Pakistan is one of the few countries in the world where the ministries of Health and Population exist as two separate institutional entities; health and population have shared agenda and despite several attempts in the past at the highest level of government, efforts to integrate the two ministries have not been fruitful. Heartfile conducted a study to analyze if merger is a viable option and explore a way forward to bridge the current population-health institutional disconnect. A number of consultations were organized as part of the analytical process.

The final report has been published in a special supplement of the JPMA its September 2009 issues and can be downloaded. 

 Funding: David and Lucile Packard Foundation.