Dr. Sania Nishtar - President

1. Summary

Recently nominated as the International Health Professional of the Year 2007 by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Dr Sania Nishtar is known best for her cutting edge contributions to health policy and planning.

Sania Nishtar graduated from Khyber Medical College in 1986 as the best graduate of the year, with 16 gold medals – a college record, which remains intact to date. After 10 years of being a housewife and a mother, she resumed her professional life in 1996. Since then she has moved swiftly on two fronts – professionally within Pakistan and within the global health community in addition to obtaining the two highest equalizations in the field – Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and a Ph.D from Kings College, London.

Within Pakistan, she worked briefly as a cardiologist and then left a lucrative career as a cardiologist to set up the NGO think tank Heartfile ►, which today is the most powerful health policy voice in Pakistan and is valued as a model for replication in other developing countries. As the founder president of the NGO, she contributes a significant amount of her time voluntarily, on a pro bono basis, to catalyze change and institutionalize innovative solutions to improve Pakistan’s health systems. Her main focus is on health and social policy reform ►, catalyzing change in the health sector ► and reorienting public health ► in line global health trends.

Sania Nishtar’s scope of work has several global dimensions. She serves on the boards of many international health agencies ►, has led many global health initiatives, has been involved in the development of several international health declarations, has given more than 70 invited talks ► all over the world and is one of the few Pakistani physicians with a highly-rated publication ► and research ► record. She has to her credit, many international peer reviewed publications ► including four books ►. She has also chaired many international conferences ► and is a resource person ► for many international health agencies. Within Pakistan also, she writes ► and lectures ► extensively on contemporary health issues.

Sania Nishtar is the recipient of many national and international awards ► including the Sitara-i-Imtiaz of Pakistan and the European Societies Population Science Award, and has been listed by the International Biographical Center of Cambridge amongst the 2,000 outstanding scientists and intellectuals of the 20th Century. Her work combines a wide public health and policy perspective with a clinical background in medicine.

 ▲Top

2. Professional qualifications

  • FRCP, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of London, 2005

  • PhD, Medicine, Kings College London, 2002

  • MRCP (U.K.), Member Royal College of Physicians of London, 1996

  • MBBS, Khyber Medical College Peshawar, 1986

▲Top
3. Present appointment
  • Founder President and Executive Director, Heartfile, Pakistan.

▲Top
4. Academic honors and distinctions
  • Nominated as the International Health Professional of the year 2007 by the International Biographical Center, Cambridge, 2006

  • Sitara-i-Imtiaz (One of the highest civil award in Pakistan), 2005

  • European Society of Cardiology Population Science Award and Silver Medal, 2005

  • All Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Merit Scholarship, 1989

  • Best graduate of Khyber Medical College and Gold Medal, 1986

  • President of Pakistan student award and Gold Medal, 1986

  • University of Peshawar Gold Medal and merit scholarship, 1986

  • All Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam merit Scholarship, 1989

  • Topped academic list First Professional examination with distinction and Gold Medal: 1983

  • Topped academic list Second Professional examination with distinction and Gold Medal: 1984

  • Topped academic list Third Professional examination with distinction and Gold Medal: 1985

  • Topped academic list Final Professional examination with distinction and Gold Medal: 1986

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Biochemistry; Gold Medal and Distinction 1983

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Physiology; Gold Medal and Distinction 1983

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Pathology; Gold Medal and Distinction 1984

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Pharmacology; Gold Medal and Distinction 1984

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Forensic Medicine; Gold Medal and Distinction 1985

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Medicine; Gold Medal and Distinction 1986

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Surgery; Gold Medal and Distinction 1986

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Otorhinolaryngology; Gold Medal and Distinction 1986

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Gynaecology and Obstetrics; Gold Medal and Distinction 1986

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Eye; Gold Medal and Distinction 1986

  • Topped academic list in the subject of Community Medicine; Gold Medal and Distinction 1986

  • Khyber Medical College to date record holder for the highest marks scored in the following examinations:

    • First Professional (1983)

    • Second Professional (1984)

    • Third Professional (1985)

    • Final Professional (1986)

▲Top
5. Professional Activities

International Level

  • Chair, Pakistan Lancet Series on Health Reform (Expected publication 2008)

  • Member Working Group, Private Sector in Health Systems. Brookings Institute and Rockefeller Foundation (2008 onwards )

  • Nominated Board Member, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (October 2008 onwards)

  • Member, Clinton Global Initiative (2007 onwards)

  • Member Board of Trustees; International Union for Health Promotion, Paris, France (2004 to date)

  • Chair, World Heart Federation’s expert panel on Women and Heart Disease (2007 onwards)

  • Advisor, World Health Organization Headquarter, Geneva, Switzerland. May 2002, October 2002, December 2002, March 2003, and September 2003, October 2006, February 2007, July 2007

  • Advisor, World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Office. April 2005, June 2006, November 2007

  • Member, Executive Board, World Heart Federation, Geneva, 2003-2006.

  • Chairperson, Foundations Advisory Board of the World Heart Federation, 2003-2006.

  • Member, Executive Board, International Non-Governmental Coalition Against Tobacco (INGCAT), Geneva, Switzerland, 2004-2008.

  • Chair, World Heart Day Steering Committee, 2003-2006.

  • Chair, International Consortium on Community Health Promotion; International Union for Health Promotion.

  • Member, Steering Committee, Mega Country Network on Health Promotion, World Health Organization, Geneva, 2003-2004.

  • Member Oxford Vision 2020. An Oxford University initiative

  • Chair of the Steering committee - International 'Go Red for Women' campaign

  • Member, World Heart Forum, World Heart Federation, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001-todate.

  • Council Member, Foundations Council Initiative for Cardiovascular Research in the Developing Countries (IC Health), Geneva, Switzerland.

  • Member, Program Committee, World Health Organization's Global Forum on Non-Communicable Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Global Forum IV.

  • Executive Council Member, Eastern Mediterranean Heart Health Network, 2000-todate.

  • Executive Council Member, SAARC Cardiac Society, 2000-2002.

  • Faculty Member, Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology, 1999-todate.

  • Co-coordinator, Rawalpindi/Islamabad Chapter, Pakistan Cardiac Society, 1999-2002.

  • Advisor, National High Blood Pressure Education Program of Pakistan.

  • Founding Member, International ICT Group for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases.

  • Chair, Pakistan Cardiac Society Council for Preventive Cardiology 2004

  • Member, Chapter - SEBoD (Social and Economic Burdens of Depression in Asia) Initiative.

National Level

  • Founder and President of Heartfile (http://heartfile.org)

  • Founder of Pakistan's Health Policy Forum and think tank

  • Council Member, Pakistan Health Policy Council

  • Member Sub-committee on health; National Commission on Government Reforms

  • Member of the Board of Directors; Trust for Voluntary Organizations in Pakistan

  • Member of the Board of Directors; Infrastructure Project Development Facility, Pakistan

  • Founder of Pakistan’s Health Policy Think Tank

▲Top
6. Membership on editorial boards

  • International Declarations

    • Member, International Advisory Board, Milan Declaration. Information in Cardiovascular Disease. Milan, Italy; 2004.

    • Member, International Advisory Board, Osaka Declaration. Health, Economics and Political Action: Stemming the Global Tide of Cardiovascular Disease. Osaka, Japan; 2001.

    • Member, International Advisory Board, Victoria 2000 Declaration. Women, Heart Disease and Stroke. British Columbia, Canada; 2000.

  • International Consensus Statements

    • Member, Advisory Board, Guidelines on the use of HRT. Eastern Mediterranean Heart Heath Network, 2001.

    • Chair, Heart Disease Prevention Guidelines for South Asia. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Official Project, 2000.

  • Journals

    • Member, International Advisory Board. Global Forum Health Research Updates

    • Member, International Advisory Board. Chronic Disease

    • Member, International Advisory Board. Nature Cardiovascular disease

    • Member, International Advisory Board. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation: Official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, August 2003 onwards.

    • Joint Editor, Pakistan Heart Journal. Official journal of the Pakistan Cardiac Society, 1999-todate

    • Member, International Editorial Board, Indian Heart Journal, 1999-2001.

    • Technical Consultant, Journal of Pakistan Medical Research. Official journal of the Pakistan Medical Research Council, 1999-todate

▲Top
7. Strategic support provided in the health sector in Pakistan

  • Devoted time on a pro bono basis voluntarily to establish and lead Pakistan's Health Policy Forum - the first health sector think tank within the country. Initiated 2005 and ongoing

  • Devoted time on a pro bono basis voluntarily to set up and institutionalized the National Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan. Initiated in January 2003 and ongoing

  • Devoted time voluntarily to author the first health systems reform plan for the country entitled "the Gateway paper - Health Systems in Pakistan: a way Forward". Paper released in 2006

  • Devoted time voluntarily to chair the Vision group of the Planning Commission of Pakistan on Health in 2004

  • Devoted time voluntarily to chair the thematic group on Health of the Planning Commission of Pakistan on Health for the Millennium Development Goal Project in 2005

  • Devoted time voluntarily to lead the development of the National document on Health Statistics in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Statistics

  • Devoting time voluntarily to lead the process and is therefore providing strategic help to the Government of NWFPs Department of Health to develop a Health Policy for NWFP (work ongoing under an MOU) 2006

  • Devoting time voluntarily to lead the process of developing a health policy based on the Gateway Paper's approach to Health Systems in Pakistan (work ongoing)

  • Special Advisor, Pakistan Medical Research Council, Government of Pakistan.

▲Top
8. Invited talks at international meetings
 
  • London, UK; December 4, 2007
    Launch of the Lancet Series on chronic diseases.

         
 
  • New York, USA; September 26-28, 2007
    Clinton Global Initiative
    Over and under nutrition

        
 
  • Vancouver, Canada; June 13-15, 2007
    World Congress on Health Promotion
    Inequities in Health
               
 
  • Chicago, USA; May 29-31, 2007
    Annual Convention of the Human Development Foundation
    Challenges in Health policy in Pakistan     
  
  • Washington, USA; April 2007
    Center for Disease Controls Annual forum
 
  • Bangkok, Thailand; February 2007
    Prince Mahidol Award Conference
    Non-communicable disease prevention and control in Pakistan
  
  • Cairo, Egypt; October 2006
    Global Forum for Health Research
    Panelist on the closing plenary
  
  • Paris, France; October 2006
    WHO's Global Strategy on diet and physical activity
 
  • Barcelona, Spain; September 2006
    World Congress of Cardiology
 
  • Kuwait; June 2006
    World Health Organization: Integration of non-communicable diseases into Primary Health Care
 
  • New York, USA; February 2006
    World Heart Federation
 
  • Dehli, India; February 2006
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences
 
  • Bellagio, Italy; December 2005
     How to improve cardiovascular health outcomes in less well resourced settings
 
  • Geneva Switzerland; October 2005
    WHO Global Forum
 
  • Mumbai, India; September 2005
    Global Forum for Health Research
    Main streaming chronic disease on the agendas of the developing countries     
  
  • Stockholm, Sweden; September 2005 (ESC population Science Lecture)
    European Congress of Cardiology
    Population science lecture - women and heart disease: impact, imperatives and implications

      
 
  • Iguaçu, Brazil; May 2005
    6th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology
    Community contributions to CVD prevention
    National Action

 
  • Orlando, USA; February 18, 2005
    Second Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke
    Community control of hypertension

       

     
    
  • Ottawa, Canada; November 2004
    World Health Organization's Global Forum on Non-Communicable Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Global Forum IV.
    Pakistan's National Plan of Action on Chronic Diseases

       

     
     
  • Hong Kong, China; October 1-3, 2004
    Global Conference on Cardiovascular Clinical Trials.
    Prevention of diabetes and CVD in south Asia
 
  • Milan, Italy; June 2004
    5th International Heart Health Conference.
    Implementing WHO CVD Risk Management Package in Primary Health.
    National Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan.
    Guideline Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
 
  • Melbourne, Australia; April 2004
    Mega country health promotion network meeting (WHO)
    National Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan.
 
  • Singapore, January 2004
    Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology.
    Impact of Global Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases on the Health Economics of Developing Countries.

 
  • Beijing, China; November 2003
    5th International Symposium on Hypertension and Related Diseases.
    Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control in the Developing Countries: Issues and Challenges.

        
 
  • Prague, Czech Republic; September 2003
    Annual Meeting of Heart Friends Around the World. www.hfatw.org
    The Role of Foundations in Heart Disease Prevention at a Global Level.

 
  • Helsinki, Finland; August 2003
    World Conference on Tobacco or Health.
    Tobacco Control as part of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: the Heartfile Experience from Pakistan.
  
  • Doha, Qatar; December 2002
    Qatar Sports International; World Sports Forum.
    Cardiovascular Health through Sports.
  
  • Geneva, Switzerland; October 2002
    WHO Meeting of Interested Parties (MIP).
    Communicating Risks to Health.
  
  • Sydney, Australia; May 2002
    XIV World Congress of Cardiology.
    State-of-the-art invited talk: An Evidence-based Approach to CVD Prevention in the Developing Countries.
  
  • Sydney, Australia; May 2002
    XIV World Congress of Cardiology.
    Justifying Cost of Treatment in the Developing World.
  
  • Cairo, Egypt; April 2002
    3rd East Mediterranean Heart Health Network International Congress.
    CVD Prevention in Women.
 
  • Cairo, Egypt; April 2002
    3rd East Mediterranean Heart Health Network International Congress.
    Hypertension Control in EMRO.
 
  • Manila, Philippines; October 2001
    13th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology.
    Print and Electronic Media for Cardiovascular Disease Public Awareness: the Potential for Replication.
 
  • Stockholm, Sweden; September 2001
    Global Forum Meeting for Cardiovascular Diseases.
    Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Management in the Developing Countries.
 
  • Osaka, Japan; May 2001
    5th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology and 4th International Heart Health Conference.
    Pakistan's Heartfile.
  
  • Isfahan, Iran; May 2001
    1st National Seminar on Women and Hormone Replacement Therapy.
    Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors.
    Guidelines for Hormone Replacement Therapy as part of Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease.
 
  • Chennai, India; December 2000
    54th Annual Meeting of the Cardiological Society of India.
    Women in South Asia: a Long Way from Basic CVD Care.
  
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka; September 2000
    1st Annual Symposium of the Sri Lanka Heart Association. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
    Preventing CVD in South Asia in the Face of the Impending Pandemic.
  
  • Katmandu, Nepal; July 2000
    1st Congress of the Nepal Society of Cardiology.
    Algorithms for the Management of Hypertension in the SAARC Region.
    Current Management of Heart Failure.
 
  • Victoria, Canada; May 2000
    First Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke.
    Preventive Cardiovascular Care amongst Females in Pakistan: an Unfinished Agenda.
    Barriers: Access to Care for Women in the Developing Countries.
 
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh; February 2000
    First SAARC Congress of Cardiology.
    Optimization of Therapeutic and Lifestyle Advice to Patients with Coronary Heart Disease in Pakistan.
  
  • Lahore, Pakistan; October 1999
    12th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology.
    Plenary session: CAD Prevention in the Developing World: Priority or Bail Out. Stenosis Quantification on Diagnostic Coronary Angiograms.
    Presentation: Missed Therapeutic Windows of Opportunity in the Optimal Management of CAD in Pakistan.
    Presentation: Analysis of Dietary Pattern in the context of Establishing Coronary Risk Profiles in Patients with Documented CAD in Pakistan.
  
  • Baltimore, USA; October 1999
    Grand clinical rounds of the John Hopkins Medical University. Pakistan's Heartfile.
  
  • Athens, Greece; April 1999
    4th International Congress of Nuclear Cardiology.
    Inferior Wall Artifacts in Pakistanis: the Central Obesity Effect.
  

▲Top
9. International workshops/consultations attended as resource person/chair (invited talks have been covered in section 8)
 

  • Dalian, China; September 1-5, 2007
     World Economic Forum Meeting of the New Champions

       

  • Atlanta, USA; August 2007
    Center for Disease Control; National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention; Regional and Global Collaboration Implementation Group

 

  • London, UK; July 2007
    World Health Organization and Department of Health UK, Global health Promotion

 

  • Geneva, Switzerland; Feb 4-8, 2007 (co-chair)
    WHO expert consultation to prevent chronic disease

 

  • Cairo, Egypt; March 27-28, 2007
    Regional Consultation to develop guidelines on CVD management

      

 

  • Paris, France; October 2006 (Chair)
    WHO Global Strategy on Diet and Physical Activity

 

  • Cairo, Egypt; June 2006
     WHO country Cooperation Strategy

 

  • Nairobi, Kenya. May 2006
    International Union for Health Promotion

 

  • Bogota, Columbia; November 2005
    Planning global physical activity interventions

 

  • Accra, Ghana; October 2005
    CDC/IUHPE seminar on chronic disease capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa

 

  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; May 2005
    International Consortium for Community Health Promotion (Chair)

 

  • Cairo, Egypt; April 2005
    Regional Consultation for WHO Global Program of Work, 2005

 
  • Miami, Florida; December 2004
    Implementing the WHO Global Strategy on Physical Activity

 
  • Atlanta USA; November 2004
    Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA; Community Health Promotion Workshop
 
  • Oxford, UK; September 2004
    Oxford Vision 2020
 
  • Ekaterinburg, Russia; September 2004
    World Heart Federation, Ekaterinburg Project Press Conference

          
 
  • Ghana, Accra; December 2003
    Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA, and the International Union for Health Promotion.
    Capacity-Building for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa.

 
  • Geneva, Switzerland; April 2003
    Mega Country Network Meeting. WHO Department of Health Promotion of Non-Communicable Diseases.
  
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka; March 2003
    PREMISE II Workshop.
  
  • Geneva, Switzerland; December 2002
    Mega Country Network Meeting. WHO Department of Health Promotion of Non-Communicable Diseases.
 
  • Geneva, Switzerland; October 2002
    WHO Meeting of Interested Parties (MIP). WHO/Headquarter.
  
  • Beirut, Lebanon; July 2002
    WHO Workshop on Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in the EMRO Region.
  
  • Geneva, Switzerland; July 2002
    WHO, CVD Risk Reduction through Integrated Management of Hypertension, Diabetes and Smoking.
  
  • Cairo, Egypt; April 2002
    WHO Interregional Workshop on Initiative for Scaling Up Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
 
  • Kandy, Sri Lanka; February 2002
    WHO Interregional Workshop on Initiative for Scaling Up Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
  
  • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; May 2000
    First Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke.
    Women and Access to Cardiovascular Care.
 
  • Isfahan Iran; May 2000
    Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute.
    Development of National Guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy.
 

▲Top
10. Key talks at a national level in Pakistan (2006 only)

  • Anti-corruption reform in Pakistan in the health sector. National Accountability Bureau; Islamabad, December 9, 2007

  • Women in leadership – personal experiences. Islamic University; Islamabad, May 5, 2007

  • Corruption in the health sector. U4 anticorruption centre. Islamabad, Hotel Marriott. March 13

  • Health systems in Pakistan – issues and challenges. Aga Khan University, Karachi, February 13th, 2007. 

  • National Commission for Government Reforms – directions for health.

  • Islamabad, February 20, 2007 and Quetta, March 30, 2007.  

  • Pakistan’s Health Policy. Administrative Staff college, Lahore, March 26, 07

  • Health financing - the way forward in Pakistan. Pakistan's Health Policy Thinktank's Post Gateway Deliberations; Hotel Marriott, Islamabad. October 06.

  • Health Policy in Pakistan - the way forward. Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore. September, 2006.

  • Public-private partnerships - lessons for Pakistan. Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad. September 06

  • Health systems issues that impact child health and survival in Pakistan. Aga Khan University, Karachi. August 06.

  • Pharmaceuticals in the health sector: current situation and future directions for Pakistan. Pakistan's Health Policy Thinktank's Post Gateway Deliberations, Hotel Marriott, Islamabad. August 06.

  • The public-private interface at a health systems level for improving child health outcomes. National Institute for Health, Islamabad. June 06.

  • The Health and population interface: current situation and future directions for Pakistan. Pakistan's Health Policy Thinktank's Post Gateway Deliberations, Hotel Holiday Inn, Islamabad. July 06.

  • Health Policy - have we arrived? University of Health Sciences, Lahore. March 06

  • Meeting the MDGs: Quick impact initiatives in the health sector. UNDP and Planning Commission Strategy Seminar, Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. March 06

  • The Health and technology interface: current situation and future directions for Pakistan. Pakistan's Health Policy Thinktank's Post Gateway Deliberations, Hotel Marriott, Islamabad. March 06.

  • Diabetes control models in the IDF region - The NAP-NCD Pakistan Program
    Diabetes in Asia Conference, Karachi. February 06.

  • Health Reform in Pakistan: a way forward. Pakistan's Health Policy Thinktank Launch of the Gateway Paper. Hotel Serena, Islamabad. January 06.

  • Health Policy Reforms in NWFP. A series of Post Gateway Roundtables held in Peshawar at the Health Sector Reform Unit from March 06-October 06.

▲Top
11. Publications
 
77

Grovender V, Ghaffar A, Nishtar S, et al. Measuring the Economic and Social Consequences of CVDs and Diabetes in India and Pakistan. In press

 
76 Alam AY, Iqbal A, Mohamud KB, Laporte RE, Ahmed A, Nishtar S. Investigating socio-economic-demographic determinants of tobacco use in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.  
75 BMC Public Health 2008;8(1):50  
74 Nishtar S. Integrating a new public health order. Lancet 2007;370(9603):1901.  
73 Nishtar S. Time for a global partnership on non-communicable diseases.  
72 Lancet 2007;370(9603):1887-8.
71 Wierzbicki AS, Nishtar S, Lumb PJ, Lambert-Hammill M, Crook MA, Marber MS, Gill J. Waist circumference, metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease in a Pakistani cohort. Int J Cardiol 2007; PMID: 17689739 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]  
70 Abegunde DO, Shengelia B, Luyten A, Cameron A, Celletti F, Nishtar S, Pandurangi V, Mendis S. Can non-physician health-care workers assess and manage cardiovascular risk in primary care? Bull World Health Organ 2007;85(6):432-40.  
69

Nishtar S. Politics of health systems: WHO's new frontier. Lancet. 2007 Sep 15;370(9591):935-6.
68

Nishtar S. Community health promotion--a step further. Promot Educ. 2007;14(2):61-2, 109-10, 124-5.
67

Ronis KA, Nishtar S. Community health promotion in Pakistan: a policy development perspective. Promot Educ. 2007;14(2):98-9.
66

Abegunde D; Shengelia B; Luyten A; Cameron A; Celletti F; Nishtar S; Pandurangi V. Can non-physician health care workers  assess and manage cardiovascular risk in primary care? Validation of the WHO CVD-Risk management package. Bulletin of the World Health Organization

  
65

Wierzbicki AS, Nishtar S, Lumb PJ, Lambert-Hammill M, Crook MA, Marber MS, Gill J. Waist circumference, metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease in a Pakistani cohort. Int J Cardiol. 2007 Aug 7; [Epub ahead of print]

  
64

Nishtar S. Health reforms in Pakistan--configuring health beyond the health sector. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S120-35.