International meeting
August 28, 2009: Dr. Sania Nishtar attends PepsiCo Global Health Policy meeting in New York, USA, on August 27-28, 2009. Attends the meeting as a member of PepsiCo’s Global Health Advisory...
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Viewpoint 53: Nuancing national security
August 22, 2009: A viewpoint titled ‘Nuancing national security’ by Sania Nishtar has been published in The News International. Full text is accessible at Viewpoints
This is a commemorative comment to mark Pakistan’s 62nd independence day. The point that is being made is that security is a holistic...
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Nuancing national security
Published in The News International on August 22, 2009:
Reaffirming the commitment to national security can be a befitting commemoration of the country’s 62nd Independence Day. National security is defined as “the requirement to maintain the survival of the nation-state through the use of economic, military and political power and the...
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Viewpoint 52: Anti-corruption reform
August 15, 2009: A viewpoint titled ‘Anti-corruption reform’ by Sania Nishtar has been published in The News International on August 15, 2009. Full text is accessible at viewpoints
Context: Transparency International’s report featuring citizens’ perceptions on the level of corruption has just been released. There are many viewpoints circulating about...
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Anti-corruption reform
Published in The News International on August 15, 2009:
The release of Transparency International’s National Corruption Perception Survey, 2009, which assessed citizens’ perceptions as to the level of corruption in the four provinces of Pakistan, has sparked a debate about the prevalence of corruption in the country and the inter-provincial variations...
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Viewpoint 51: Devolution reform
August 08, 2009: A viewpoint titled ‘Devolution reform’ by Sania Nishtar has been published in The News International. Full text is accessible at Viewpoints
Context: The fate of the devolution initiative (local government system) is undecided and is impacting the functioning of every sector including health. Opinions are...
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Devolution reform
Published in The News International on August 08, 2009:
The fate of the devolution initiative is likely to be decided by the end of this year, regardless of the presidential sanction to the provincial draft proposal—currently in the pipeline—given that the Local Government Ordinance will stand omitted from the Sixth Schedule...
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Comment in The Lancet
August 01, 2009: The Lancet has published a comment on the important subject of the role of the private sector in health systems. Members of the Working Group on the role of private sector in health systems of the Rockefeller Foundation were co-authors. Reference:
Lagomarsino G, de Ferranti D, Pablos-Mendez A,...
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