The sad demise of one of Pakistan’s leading epidemiologists and international civil servants, Dr. AbdurRab in the morning of August 8, 2015 in Toronto, Canada was a highly tragic event. Such moments raise memories and heighten emotions. Social media, colleagues, friends and family members remembered his exceptional character and rich public health service. To reiterate […]
The district health system in the framework of primary health care: Missed opportunities and missing links
Thirty four years have elapsed since the Alma-Ata Declaration on primary health care (PHC) was promulgated in September 1978 through a consensus reached by the world community, as the cardinal strategy for achieving the goal of “health for all”. In 2008 a conference was convened by WHO and UNICEF to examine the intervening three decades […]
