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Union’s Pakistan Partners Review and Strategic Planning Meeting

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December 12-13, 2022: Dr Saba Amjad CEO of Heartfile attended the Union’s Pakistan Partners Review and Strategic Planning Meeting at Occidental Hotel, Dubai, UAE.  

 A diverse group of Government officials from the Pakistan Tobacco Control Cell and other UNION grantees gathered in Dubai for the meeting. The event provided a unique platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and fostering partnerships.

Over the course of two days, attendees showcased their projects and shared their experiences. This served as an opportunity to highlight the remarkable impact made by these organizations across Pakistan. The meeting focused on evaluating the ongoing work on tobacco control in Pakistan. Critical issues like the national tobacco control strategy, gap and enforcement challenges in existing legislation, tobacco industry Interference, tobacco tax, and other emerging issues, including novel products were discussed.

Trans Fatty Acids Technical and Advisory Group Quarterly Review Meeting

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10th March 2023: We are pleased to share that the TFA Advisory Group Quarterly Review Meeting for quarter 1  of the current year was successfully held at the Heartfile office. The gathering took place on. The core committee TFA Advisory Group attended the meeting to discuss key matters pertaining to Trans Fatty Acids elimination in Pakistan. The meeting focused on reviewing the progress made during the previous quarter, assessing the strategies, and identifying areas for improvement to achieve our collective objective of eliminating iTFA from the Pakistan food chain.

Trans Fatty Acids Technical and Advisory Group Quarterly Review Meeting

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23rd of May 2023: We are pleased to share that the TFA Advisory Group Quarterly Review Meeting for the second quarter of the current year was successfully held at the Heartfile office. This important gathering took place on the The core committee of the TFA Advisory Group came together to address critical matters concerning the elimination of Trans Fatty Acids (TFA) in Pakistan.

The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss the draft report of the recently completed chemical analyses of iTFA content in food samples. These analyses were conducted with the support of Heartfile by PCSIR, which has recently been upgraded for this purpose. The findings presented in the report played a significant role in shaping our strategies and advocacy efforts and actions needed toward eradicating industrially produced Trans Fatty Acids from the food chain in Pakistan.

We remain committed to our collective aim of eliminating Trans Fatty Acids from the food chain in Pakistan by 2023, and the discussions during the meeting served as a crucial step in achieving this goal. 

A Cost-effectiveness analysis for the elimination of industrially produced Trans Fatty Acids

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23rd May 2023: Heartfile, a renowned research institution committed to improving healthcare systems, is pleased to announce the publication of its comprehensive cost-effectiveness analysis for the elimination of industrially produced Trans Fatty Acids from the Pakistan food chain. The study sheds light on the economic implications and benefits of ITFA elimination efforts, providing valuable insights for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders.  It underscores the importance of sustained investment in ITFA elimination programs to achieve significant health and economic benefits. 

The analysis employed a rigorous methodology, incorporating extensive data collection, modeling, and statistical analysis, and assessed the cost of implementing the interventions against the potential health benefits and monetary savings resulting from reduced disease burden and associated healthcare costs.

The study, titled “Heartfile Cost Effectiveness Analysis for ITFA Elimination in Pakistan,” is available for public access and can be accessed through Heartfile’s official website at  http://www.heartfile.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TFA-cost-effectiveness-study-Pakistan-FINAL-02052023.docx

Participation in the Asian Parliamentary Association convening 

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May 17, 2023: Dr Sania Nishtar participated in the Asian Parliamentary Association Standing Committee on Economic and Social Development’s meeting, which was held in Bahrain on May 17. On the sidelines of the meetings, she also held many bilateral meetings with the delegations of Iran, Qatar, Indonesia, and Turkey to explore cross country learning in the social sectors.

Keynote talk at the launch of the Lives and Livelihoods Fund

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May 13, 2023: Dr Sania Nishtar gave the keynote talk at the launch ceremony of the Lives and Livelihoods Fund during the Islamic Development Bank Annual Meetings 2023. The launch event happened during the Lives and Livelihoods Fund development colloquium which was a discussion forum engaging high profile speakers to invest in strategic partnerships to invest in human development.

Commentary in The Lancet on the future of Pandemics

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May 12, 2023, Helena Legido-QuigleyHelen ClarkSania Nishtar, as co-chairs of the new PRIME lancet Commission along with Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet publish a commentary in the Lancet titled, “Reimagining health security and preventing future pandemics: the NUS–Lancet Pandemic Readiness, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation Commission.  The commentary can be accessed here https://t.co/pD5mtGueYV