As an Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity and former co-director of the Tekano Fellowship, and Emerging Voice for Global Health, Shehnaz has demonstrated her commitment to driving systemic change in equity initiatives. She co-founded Africa Health Futures, a collective dedicated to reimagining health systems using transformative, feminist approaches, showcasing her dedication to innovative and inclusive solutions. With a research focus spanning primary healthcare, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and gender-based violence interventions across diverse contexts including Cuba, New Zealand, India and South Africa, she brings a transnational perspective to her work, which enriched Percept’s global impact.