February 27, 2013: The World Health Organization hosted a meeting of the Informal Consultation Group (ICG) of Experts on NCD on February 11-12 in the WHO Headquarter in Geneva. The meeting was held to review progress made in global initiatives for NCD prevention and control, to solicit inputs on WHO’s...
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February 26, 2013: On February 25th, Heartfile Health Financing and Janum Network signed a Memorandum of Understanding on improving financial access to healthcare for patients suffering from obstetric fistula. Several commitments have been agreed upon by the two NGOs; the MoU can be
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February 19, 2013: World’s renowned experts, eminent scientists and academics have contributed towards the
latest series of the Lancet, Series 4 on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs),
launched on February 11, 2013. The Series builds on the High Level Meeting on NCDs convened by the United Nations in 2011 and...
February 15, 2013: While the public support for polio eradication has intensified, so have the challenges in this effort. Our latest piece,
'Pakistan’s Polio Tipping Point' on February 14, 2013 in response has appeared as ‘visionary voices’ in the world premier
Project...
Rifat Atun, Shabbar Jaffar, Sania Nishtar, Felicia M Knaul, Mauricio L Barreto, Moffat Nyirenda, Nicholas Banatvala, Peter Piot. Improving responsiveness of health systems to non-communicable diseases. The Lancet, 12 February 2013: doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60063-X
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February 7, 2013: We are pleased to announce the launch of
Heartfile's eForum, (
#HeartfileBlog) with commentaries, resources and updates on Pakistan-relevant health and population issues. In addition to being a discussion portal and serving as an archive, this forum will also serve as a sounding board for issues to...
Published in The News International on February 06, 2013:
Pakistan’s national and human security challenges have never been so pervasive. A war along the northern borders and relentless insurgency threatens the writ of the state, pitting law-enforcement agencies against people. Vested-interest groups exploit and deepen existing polarisation on ethnic, sectarian, political...
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