine Wellbeing Forum (WiMWF) is a monthly gathering by Rufayda bringing together women across medicine and allied healthcare to connect, learn, reflect, and grow. In collaboration with Dr. Essa Laboratory & Diagnostics, CFAW, and LATTE Karachi, the forum creates space for meaningful conversations, skill-sharing, and community building around the realities of women in healthcare.
To attend our future sessions, you can email us at info@rufaydacareforhealthcare.com or reach out to us at +92 336 5411532
Off-Call Session One
Off-Call Session One marked the beginning of a space created for IMGs to pause, reflect, and simply be themselves. Through narrative medicine and creative prompts, Off-Call aims to bring the human side of medicine into focus and create a sense of common ground among IMGs.
To attend our future sessions, you can email us at info@rufaydacareforhealthcare.com or reach out to us at +92 336 5411532
Healers’ Space
Healers’ Space, in collaboration with Buland, Pakistan’s first storytelling platform, and CFAW, Nani Ghar, brought healthcare professionals together through stories and honest conversations about the emotional realities of caregiving on healthcare. The session created space to share what often goes unspoken and find connection through lived experiences.
Leading with Compassion
Leading with Compassion featured Prof. Michael West CBE, Professor of Work & Organisational Psychology at Lancaster University, in a conversation on compassionate leadership, burnout, and healthcare team wellbeing, bringing his internationally recognised work into conversation with Pakistan’s healthcare community.
Launch of Women in Medicine Wellbeing Forum at FPCCI
The Women in Medicine Wellbeing Forum was launched at FPCCI, Karachi, in collaboration with Dr Essa Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre, and the Centre for Arts Based Methodologies & Wellbeing (CFAW). The event brought together healthcare voices to open meaningful conversations around women’s wellbeing, support systems, and creating empowering workspaces for women in healthcare.
Awareness Session at MALC
Rufayda – Care for Healthcare conducted an awareness session focused on the mental well-being of healthcare professionals working with chronic and stigmatised illnesses at the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC). The session created space for open dialogue around burnout, compassion fatigue, and the emotional realities of caregiving, reinforcing the importance of supporting the wellbeing of those who care for others.
Awareness Session at Tabba Heart Institute
The Burnout Awareness Session at Tabba Heart Institute focused on helping healthcare professionals understand the difference between everyday stress and burnout, recognise early warning signs, and reflect on the pressures that build up over time in clinical practice.
Who Heals The Helaer Webinar
A collaborative webinar in partnership with Pakistan Mental Health Coalition (PMHC) and Hope and Cope Psychological Services Centre, exploring the mental health challenges facing Pakistan’s healthcare workforce, including burnout, workplace violence, and moral injury.
The Stethoscopes' Purse
The Stethoscope’s Purse, in collaboration with Al Meezan Investments, explored financial literacy for healthcare professionals, covering practical approaches to earning, saving, investing, and making informed financial decisions.
