Samiha Riaz is an early career doctor from Pakistan and an aspiring Psychiatrist. She became involved with Cochrane as a mentee in the Cochrane US Health Equity Mentoring program. Cochrane has provided her with great learning tools to learn about evidence synthesis and world-class clinical research as an early career professional. Additionally, she was involved in creating a visual abstract for a Cochrane Systematic Review.

Contribution: blogshots creation.

Wong Chun Hoong is a Pharmacist from Malaysia, currently working at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. He started translation work as a volunteer from Cochrane Malaysia in 2017 which later expanded to Cochrane China and Taiwan. In 2020, he started to help Cochrane First Aid to produce and translate blogshots. He believes that scientific knowledge should be made easy to understand so that everyone can determine the most appropriate treatment for themselves.

Contribution: blogshots translation.

Duygu Tokol  is a translator and lecturer from Turkey, specializing in health-related translations. Her MS diagnosis led her to focus on the health field, and in 2025, she began translating blogshots for Cochrane MS and Rare Diseases of the CNS. She believes it is crucial that evidence-based scientific knowledge is accessible to both healthcare professionals and patients, enabling informed decision-making and improving care.

Contribution: blogshots translation.

Dulce Estêvão is a Coordinator Professor of Biochemistry and researcher at the University of Algarve, affiliated with the School of Health and the Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-RI). Her current research focuses on systematic reviews, and she has contributed as co-author in several reviews and protocols as a member of international teams. Since joining the Cochrane Collaboration in 2020, she has been involved in a variety of projects and is willing to continue contributing to the organization.

Contribution: blogshots creation & translation.

Seemab Mehmood is an MBBS Candidate from Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore, Pakistan. She is currently serving as International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA) Pakistan President. She joined cochrane in 2024 and since then actively working as Cochrane Clinical Reviewer and volunteer at Cochrane Multiple Sclerosis and Rare Diseases of Central Nervous System.

Contribution: blogshots creation.