Saudi doctor builds digital community to support women’s health

JEDDAH: With more than 700,000 followers on TikTok, Saudi obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Lama Alsharif is using social media to tackle gaps in women’s health education and challenge misconceptions that can prevent patients from seeking care. Alsharif first recognized the scale of the problem during her residency at a government hospital, where she worked in clinics, emergency departments, labor rooms and operating theaters. She repeatedly encountered women who had access to medical care but l