September 29, 2015: The global premier of the documentary based on Sania Nishtar’s book, “Choked Pipes” and her work subsequent to that in Pakistan, was held in New York on September 22 as a side session of the United Nations’ 70th General Assembly. The event was hosted by the Rockefeller...
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Pandemic Financing Stakeholders Meeting
September 28, 2015: The World Bank hosted the Pandemic Financing Stakeholders Meeting in Washington on September 21 and 22, 2015. The meeting was convened “to examine options for strengthening global financing for pandemics to help countries and global partners respond more effectively to disease outbreaks”. The meeting considered a range...
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Choked Pipes documentary: sneak preview
September 18, 2015: A sneak preview of the documentary based on our President, Sania Nishtar’s Oxford University Press-published book Choked Pipes, was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on September 11, 2015. The ‘sneak preview’ was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Andrew Jack from Financial...
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WHO EMRO-NCD alliance meeting on NCDs in Cairo
September 4, 2015: Dr. Saba Amjad represented Heartfile at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Organization (EMRO) at the recent civil society meeting on the prevention of NCDs in Cairo, Egypt, which was held on September 1-2. The meeting was organized to strengthen partnerships with Civil Society...
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