February 25, 2011: The global Non Communicable diseases Alliance, a formal alliance of four international federations recently held an event, parallel to the 55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. The session was focused on a neglected dimension of women’s health and development—non-communicable diseases,...
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February 21, 2011: Saeed Allawala hosted a consultation on the impact of the 18th amendment on the pharmaceutical sector in Pakistan. Sania Nishtar was invited to keynote at the occasion. The meeting was also attended by Chairman Pharma Bureau and Chairman Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers...
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February 19, 2011: Sania Nishtar attends the US-Pakistan Muslim Engagement Initiative on February 17-19, 2011. The event was hosted by the Lahore University of Management Sciences...
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February 12, 2011: The World Bank has just released its south Asia report on NCDs—Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia. The report highlights the magnitude of disease burden in Pakistan and stresses on the need to step up action to address this challenge. The enclosed comment uses the evidence-policy disconnect...
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Published in The News International on February 12, 2011:
World Bank’s report ‘Tackling Non-communicable Diseases in South Asia’ made headlines in Pakistan, yesterday. This is an important subject and its significance should be appreciated by policymakers. The report highlights the magnitude of burden attributable to a set of diseases, widely prevalent throughout...
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