Every year, tens of millions of Pakistanis demonstrate they can quit. The question is why the state fails to see this opportunity to help them make it permanent? A recent Ramazan transmission moment went viral — a caller asked a mufti whether...
Karachi, March 5, 2026 — Heartfile, in collaboration with the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Karachi, organized a dissemination program to share new evidence on industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) in street foods and cooking fats used in Pakistan.The event...
2 March 2026: Financing of NCD Prevention in LMICs, a 10 country case study by Heartfile” gets published in the current supplement of JPMA. Access full text articles of all case studies here
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NCDs are the biggest global killers and the leading cause of preventable morbidity and disability but have remained outside of development planning in the past. With the inclusion of NCDs as a target in SDG 3, countries are beginning to accord attention to NCDs. However sustainable domestic financing to implement...
February 9, 2026. Dr Nishtar met with Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea to discuss Gavi’s close partnership with PNG to boost immunisation coverage and strengthen health systems.Read More
February 9, 2026. Dr Nishtar joined a panel discussion on rewriting the blueprint in this new era of health systems leadership at the World Health Expo Leaders in Dubai.Read More
February 6, 2026. Dr Nishtar joined the OECD-EU High-Level Dialogue on the Resilience of Societies and Economies at The World Governments Summit to highlight why immunisation builds stronger societies, health systems and economies.Read More
February 4, 2026. Dr Nishtar met with President Julius Maada Bio to thank him for championing immunisation and health equity, commending the significant strides Sierra Leone has made in immunisation coverage under his leadership.Read More
February 4, 2026. Dr Nishtar met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe to congratulate him for successfully restoring immunisation coverage to pre-pandemic levels and for boosting HPV vaccination coverage from 7% in 2022 to 55% in 2024.Read More
February 4, 2026. Dr Nishtar joined DP World’s roundtable discussion at the World Governments Summit on how innovation is transforming supply chains.Read More