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Biography
Anam Najam (Urdu: انعم نجم) is a Pakistani medical doctor and psychiatrist from the Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. She is Pakistan's first and only quadriplegic psychiatrist.
Early life and education
Dr Anam Najam was born to a Muslim Family in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. After completing her MBBS from Ayub Medical College, Abbotabad, she did her Post-graduation in psychiatry from College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. Currently, she is working as a Psychiatrist in Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad.
Incident
On March 15, 2008, Najam was traveling to Muzaffarabad from Rawalpindi with her family. During midnight, a group of armed robbers fired at their car to stop them and one of the bullets penetrated Dr. Anam’s neck which led to a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her full body from below the neck. She went to Cologne, Germany in October, 2010for stem cell therapy but this treatment didn't give her any relief and incident left her near-paralyzed, affecting all the four limbs, a condition is known as Quadriplegia.
Awards
- Empowered, Dignified and Prosperous Woman Achievement Award on Women's Day 2016.