International conferences, consultations and invited talks |
| Amman, Jordan; June 6-7, 2010 |
Regional Conference on Achieving Better Health Equity and Efficiency in the Middle East and North Africa.
Talk on “Reforming mixed health system”
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| New Delhi, India; May 31, 2010 |
PepsiCo’s Global Human Sustainability Commitments.
Talk on “Focus on saturated Fat/Healthier Oils/Sodium and Sugar”
Talk on “H&W the Consumer Point of View”
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| Milan, Italy; May 14, 2010 |
Bocconi University and Rockefeller foundation initiative on attaining universal coverage.
Talk on “Achieving universal health coverage: experiences of Pakistan”
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Geneva, Switzerland; May 13, 2010 |
WHO Consultation on the Report of the Expert Working Group on R&D and Financing
Made the presentation on the report to the WHO Executive Board
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Geneva, Switzerland; April 8-10, 2010 |
WHO Consultation - Review of International Experience in NCD Prevention and Control
Attended the consultation as an expert and speaker
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Singapore, March
18, 2010
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Strengthening health systems in Asia conference
Panelist in the final plenary: way forward and recommendations
recorded comments communicated
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Geneva, Switzerland, March 3, 2010 |
Introductory seminar on Choked Pipes at the World Health Organization headquarter
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Bangkok, Thailand, January
29, 2010
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Prince Mahidhol Award Conference
Plenary session panelist in the session entitled “Who
does what to health information systems”
Concurrent session panelist in the session entitled “Assessing
health systems performance”
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| Dubai, UAE, January 26,
2010 |
Meeting of Friends of Democratic Pakistan
Concurrent and Plenary session presentation on Public-Private
partnerships in the health sector |
| Oxford, UK, December 4, 2009 |
The Emerging Markets Symposium. Oxford University, Green Templeton College
Attended the Symposium as an invited expert
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| Geneva, Switzerland, November 30–December 02, 2009 |
3rd Meeting of WHO Director General’s Expert Working Group on R&D Financing
Attended the meeting as a member of the Expert Working Group |
| Dubai, UAE, November 20–22, 2009
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Summit of the Global Agenda Council, World Economic Forum
Attended the meeting as a member of the Global Agenda Council
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| Havana, Cuba, November 16–20, 2009 |
13th Annual Meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research
Chaired the launch of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research’s report entitled: Systems Thinking
Panelist at the Pre-Launch Preview of the self authored Book: Choked Pipes
 
Panelist in the closing plenary: recorded comments communicated
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Nairobi, Kenya, October 26-30, 2009 |
7th Global Conference on Health Promotion
Panellist at the plenary session entitled: Convergent strategies, divergent histories, emergent opportunities:
health promotion, the social determinants of health and primary health care. Recorded comments accessible in two parts
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| Puyuhuapy, Chile, October 19–21, 2009 |
Planning meeting of the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
Attended the meeting as a member of Scientific Advisory Committee
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Geneva, Switzerland, October 13-14, 2009
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Board meeting. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
Attended as a Member of the Board |
New York, USA, August 27–28, 2009
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PepsiCo Global Health Policy meeting
Attended the meeting as a member of PepsiCo’s Global Health Advisory Committee |
Dubai, UAE, August 20–21, 2009
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AMEA Health & Wellness meeting
Attended the meeting as a member of PepsiCo’s Global Health Advisory Committee |
Klong Luang, Thailand, July 19 -25, 2009
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Asian Institute of Technology Professional Development course on “Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health in Pakistan”
Talk in the plenary session entitled: Health Policy Challenge in Pakistan |
Geneva, Switzerland, July 7-8, 2009
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United Nations Economic and Social Council Ministerial roundtable breakfast on Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries
Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
Geneva, Switzerland; June 29-30, 2009
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Second Meeting of WHO Director General’s Expert Working Group on R&D Financing
Attended the meeting as a member of the Expert Working Group |
Venice, Italy; June 22-23, 2009
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World Health Organization’s High-level dialogue on Maximizing Positive Synergies between Global Health Initiatives and Health Systems
Attended the meeting as the Chair of the Drafting Committee of the Venice Statement on Health Systems and Global Health Initiatives
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Geneva, Switzerland; May 16, 2009
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Consultation on Global Initiatives, Health System Strengthening and Universal Health Coverage
Attended the meeting as a member of the Results for Development and Rockefeller Foundation’s Working Group on Private Sector in Health Systems. |
Istanbul, Turkey; April 27-28, 2009.
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12th World Congress on Public Health
Talk in the plenary session entitled: Redesigning Health Systems in a Changing World
Title of the talk: Strengthening the Evidence Base of Health Reform in Pakistan: Implications for the Global Community
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Chiangmai, Thailand; April 23-24, 2009
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Meeting of the World Health Organization’s Implementers Consortium on Maximizing Positive Synergies between Health Systems and Global Health Initiatives
Attended the meeting as a member of WHO’s Maximizing Positive Synergies Group |
Washington DC, USA; April 12-14, 2009.
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Institute of Medicine Committee on Preventing the Global Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease: Meeting the Challenges in Developing Countries.
Talk in the plenary: Prevention, Implementation and Health Systems Strengthening
Talk entitled: Chronic Disease Management in Health Care Systems in Middle- and Low-Income Countries |
Geneva, Switzerland; March 26-27, 2009
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4th Expert Consultation on World Health Organization’s Maximizing Positive Synergies between Health Systems and Global Health Initiatives
Attended the meeting as a member of WHO’s Maximizing Positive Synergies Group |
Colombo, Sri Lanka; March 16-18, 2009.
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United Nations Economic and Social Council. South Asian Regional Ministerial Meeting in support of the 2009 Economic and Social Council’s Annual Ministerial Review.
Talk in the plenary session entitled: New Initiatives to Finance Health Care—Heartfile’s Health Equity Project |
Rome, Italy; February 16-18, 2009
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World Health Organization’s meeting on the Lancet Series on Maximizing Positive Synergies between Global Health Initiatives and Health Systems
Attended the meeting as a member of WHO’s Maximizing Positive Synergies Group |
Bangkok, Thailand; January 29-30, 2009
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Consultation of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Working Group on Private Sector in Health Systems at the Price Mahidhol Conference
Attended the Symposium as a member of the Working Group |
Geneva, Switzerland; January 12-14, 2009
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1st Meeting of WHO Director General’s Expert Working Group on R&D Financing
Attended the meeting as a member of the Expert Working Group |
Boston, USA; December 3-5, 2008
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Research Agendas in Global Health Systems. Harvard University
Talk in the plenary session entitled: Health systems issues in implementation |
Hong Kong; December 2-3, 2008
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Clinton Global Initiative
Attended the meeting to make a joint commitment with the Clinton Global Initiative
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Bamako, Mali; November 16-19, 2008
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Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health
Panelist in the session entitled: The Private Sector in Mixed Health Systems
Panelist in the ministerial discussion entitled: From Global Health Initiatives to Primary Health Care: Scaling up Research and learning for Health Systems
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Tokyo, Japan; November 1-4, 2008
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International Conference on Global Action for Health System Strengthening. G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Follow up.
Attended the conference as an invited expert
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Bellagio, Italy; October 28-31, 2008
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Strengthening Health Systems Capacity and Leadership, Rockefeller Foundation and Columbia University
Attended the meeting as an invited expert
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Bellagio, Italy; October 6-8, 2008
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Expert Consultation of the Working Group on the Role of the Private Sector in Health Systems;
Results for Development Institute and Rockefeller Foundation
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Geneva, Switzerland; October 2-3, 2008
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Third Expert Consultation on Positive Synergies between
Health Systems and Global Health Initiatives; World Health Organization
Attended the meeting as a member of WHO’s Maximizing Positive Synergies Group |
Mexico City, Mexico; August 5, 2008
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Second Expert Consultation on Positive Synergies between
Health Systems and Global Health Initiatives; World Health Organization
Attended the meeting as a member of WHO’s Maximizing Positive Synergies Group |
Divone, France; June 2, 2008
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World Health Organization’s Director General’s high-level Consultation on Scaling up Research and Learning for Better Health
Attended the consultation as an invited expert |
Geneva, Switzerland; May 25, 2008
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Geneva Health Forum
Panelist in the session entitled: Can Mixed Health Systems be Equitable?
Panelist in the session entitled: Management of Chronic Diseases
Panelist on the Closing Plenary
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Nyon, Switzerland; May 25-27, 2008
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From Mexico to Mali: Taking Stock of Achievements in Health Policy and Systems Research; Alliance for Policy and Systems Research
Attended the meeting as an invited expert
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Geneva, Switzerland; May 24, 2008
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Strengthening health systems; Brookings Institute and Rockefeller consultation
Attended the meeting as a member of the Working Group |
San Francisco, California; USA; April 9-11, 2008.
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Global Philanthropy Forum
Panelist in the session entitled: Maternal and Child Health |
| Bangkok, Thailand; January 30-February 2, 2008 |
Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2008
Meeting of the Working Group on Private Sector in Health Systems.
Attended the meeting as a member of the working group |
| London, UK; December 4, 2007. |
Launch of the Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases
Panelist in the session entitled: Health Reform and Chronic Diseases
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Beijing, China; October 29-November 2, 2007
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Global Forum for Health Research Panelist in the closing plenary entitled: The Future of Research for Health
Talk on: Research Priorities for Chronic Diseases
 
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| New York, USA; September 26-28, 2007 |
Clinton Global Initiative
Panelist in the session entitled: Over- and Under-Nutrition
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| Dalian, China; September 1-5, 2007 |
World Economic Forum Meeting of the New Champions
Attended the meeting as an invited expert
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| Atlanta, USA; August 12-16, 2007 |
Centers for Disease Control; National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention; Regional and Global Collaboration Implementation Group
Attended the meeting as a member of the implementation group |
| London, UK; July 2-5, 2007 |
World Health Organization and Department of Health UK
Global Health Promotion
Attended the meeting as an invited expert
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| Vancouver, Canada; June 13-15, 2007 |
World Congress on Health Promotion
Panelist in the plenary session entitled: Inequities in Health
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| Chicago, USA; May 29-31, 2007 |
Annual Convention of the Human Development Foundation
Talk in the plenary session entitled: Challenges in Health Policy in Pakistan |
| Washington, USA; April 25-28, 2007 |
Annual Forum of the Centers for Disease Control
Talk in the plenary session entitled: The National Action Plan on Non-Communicable Diseases in Pakistan |
| Cairo, Egypt; March 27-28, 2007 |
| Regional Consultation to develop Guidelines on CVD Management; World Health Organization Office of the Eastern Mediterranean Region |
| Geneva, Switzerland; Feb 4-8, 2007 |
Expert Consultation to Prevent Chronic Disease; World Health Organization
Chaired the meeting |
| Bangkok, Thailand; February 1-3, 2007 |
Prince Mahidol Award Conference
Talk in concurrent session entitled: From Development of a Program to the Delivery of Preventive and Control Services in Non-Communicable Diseases – a Perspective from Pakistan
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Cairo, Egypt; October 29-November 2, 2006 |
Global Forum for Health Research
Panelist in the closing plenary
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| Paris, France; October 5-8, 2006 |
Global Strategy on Diet and Physical Activity; World Health Organization
Chaired the meeting |
| Barcelona, Spain; August 31-September 6, 2006 |
World Congress of Cardiology
Talk in concurrent session entitled: National Planning for Cardiovascular Diseases
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Women as a Resource for Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention
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| Kuwait; June 19-21, 2006 |
World Health Organization’s Expert Consultation on NCDs
Talk entitled: Integration of Non-Communicable Diseases into Primary Health Care |
| Cairo, Egypt; June 12-15, 2006 |
Country Cooperation Strategy; World Health Organization Office of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Chaired the meeting
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| Nairobi, Kenya; May 1-6, 2006 |
Workshop on Community Health Promotion
International Union for Health Promotion
Attended the meeting as a member of the Consortium on Community Health Promotion |
| New York, USA; February 8-13, 2006 |
World Heart Federation
Chaired the Foundations Advisory Board meeting |
| Delhi, India; February 18-20, 2006 |
International Symposium on Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes and Stroke. All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Keynote address |
| Bellagio, Italy; December, 2005 |
How to Improve Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in Less Well-Resourced Settings; World Heart Federation
Attended the meeting as an invited expert
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Bogota, Columbia; November, 2005
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Planning Global Physical Activity Interventions; International Union of Health Promotion
Attended the meeting as an invited expert
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Accra, Ghana; October 16-19, 2005
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Training Seminar on Chronic Disease Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA, and the International Union for Health Promotion
Attended as the Seminar Faculty |
| Geneva, Switzerland; October, 26-28, 2005 |
World Health Organization Annual Global Forum
Panelist at the Plenary Session entitled: Preventing the Chronic Disease Pandemic |
Mumbai, India; September 16-18, 2005
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Global Forum for Health Research
Talk entitled: Mainstreaming Chronic Disease on the Agendas of the Developing Countries |
Stockholm, Sweden; September 3-7, 2005
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(ESC Population Science Lecture)
European Congress of Cardiology
Population Science Lecture entitled: Women and Heart Disease: Impact, Imperatives and Implications
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| Iguaçu, Brazil; May 19-25, 2005 |
6th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Community Contributions to CVD Prevention and
National Action Plan for NCD Prevention in Pakistan
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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; May 4-9, 2005 |
International Consortium for Community Health Promotion
Chaired the meeting |
Cairo, Egypt; April 10-12, 2005
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Regional Consultation for WHO Global Program of Work 2005; World Health Organization Office of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Attended as an invited expert |
| Orlando, USA; February 18, 2005 |
Second Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke
Talk in plenary session entitled: Community Control of Hypertension in the Developing Countries
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| Miami, Florida; December, 2004 |
Implementing the WHO Global Strategy on Physical Activity
Attended as an invited expert
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Atlanta USA; November 17-22, 2004
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Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA; Community Health Promotion Workshop
Attended as an invited expert |
Ottawa, Canada; November 3-6, 2004
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World Health Organization’s Global Forum on Non-Communicable Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Global Forum IV.
Talk in plenary session entitled: Pakistan’s National Plan of Action on Chronic Diseases
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Hong Kong; October 1-3, 2004
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Global Conference on Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Prevention of Diabetes and CVD in South Asia |
Ekaterinburg, Russia; September 2004
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World Heart Federation, Ekaterinburg Project Press Conference
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| Oxford, UK; August 31-September 4, 2004 |
Oxford Vision 2020 Initiative meeting; University of Oxford
Attended as a member of the Oxvision initiative |
Milan, Italy; June 12-15, 2004
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5th International Heart Health Conference.
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Implementing WHO CVD Risk Management Package in Primary Health
Talk in concurrent session entitled: National Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Guideline Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
| Melbourne, Australia; March 23-26, 2004 |
WHO Mega Country Health Promotion Network Meeting
Talk in concurrent session entitled: National Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan
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Singapore, January 14-17, 2004
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Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Impact of Global Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases on the Health Economics of Developing Countries
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| Accra, Ghana; December 5-11, 2003 |
Capacity-Building for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA, and the International Union for Health Promotion
Attended the meeting as the Seminar Faculty
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| Beijing, China; November 6-10, 2003 |
5th International Symposium on Hypertension and Related Diseases
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control in the Developing Countries: Issues and Challenges
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| Prague, Czech Republic; September 4-6, 2003 |
Annual Meeting of Heart Friends Around the World.
Talk in plenary session entitled: The Role of Foundations in Heart Disease Prevention at a Global Level
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| Helsinki, Finland; August 3-8, 2003 |
12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Tobacco Control as part of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: the Heartfile Experience |
Geneva, Switzerland; March 31-April 1, 2003
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Mega Country Network Meeting
World Health Organization Department of Health Promotion of Non-Communicable Diseases
Attended as member of the Steering Committee of WHO’s Mega Country Initiative |
| Colombo, Sri Lanka; March 26-28, 2003 |
PREMISE II Workshop; World Health Organization
Attended as member of the PREMISE Study Group and Principal Investigator for Pakistan |
| Geneva, Switzerland; December 11-13, 2002 |
Mega Country Network Meeting
WHO Department of Health Promotion of Non-Communicable Diseases
Attended as member of the Steering Committee of WHO’s Mega Country Initiative
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| Doha, Qatar; December 9-12, 2002 |
Qatar Sports International; World Sports Forum
Talk in plenary session entitled: Cardiovascular Health through Sports |
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Geneva, Switzerland; October 7-11, 2002 |
WHO Meeting of Interested Parties (MIP)
Talk in plenary session entitled: Communicating Risks to Health |
Beirut, Lebanon; July 5-7, 2002
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WHO Workshop on Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in the EMRO Region
Attended as an invited expert |
Geneva, Switzerland; July, 2002
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WHO, CVD Risk Reduction through Integrated Management of Hypertension, Diabetes and Smoking
Attended as an invited expert
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| Sydney, Australia; May 7-10, 2002 |
XIV World Congress of Cardiology
State-of-the-art invited talk entitled: An Evidence-based Approach to CVD Prevention in the Developing Countries
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Justifying Cost of Treatment in the Developing World |
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Cairo, Egypt; April 10-12, 2002 |
3rd East Mediterranean Heart Health Network International Congress
Talk in plenary session entitled: CVD Prevention in Women
Talk in plenary session entitled: Hypertension Control in EMRO
event held in conjunction with WHO’s Interregional Workshop on Initiative for Scaling Up Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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| 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
Attended as member of the study group
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Manila, Philippines; October 3-6, 2001
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13th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Print and Electronic Media for Cardiovascular Disease Public Awareness: the Potential for Replication
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| Stockholm, Sweden; September 1, 2001 |
Global Forum Meeting for Cardiovascular Diseases
Talk in plenary session entitled: Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Management in the Developing Countries |
| Osaka, Japan; May 27-31, 2001 |
5th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology and 4th International Heart Health Conference
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Pakistan’s Heartfile |
| Isfahan, Iran; May 1-3, 2001 |
1st National Seminar on Women and Hormone Replacement Therapy
Talk in plenary session entitled: Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors
Talk in plenary session entitled: Guidelines for Hormone Replacement Therapy as part of Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease |
| Chennai, India; December 7-10, 2000 |
54th Annual Meeting of the Cardiological Society of India
Talk in plenary session entitled: Women in South Asia: a Long Way from Basic CVD Care |
| Colombo, Sri Lanka; September 25-29, 2000 |
1st Annual Symposium of the Sri Lanka Heart Association
Talk in plenary session entitled: Preventing CVD in South Asia in the Face of the Impending Pandemic |
Katmandu, Nepal; July 2000
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1st Congress of the Nepal Society of Cardiology
Talk in plenary session entitled: Algorithms for the Management of Hypertension in the SAARC Region
Current Management of Heart Failure
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Isfahan Iran; May 2000
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Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute
Talk in plenary session entitled: Development of National Guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| Victoria, Canada; May 7-10, 2000 |
First Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Preventive Cardiovascular Care amongst Females in Pakistan: an Unfinished Agenda
Talk in concurrent session entitled: Barriers: Access to Care for Women in the Developing Countries |
Dhaka, Bangladesh; February 2000
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First SAARC Congress of Cardiology
Talk in plenary session entitled: Optimization of Therapeutic and Lifestyle Advice to Patients with Coronary Heart Disease in Pakistan
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| Lahore, Pakistan; October 1999 |
12th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology
Talk in plenary session entitled: CAD Prevention in the Developing World: Priority or Bail Out Stenosis Quantification on Diagnostic Coronary Angiograms
Presentation entitled: Missed Therapeutic Windows of Opportunity in the Optimal Management of CAD in Pakistan
Presentation entitled: 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
Talk entitled: Pakistan’s Heartfile |
| Athens, Greece; April 1999 |
4th International Congress of Nuclear Cardiology
Poster Presentation: Inferior Wall Artifacts in Pakistanis: the Central Obesity Effect |
