International Conferences, Consultations and Invited Talks |
| London, UK. March 30-31, 2023 |
| Strategy Retreat of the WHO Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. Attended as invited expert. |
| London, UK. March 29, 2023 |
| Session titled “Crisis as a catalyst: Reforming Universal Health Coverage for 2030 and beyond” organized by the UK parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health and the Chatham House Commission for Universal Health. Attended as invited expert. |
| Bellagio, Italy. Feb 13-17, 2023 |
| Advancing a new approach to pandemic tools as common goods: a consultation convened by Helen Clark. Attended as invited expert. |
| Stockholm, Sweden. February 9, 2023 |
| Strategy meeting on “Operationalizing the new EU Global Health Strategy”. Attended as invited expert. |
| New York, USA. February 2, 2023 |
| The UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel Meeting. Attended as a member of the Political Advisory Panel. |
| Stockholm, Sweden. June 27-28 |
| Government of Sweden hosted consultation on “From one health crisis to the next – or not? Taking stock and moving forward”. Attended as a select group of invitees for the consultation. |
| Aspen, USA. June 24, 2022 |
| The Aspen Institute Festival. Spoke at a panel session. |
| Washington. June 23, 2022 (virtual) |
| Virtual World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings Public Event: Human Capital at the Crossroad: Reversing the Losses, Reclaiming our Future Speakers included David Malpass, President of the World Bank, Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania, Mary Pangetsu, Malala Yusufzai, Amina Mohammad, Dr Morena Makhona, Gostavo Beliz, and Sania Nishtar. |
| Geneva, Switzerland. May 23, 2022 |
| Session on pandemic preparedness on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly hosted by McKinsey. Attended as invited panelist. |
| Washington. May 12, 2022 (virtual) |
| World Bank South Asia Gender Panel: Reshaping Social Norms about Gender: A New Way Forward. Spoke as a panellist. |
| Washington D.C. (Virtual). April 19, 2022 |
| Health taxes panel at the World Bank Spring Meeting Session. Panelist at the event. |
| Tashkent (Virtual). January 28, 2022 |
| Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s apex event on poverty alleviation. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Dubai. January 16, 2022 |
| Panel of global experts on cash transfers featuring Ehsaas at Expo Dubai 2020. Chaired the panel. |
| Dubai (Virtual). December 9, 2021 |
| Meeting of Global Council on SDGs. Joined as a member of Global Council on SDG 1. |
| Dubai (Virtual). November 16, 2021 |
| BOP Financial Inclusion Seminar at Dubai Expo 2020. Keynoted the event. |
| Geneva (Virtual). November 15, 2021 |
| SUN Lead Group Meeting. Joined as lead group member. |
| Berlin (Virtual). October 20, 2021 |
| Humanitarian Congress Berlin: Aspiring towards global justice – a humanitarian imperative. Panelist at the event. |
| Washington D. C. (Virtual). October 20, 2021 |
| 2021 IMF-WB Human Capital Ministerial Conclave: Arresting Human Capital Losses due to COVID-19: Reimagining Service Delivery in a Digital Age. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Beijing (Virtual). October 19, 2021 |
| 2021 Global Rural Development Forum: Global Sustainable Development Cooperation: Poverty Reduction and Rural Development. Keynoted the event. |
| Katmandu (Virtual). September 30, 2021 |
| South Asia Experts’ Summit: Dialogues on the Post-COVID-19 World of Work, hosted by UNICEF. Keynoted the session. |
| New York (Virtual). September 29, 2021 |
| UNGA’s high-level meeting with Heads of State and Government: Jobs and Social Protection for Poverty Eradication. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Dubai (Virtual). September 22, 2021 |
| McKinsey Middle East Women Speaker session. Keynoted the event. |
| New York (Virtual). September 27, 2021 |
| High-level side event to the 2021 UN General Assembly: Uplifting women and girls through access to education, financial inclusion and economic empowerment, hosted by Government of Pakistan. Keynoted the event. |
| New York (Virtual). September 27, 2021 |
| High-level side event to the 2021 UN General Assembly: Commemorating 10-years since the first Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of NCDs (2011): reflections and hope, hosted by Governments of Norway and Jamaica, World Health Organization and NCD Alliance. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| New York (Virtual). September 24, 2021 |
| High-level side event to the 2021 UN General Assembly: “Envisioning a More Equitable Future: Using Multidimensional Poverty Indices as a Policy Tool”, hosted by OPHI and the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| New York. September 18, 2021 |
| First meeting of Group of Friends on Social Protection co-hosted by Pakistan, Turkey, Nigeria and Costa Rica. Keynoted the event. |
| Washington D. C. September 17, 2021 |
| WB panel discussion on Harnessing Technology to Build Human Capital in South Asia. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Rhode Island (Virtual). September 10, 2021 |
| South Asia COVID-19 Conference at Brown University. Keynoted the conference. |
| Geneva (Virtual). July 28, 2021 |
| WHO’s Global Talk Show. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Beijing (Virtual). July 20, 2021 |
| Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Forum: Women’s Education and Poverty Reduction. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Tokyo (Virtual). July 14, 2021 |
| ADB’s policy dialogue: From Emergency to Recovery: Social Safety Nets beyond the COVID-19 Crisis. Sole Headline Presenter at the event. |
| New York. July 7, 2021 |
| UN’s high-level Political Forum on, “SDGs in focus, Goal 1,2,8 and 17”. Keynoted the event. |
| New York. July 7, 2021 |
| “An Inflection Point on Social Protection”, a high-level side event on social protection |
| New York. July 7, 2021 |
| Meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). Represented Pakistan. |
| New York. July 6, 2021 |
| UN’s high-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| New York. July 6, 2021 |
| Press briefing with UN correspondents. Briefed on Pakistan’s Ehsaas. |
| Paris (Virtual). July 1, 2021 |
| Generation Equality Forum, “Achieving gender-transformative policy action” hosted by France, WHO and WGH |
| Geneva (Virtual). June 23, 2021 |
| High-level parliamentary meeting on “Transforming food systems for health, equity, and sustainability” hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Keynoted the event. |
| Rome (Virtual). June 23, 2021 |
| Special session of WFP Executive Board 2021. Keynoted the event. |
| Geneva (Virtual). May 27, 2021 |
| World Health Assembly side event on, “Hepatitis Elimination” hosted by WEF and WHO. Chaired the panel. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Kunming (Virtual). May 25, 2021 |
| First ‘High-level Women Forum’ held in China. Keynoted the event. |
| New York (Virtual). May 18, 2021 |
| UNDP and ILO’s Global Dialogue on Social Protection for people living with HIV. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| New York (Virtual). May 6, 2021 |
| UN-ECOSOC 7th Biennial Development Cooperation Forum 2021. Keynoted the event. |
| Manila (Virtual). May 4, 2021 |
| The Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting seminar on gender equality. Panelist at the event. |
| Washington D.C. April 5, 2021 |
| ‘The IMF’s Engagement on Social Protection’ a webinar at the World Bank-IMF annual spring meetings. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Brasilia (Virtual). March 25, 2021 |
| High-level panel hosted by IPC-IG on ODI-GiZ study. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Rome (Virtual). March 8, 2021 |
| International Women’s Day webinar on, “Food Systems and Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” hosted by Food and Agriculture Organization. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Washington D. C. March 8, 2021 |
| International Women’s Day virtual forum organized by Pak Embassy in US. Keynoted the forum. Keynoted the event. |
| London (Virtual). March 8, 2021 |
| International Women’s Day webinar hosted by Athena40. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Geneva (Virtual). March 8, 2021 |
| World Economic Forum’s virtual global event themed, “Women, Leadership and a Pandemic”. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Geneva (Virtual). March 8, 2021 |
| The Lancet Series Panel on International Women’s Day. Panelist at the event. |
| Bangkok (Virtual). Jan 20, 2021 |
| Virtual launch of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020. Keynoted the event. |
| Geneva (Virtual). Dec 7, 2020 |
| Annual meeting of the SUN Lead Group 2020. Speaker at the event as a member of Lead Group. |
| Bangkok (Virtual). Nov 30, 2020 |
| UNDP hosted a high-level webinar on ‘#NextGenGov- Whole of the Government Integrated Social Protection Policy Response to COVID-19’. Keynoted the event. |
| New York (Virtual). November 12, 2020 |
| UNDP’s Future of Development Strategy Lab. Panelist at the event. |
| Cambridge (Virtual). October 29, 2020 |
| first meeting of the Lancet–Chatham House Commission on population health post COVID-19. Speaker at the event as one of the Commissioners. |
| Stanford (Virtual). October 21, 2020 |
| Stanford CDDRL and Delivery Associates online panel. Chaired the panel. |
| Toronto (Virtual). October 21, 2020 |
| Gairdner Global Perspectives Panel- SDGs & GH through the Pandemic Lens. Panelist at the event. |
| Washington (Virtual). October 21, 2020 |
| World Bank-IMF virtual roundtable with Ministers of South Asian Countries. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Geneva (Virtual). October 21, 2020 |
| Jobs Reset Summit 2020 hosted by the World Economic Forum. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Washington (Virtual). October 17, 2020 |
| World Bank’s poverty open event ‘End Poverty Day 2020: Surmounting Setbacks’. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan. |
| Bangkok (Virtual). October 15, 2020 |
| Regional Conversation on Social Protection: “A Right for All, or a Privilege for a Few?”. Panelist at the event. |
| Chiang Mai (Virtual). October 14, 2020 |
| How can we reduce inequalities in later life as societies aged? co-organized by Asian Development Bank, HelpAge International and ESCAP. Keynoted the event. |
| Washington (Virtual). October 13, 2020 |
| 2020 Women Leaders in Global Health Conference (WLGH). Chaired the panel. |
| Washington (Virtual). October 13, 2020 |
| High-level South Asian event at World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting. Panelist at the event. |
| Jakarta (Virtual). October 8, 2020 |
| “International Webinar on Integration and Digitization of G2P Programs” hosted by Indonesian Government. Keynoted the event. |
| Brasilia (Virtual). October 5, 2020 |
| Global e-conference on COVID-19 response hosted by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG). Chaired the panel. |
| Rome (Virtual). September 29, 2020 |
| Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and FAO. Speaker at the event as a member of the Global Panel’s High-Level Stakeholder Group |
| New York (Virtual). September 24, 2020 |
| Pakistan and Chile co-hosted a high-level poverty event at UNGA. Speaker at the event. |
| Washington D. C. (Virtual). September 22, 2020 |
| international forum, ‘Coping with COVID-19: The Pakistan Experience’ hosted by Center for Global Development. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash. |
| Geneva (Virtual). September 15, 2020 |
| Global virtual event to launch ‘The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission Report’. Chaired the panel. |
| Geneva (Virtual). August 31, 2020 |
| SUN Lead Group Consultation on the SUN Strategy 3.0. Joined the panel as a lead group member. |
| Bangkok. August 5, 2020 |
| Ministerial roundtable hosted by UN Women. Chaired the panel. |
| Seoul (Virtual). August 3, 2020 |
| 11th Korea – SAARC Seminar convened by the Government of Korea. Keynoted the event. |
| New York (Virtual). July 1, 2020 |
| Launch of UN’s Poverty Eradication Alliance. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan’s Ehsaas. |
| Bangkok (Virtual). June 25, 2020 |
| UNDP Regional Innovation Hub’s NextGenGov online Summit. Speaker at the event. |
| Tokyo (Virtual). June 2, 2020 |
| The Asian Development Bank Institute’s webinar on “Casting Wider Safety Nets to Reach Asia’s Most Vulnerable: Real-time Policy Recommendations during the Covid-19 Pandemic”. Keynoted the webinar. |
| Geneva (Virtual). April 23, 2020 |
| Global SUN Movement meeting. Represented Pakistan’s Ehsaas as SUN’s lead group member. |
| Geneva. Feb 5, 2020 |
| World Health Organization’s Executive Board meeting. Presented report as co-chair of High-Level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases. |
| Texas (Virtual). Nov 14, 2019 |
| U.S.-Pakistan Women in the Economy Symposium. Keynoted the event. |
| Windsor (Virtual). Oct 22, 2019 |
| Global Panel’s High Level Stakeholder Group (HLSG) meeting. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan’s Ehsaas. |
| London. Oct 16, 2019 |
| Graduation ceremony at Kings College. Received the honorary D.Sc from degree. |
| New York. Sep 26, 2019 |
| Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network meeting. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan’s Ehsaas. |
| New York. Sep 26, 2019 |
| SDG Action Zone 2019. Panelist at the event. |
| New York. Sep 26, 2019. |
| Prime Minister of Pakistan’s high-level meeting with Malaysian and Turkish leaders at 74th UNGA. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan |
| New York. Sep 25, 2019 |
| Signed MoU focusing on poverty alleviation with Bill Gates Foundation. Signatory at the event representing Pakistan. |
| New York. Sep 25, 2019 |
| SUN Movement lead group meeting. Speaker at the event as a lead group member. |
| New York. Sep 24, 2019 |
| WHO High level Summit on Universal Health Coverage. Speaker at the event representing Pakistan |
| New York. Sep 24, 2019 |
| Launch of US-Pakistan Women’s Council mentoring campaign. Speaker at the event. |
| Geneva. Sep 9, 2019. |
| Final meeting of the High-level Global Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). Co-chaired the commission. |
| Lisbon. August 22, 2019 |
| 19th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry. Keynoted the opening plenary. |
| Ethiopia. August 4-5, 2019 |
| Attended Harvard Ministerial Retreat as a faculty for Ethiopian women Ministers together with distinguished women leaders from around the world. |
| Tajikistan, June 17, 2019 |
| Led the Pakistani delegation at CICA summit in Tajikistan. Represented at the summit were 27 member states, which cover over 90% of the Asian continent. |
| Seattle, June 15, 2019 |
| Met with Bill Gates, founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to discuss pressing health and development needs in Pakistan. |
| Melbourne, April 22, 2019 |
| Delivered the Brenner/Dirks lecture on global health and non-communicable diseases at the international conference on Nephology. |
| Geneva, April 2-3, 2019 |
| Chaired the third meeting of the WHO High-Level Commission on NCDs. |
| Berlin,March 18, 2019 |
| Chaired the meeting of the Advisory Board of the United Nations’ Institute of Global Health Advisory Committee. At this meeting, the advisory committee took stock of progress and next steps. |
| New York. March 4-5, 2019 |
| Attended a stakeholder hearing of working group 3 of the High-Level Commission on NCDs. The meeting was convened by the World Economic Forum, and the Governments of USA and Kenya. |
| Bangkok, February 1, 2019 |
| Attended the Prime Prince Mahidol Award Conference and joined the plenary panel on “The Political Economy of the Determinants of NCDs”. |
| Davos. January 22, 2019 |
| Panelist on the plenary panel on “Global health financing” at the World Economic Forum Annual meeting. |
| Singapore, November 28, 2018 |
| Keynote Speech at the Third Raffles Dialogue on Future of Human Well-Being and Security |
| Singapore, November 26, 2018 |
| Keynote Speech at the Ministerial Conference on Diabetes |
| Dubai, November 11-12, 2018 |
| Attended the Global Agenda Council on the Future of Healthcare of the World Economic Forum as Council member |
| Geneva, November 6, 2018 |
| Closing keynote speech at the meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs |
| Berlin, November 5, 2018 |
| Attended the Second meeting of the International Advisory Board on Global Health of the Government of Germany |
| Milan. November 1, 2018 |
| Virtual participation in the World Oncology Forum Task Force |
| Astana. October 26, 2918 |
| Plenary Panelist at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care |
| Liverpool. October 9, 2018 |
| Keynote address at the opening of the Health systems symposium. |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. October 2, 2018 |
| Keynote address at the World Cancer Congress |
| New York. 27 September 2018 |
| Welcome speech at the event hosted by the High-Level commission on NCDs at the at the United Nations at the United Nations General Assembly |
| New York. 27 September 2018 |
| Keynote speech at the United Nations on Childhood Obesity, UNGA 2018 official side session |
| New York, 26 September 2018, 6 pm |
| Panelist at the Devex and the World Economic Forum |
| New York, 26 September 2018 |
| Keynote address at the UNGA side event organized by Access Accelerated |
| New York, September 25, 2018, 6 pm |
| Keynote address at the High-Level side event on Food Systems, UNGA 2018 official side session |
| New York, 25 September 2018 |
| Keynote address at the event organized by Partners in Health, Harvard University. |
| New York, 25 September 2018 |
| Opening keynote at the NCD care continuum event on the sidelines of UNGA |
| New York, September 24, 2018 |
| Keynote speech at the launch of the DEFEAT NCD partnership. UNGA 2018 official side session |
| Salalah, Oman. September 3, 2018 |
| Keynote speech at the EMRO ministerial meeting on Universal Health Coverage |
| Geneva, August 23, 2018 |
| Chaired the Second meeting of the high-level commission on NCDs |
| Moscow, July 25, 2018 |
| Participated in the NCD experts meeting in Moscow |
| New York, July 5, 2018 |
| Spoke at the opening of the NCDs event at the United Nations’ General Assembly |
| Stockholm, June 11, 2018 |
| Speech at the opening of the EAT Stockholm food forum |
| Geneva, June 1, 2018 |
| Launch of the report of the commission on NCDs at the World Health Organization headquarters |
| Geneva, May 25, 2018 |
| Spoke at several sessions accompanying the 71st World Health Assembly: 1) panelist on the session on NCDs by the NCD alliance; 2) ) panelist on the panel organized by the government of Netherlands, Colombia, and Norwary; 3) chaired a meeting of the High-Level Commission on NCDs; 4) keynoted the breakfast townhall event of NCD Child; 5) gave opening remarks at the G4 Surgical Alliance. |
| Washington, May 16, 2018 |
| Charing the Sania Nishtar Chairs the National Academy of Sciences meeting in Washington |
| Geneva, May 7, 2018 |
| Chair of the meeting of the High-Level Commission on NCDs |
| Copenhagen, April 9, 2018 |
| Closing speech at the World Health Organization NCD Financing Meeting. |
| Bangkok, February 2, 2018 |
| Prince Mahidhol Award Conference Plenary speaker during the session: “Making the World Safe from the Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases” |
| Davos, January 23-26, 2018 |
| World Economic Forum Annual meeting Panelist in the sessions “South Asia Outlook” and “Asia Game Changers” |
| Geneva, January 16, 2018 |
| WHO NCDs Commission Meeting Attended the meeting as Chair of the WHO Commission on NCDs |
| Nairobi:December 18-19, 2017 |
| The National Academies Global Study on the Quality of Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Committee meeting Attended as Chair of committee |
| Tokyo: December 12-15, 2017 |
| Universal Health Coverage Forum Attended as Plenary speaker and moderator |
| Sharjah: UAE, December 9, 2017 |
| Non-communicable diseases forum Attended as keynote speaker |
| London: November 20, 2017 |
| Rethinking the Global System for Health in Agenda 2030 Attended the meeting as an invited expert and speaker |
| Dubai: November 10-12, 2017 |
| World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council Attended as chair of the Global Future Council on Healthcare |
| Boston: October 23, 2017 |
| Harvard Symposium on women in the workforce Keynote speaker |
| Montevideo, Uruguay: October 20, 2017 |
| WHO Global Conference on NCDs Plenary speaker |
| Washington: October 18-19, 2017 |
| The National Academies Global Study on the Quality of Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Attended as Chair of committee |
| San Francisco: October 12, 2017 |
| Women Leaders in Global Health conference, Stanford University Featured speaker |
| New York: September 20, 2017 |
| EAT Advisory Board meeting in Conjunction to UNGA Member of Advisory Group |
| New York: September 19, 2017 |
| World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit Panelist in session on NCD Financing |
| New York: September 18, 2017 |
| Sun Lead group meeting in New York Member of Advisory Group |
| New York: September 18, 2017 |
| Launch of the Access to Treatment for NCDs Alliance Keynote speech |
| Brussels: September 7, 2017 |
| European Public Health Alliance’s 8th annual conference Keynote speech |
| Singapore: July 13th 2017 |
| 2nd Global Summit on Circulatory Health Closing keynote speech |
| Geneva, Switzerland: 22-31, May 2017 |
| Seventieth World Health Assembly Attended as WHO Director General Nominee |
| Suva, Fiji: April 25, 2017 |
| Pacific Heads of Health Meeting, Fiji Addressed participants as WHO Director General Nominee |
| Quito, Ecuador: March 31, 2017 |
| Special panel discussion for WHO DG nominees at the UNASUR meeting Addressed participants as WHO Director General Nominee |
| Geneva, Switzerland: March 6, 2017 |
| Political leadership for global health Attended as WHO Director General Nominee and plenary panelist |
| Paris, France: February 10, 2017 |
| DG WHO Nominees event at Science Po in Paris Attended as WHO Director General Nominee and plenary panelist |
| Bangkok, Thailand: February 3, 2017 |
| DG WHO Nominees event at Prince Mahidhol Award Conference Attended as WHO Director General Nominee and plenary panelist |
| Davos: January: 19-24, 2017 |
| World Economic Forum Annual meeting Attended as co-Chair of the Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare and moderator of the session on the Future of Healthcare |
| Geneva, Switzerland: 23 January-1 February 2017. |
| 140th session of the Executive Board of the WHO |
| Geneva, Switzerland: 1-2 November 2016. |
| Director-General Candidates forum |
| Doha, Qatar: November 30, 2016. |
| World Innovation Summit for Health 2016 |
| Shanghai, China: November 25, 2016 |
| Shanghai Global Conference on health promotion |
| Manila, Philippines, 10–14 October 2016. |
| Sixty-seventh session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific Region. Attended as WHO Director General Candidate |
| Cairo, Egypt, 3–6 October 2016. |
| Sixty-third session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Attended as WHO Director General Candidate |
| Washington, 26-30 September 2016. |
| Sixty-eighth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas. Attended as WHO Director General Candidate |
| Copenhagen, Denmark, 12–15 September 2016. |
| Sixty-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe. Attended as WHO Director General Candidate |
| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. August 2016. |
| Sixty-sixth session of WHO Regional Committee for African Region. Attended as WHO Director General Candidate |
| Geneva, Switzerland: 23–28 May 2016. |
| Sixty-Ninth World Health Assembly, Attended as WHO Director General Candidate |
| Geneva, Switzerland: January 25, 2016 |
| Launching of the final report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity at the World Health Organization headquarter Co-chaired the meeting |
| Oxford, UK. January 7-10, 2016 |
| Emerging Markets Symposium at the Green Templeton College, Oxford University: emerging markets and the future of young people Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| Geneva, Switzerland: November 30-December 1, 2016 |
| Partnership Building for NCDs at World Health Organization Keynote speaker at the event |
| Geneva, Switzerland: November 30-December 1, 2016 |
| Fourth meeting of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Co-chaired the meeting |
| Paris, France: December 5, 2015 |
| The Fourth Climate and Health Summit Plenary talk on the role of public policy in shaping the post 2015 agenda |
| Istanbul, Turkey, November 18, 2015 |
| The World Cancer Leaders’ Summit Keynote speech on Conflict of interest |
| Valletta, Malta, October 29-30 |
| EURO Regional consultation of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Chaired the consultation |
| New York, September 22, 2015 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation hosed global premiere of the documentary based on Sania Nishtar’s book, “Choked Pipes” |
| Washington, September 21, 2015 |
| Opening talk on the “Current state of global financing for pandemic response at the World Bank’s Global Pandemic Financing Stakeholders’ Meeting |
| London, September 11, 2015 |
| Royal Society of Medicine hosted sneak preview of a documentary based on Sania Nishtar’s book, “Choked Pipes” |
| Dalian, China, September 9, 2015 |
| Annual meeting of Champions of the World Economic Forum Moderated a session on the “Future of healthcare” |
| Mexico, August 26-27, 2015 |
| PAHO Regional consultation of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Chaired the consultation Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission |
| Cairo, Egypt, July 2-3, 2015 |
| Regional consultation of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission |
| Hong Kong, June 22-23, 2015 |
| Third Meeting of the WHO Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission |
| Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2, 2015 |
| Seminar Series, Annual Board Meeting of the Asian Development Bank Plenary panel speaker |
| Boston, USA. March 29, 2015 |
| Pakistan Harvard Forum Keynote speaker |
| Manila, Phillpines, March 24-25, 2015 |
| Regional consultation of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission |
| New York, USA. January 15-16, 2015 |
| Lancet-Rockefeller Planetary Health Commission Peer review meeting Attended the meeting as a Commissioner |
| Geneva-Switzerland. January 13-14, 2015 |
| Second Meeting of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission  |
| Mexico. December 9, 2014 |
| International Seminar on Public Policies against Childhood Obesity and Overweight Key note speaker of the event through a video link  |
| Rome, Italy. November 19-21, 2014 |
| Second International Conference on Nutrition, ICN2 Attended meeting as Roundtable Speaker  |
| Dubai, UAE. November 9-10, 2014 |
| World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda Attended the meeting as a member of the Global Agenda Council  |
| Melbourne, Australia. October 22, 2014 |
| Nossal Institutes 10th Annual Global Health Forum Special invited guest for a video presentation  |
| Geneva, Switzerland. October 13- 14, 2014 |
| Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: Hearings with non-State actors Attended the Hearings in capacity as Co-chair of the Commission  |
| New York, USA. September 22, 2014 |
| MSH event: A toast to Universal health Coverage Amongst a select group of global health thinkers who presented a toast to UHC  |
| New York, USA. September 22, 2014 |
| Global Access to Pain Control and Palliative Care Attended the meeting as Commissioner  |
| New York, USA. September 22, 2014 |
| Universal Health Coverage: from the health worker lens Attended as speaker on the panel  |
| New York, USA. September 22, 2014 |
| Rockefeller Foundation’s UNGA side event: Delivering on UHC: why the time is now Attended as speaker on the panel  |
| Bellagio, Lombardy, Italy. July 2014 |
| The Future of Planetary Health Commission meeting convened by Rockefeller Foundation, the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Lancet Participated as Commission member  |
| Geneva, Switzerland. July 16-19, 2014 |
| WHO commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission  |
| New York, USA. July 12, 2014 |
| NCDs review at the UN Headquarters Roundtable speaker  |
| New York, USA. July 11, 2014 |
| NCD Alliance, Government of Sweden and CARICOM panel discussion on the sidelines of the UN high level review on NCDs on “delivering solutions, accountability and results†Moderator of the panel discussion  |
| Boston, June 1-5, 2014 |
| Ministerial Health Leaders Forum The Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School Attended the forum as a distinguished expert resource person  |
| Stockholm, May 26-27, 2014 |
| Stordalen Foundation Attended the forum as a Panelist  |
| Geneva, May 19, 2014 |
| Harvard Health Leaders’ Ministerial Roundtable Attended the Roundtable as a Panelist |
| Davos, January 22-25, 2014 |
| World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Invitee to the health sessions |
| Oxford, January 9-12, 2014 |
| Emerging Market Symposium Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| Manila, Philippines. December 09, 2013 |
| Asian Development Bank Keynote address on World Anti-corruption Day celebrations at the Asian Development Bank Headquarters |
| Dubai, UAE. December 08, 2013 |
| Regional Meeting on Accelerating Progress Towards UHC: Global Experiences & Lessons for the EMR Attended as plenary panelist and Chair |
| Abu Dhabi, UAE. November 17-19, 2013 |
| Summit on the Global Agenda, World Economic Forum Attended as a Council Member |
| Washington DC, USA. November 6, 2013 |
| Pakistan’s Galloping Urbanization, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Attended as Plenary panelist |
| Jakarta, Indonesia. October 23, 2013 |
| OIC Conference Panelist via video link |
| Jakarta, Indonesia. October 23, 2013 |
| OIC Conference Panelist via video link |
| New York, USA. September 25, 2013 |
| UNICEF Thought leaders lecture  |
| New York, USA. September 23, 2013 |
| Healthy planet, healthy people: building synergies for sustainable development Panelist Participated as Chair of the Plenary session  |
| Pattaya, Thailand, August 25, 2013 |
| World Congress on Health Promotion Opening Keynote Speaker |
| Geneva, Switzerland, July 30, 2013 |
| ECOSOC high level segment Panelist on Universal Health Coverage (through a video link) |
| Helsinki Finland. June 11-12, 2013 |
| 8GCHP 2013 Conference Participated as Chair of the Plenary session  |
| Geneva Switzerland. May 20-28, 2013 |
| World Health Assembly 2013 Attended as leader of the Pakistan delegation in her Capacity as Federal Minister |
| Qatar, Doha. April 31, 2013 |
| Invited guest to the High Level Strategic meeting to accelerate efforts to reach out of school children Attended as State guest in capacity as Federal Minister of Education |
| Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates. April 26-27, 2013 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Vaccine Summit 2013 Participated as the opening plenary speaker |
| Gaborone, Botswana. March, 2013 |
| Global Thematic Consultation on Health in the post 2015 Development Agenda Attended the meeting as an invited expert  |
| Geneva, Switzerland. February 2013 |
| WHO Expert group meeting on NCDs Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| Davos, Switzerland. January 2013 |
| World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Attended the meeting as a plenary session panelist  |
| Oxford, UK. January 11-13, 2013 |
| Symposium on Gender inequality in emerging markets Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| London, UK. December 14, 2012 |
| London, UK. December 14, 2012 Launch of the Global Burden of Disease Study, hosted by the Lancet and IHME at the Royal Soceity. Chaired one of the four sessions |
| Dubai, UAE. November 12-14, 2012 |
| World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2012 Attended as a member of the WEF Global Agenda Council on Wellbeing and Mental Health |
| Gurgaon, India, November 6-8, 2012 |
| World Economic Forum on India Attended as panelist on the session �Health Collaboration as a Bridge�  |
| Beijing, China. November 1-4, 2012 |
| 2nd Global Symposium on Health System Research and Meeting of the Board of the Alliance HPSR-Beijing. Attended as a plenary panelist in the Session �Post � 2015 Development Goals � Framing the Issues, Prioritizing Health and Using Evidence  |
| Berlin, Germany. October 21-23, 2012 |
| COHRED Partner Symposium-Global Health Summit Beyond Forum 2012: Research and Innovation for Health, Equity and Development Attended the meeting as a panelist  |
| Tokyo Japan, October 11, 2012 |
| Global Health Session on �Making the Case for Investing in Health, Again!� moderated by Andrew Jack of the Financial Times Attended the meeting as a plenary speaker  |
| Bellagio Italy, September 25-28, 2012 |
| Complex Systems Analysis: Advancing Health Systems Policy and Design and Planning at the Rockefeller Foundations’ Bellagio Center Co-hosted the meeting  |
| New York, September 23-25, 2012 |
| Clinton Global Initiative Attended the meeting as a 2012 Member of CGI and Commitment maker |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10-12, 2012 |
| High Level Conference on Non-Communicable Diseases organized by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health and the WHO East Mediterranean Regional Office Attended the meeting as a plenary speaker  |
| Hiroshima, Japan. August 25, 2012 |
| The 20th IPPNW World Congress Attended the meeting as a plenary speaker in the session “World without Structural Violence and Human Security”.  |
| London, UK. August 1, 2012 |
| Global Health Policy Summit hosted by the Imperial College London and Qatar Foundation Attended as a panelist in the session on Innovative Delivery Models  |
| Washington, USA. July 22, 2012 |
| Learning from HIV experience: An NCDs and health systems perspective. High level satellite meeting during the International AIDS conference hosted by WHO and UNAIDS Opening Plenary speaker  |
| London, UK. July 11, 2012 |
| The London Launch of the Heartfile Leaders’ Network at the House of Lords, see more details here. Key note speaker   |
| New Yok, USA. June 25, 2012 |
| Clinton Global Initiative: Mid Year Meeting Attended the meeting as a plenary speaker and Commitment presenter at a Commitment Workshop on “Multi-sectoral action on NCDs”.  |
| Washington, June 14-15, 2012 |
| High level meeting on Child Survival: a Call to Action Attended the meeting as a panelist in the session on “How to Reach Every Child with Essential Services: Coverage with quality and equity.”  |
| Washington, June 13, 2012 |
| Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative, Board Meeting Attended as Chair of the Evaluation Advisory Committee and presented the committee update |
| Boston, USA. June 12, 2012 |
| 2nd Meeting of the Advisory Group of the WHO Global Strategy for Health Systems Research Attended the meeting as a member of the Advisory Group |
| Washington, USA. June 11, 2012 |
| Heartfile Leader’s Network launch hosted by Partners for a New Beginning, Aspen Institute Attended the meeting as keynote speaker  |
| Cape Town, South Africa. April 2012 |
| COHRED Forum 2012 Attended two sessions as panelist and chaired one session |
| Oslo, Norway, April 2012 |
| GAVI Board Retreat Attended the meeting in her capacity as Chair of GAVI’s Evaluation Advisory Committee |
| New York, USA. April 2012 |
| 2nd High Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness Hosted by Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley of Bhutan at the UN General Assembly . Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| New York, USA. April 2012 |
| Columbia University consultation on Wellbeing and Happiness hosted by Jeffery Sachs Attended the meeting as an invited expert  |
| Cairo, Egypt. March 2012 |
| WHO High-Level Meeting on Health Priorities, EMRO Attended the meeting as an invited expert  |
| Washington, USA. February 2012 |
| NCD Working Group Addressing Gaps in Policy and Research for Non-Communicable Diseases Attended the meeting as a panelist |
| Davos, Switzerland. January 2012 |
| World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Attended as a Panelist on the session �Innovative Development Models�   |
| Geneva, Switzerland. January 2012 |
| GAVI Evaluation Advisory Meeting Attended as the chair of the Evaluation Advisory Committee |
| Abu Dhabi, UAE. December 2011 |
| Second World Health Care Congress Middle East Plenary speaker on Innovative Financing Models for Global Health Care Challenges  |
| Dubai, UAE. December 2011 |
| WHO Joint RPC/NCD Consultative Meeting on Building Regional NCD Research Agenda and Enhancing Implementation on NCD Action Plan Attended the meeting as an invited expert and WHO advisor  |
| Istanbul, Turkey. December 2011 |
| PNB Global Chapter Meeting Attended the meeting as a plenary speaker and Member of the Partners for a New Beginning initiative  |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 2011 |
| GAVI Alliance Board Meeting Attended as the chair of the Evaluation Advisory Committee |
| Geneva, Switzerland. October 2011 |
| World Health Organization, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Meeting Attended the meeting as a Board Member� of the Alliance |
| Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. October 2011 |
| World Health Organization Conference on Social Determinants of Health Participated at the Ministerial Panel  |
| Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates. October 2011 |
| World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2011 Attended the meeting as a member of the Global Agenda Council on Health and Wellness  |
| New York, USA. September, 2011 |
| Clinton Global Initiative. Attended the meeting as an invited member and commitment featuring  |
| St Gallen, Switzerland. August 30, 2011 |
| The World Ageing and Generations conference, 2011. Plenary speaker in the first session titled �Demography meets health�  |
| Delhi, India. July 30, 2011 |
| Aman ki Asha Health committee meeting Attended the meeting as meeting chair   |
| New York, USA. July 27, 2011 |
| Rockefeller Foundation�s Innovation Forum Attended the forum as a recipient of the Rockefeller Foundation�s Innovation Award   |
| Rome, Italy. July 15, 2011 |
| IAS pre meeting on NCDs and HIV and AIDs Chaired and moderated a panel discussion on �the rising prevalence of NCDs�implications for health policy and financing� |
| New York, USA. June 16, 2011 |
| UN General Assembly Civil Society hearing on NCDs in preparation for the high level meeting in September. Participated as the eminent panelist on one of the three roundtables   |
| Washington, USA. June 14-15, 2011 |
| Global Health Council meeting Chaired the preview of WHO TDR�s IDEAS Report and participated in the World Heart Federation panel on �collaborating to battle the number one cause of death: research alliance and case studies from the global cardiology community�. Sania Nishtar chaired the preview of WHO TDR�s IDEAS Report and participated in the World Heart Federation panel at the Global Health Council meeting in Washington, USA held on June 14-15, 2011. |
| Washington, USA. June 14, 2011 |
| US Institute of Peace seminar on Building Pakistan�s human capital: a focus on health and education Participated in the meeting as a panelist   |
| Moscow, Russia. April 27-29, 2011 |
| First Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy lifestyles and Non-communicable disease prevention and control Participated in the meeting as member of the international Steering Committee and as a conference rappourteur for the closing plenary.    |
| Toledo, Ohio. April 8, 2011 |
| University of Toledo, Medical Mission Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Attended the meeting as a new inductee in the Hall of Fame  |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh. March 15, 2011 |
| 13th Annual Scientific Conference icddr,b Gave a presentation in the opening plenary on �Managing the public-private mix: remedies for the Mixed Health Systems Syndrome�    |
| New York, USA. February 25, 2011 |
| Parallel Event: 55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York Non-communicable diseases: a Priority for women�s health and development Talk on women�s� health and health systems  |
| Lahore, Pakistan. Febraury 17-19, 2011 |
| US-Pakistan Muslim Engagement Initiative Attended the meeting as a invited expert |
| Geneva, Switzerland. January 26-27, 2011 |
| First Global Ministerial Conference on health Lifestyles and NCD control Moscow. Planning meeting Attended the meeting as member of the Steering Committee  |
| Oxford, UK. January 14-16, 2011 |
| The Emerging Markets Symposium on Urbanization, health and human security: challenges for the emerging market countries Attended the meeting as a invited expert and panelist  |
| Bangkok, Thailand. December 14-15, 2010 |
| Rockefeller Foundation�s Partners convening meeting: overcoming inequities in Asia. Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| Dubai, UAE. November 29-December 1, 2010 |
| Summit of the Global Agenda Council, World Economic Forum Attended the meeting as a member of the Global Agenda Council |
| Singapore. November 25, 2010 |
| 4th NTS-Asia annual convention Talk on Global Architecture and Health in the opening plenary (participation through video)  |
| Montreux, Switzerland. November 16-19, 2010 |
First Global Symposium on health systems research
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| New York, USA. October 22-27, 2010 |
| The Changing landscape of global public health: hosted by Columbia University School of Public Health Plenary discussant response on the paper: �trends transforming the landscape� |
| London, UK. September 15, 2010 |
| The Lancet Pakistan Series�Authors� meeting. The Lancet Co-chaired the meeting as series co-editor |
| Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy; August 17-20, 2010 |
| HIV and Health Systems: A Bellagio Center Conference. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Attended the meeting as an invited expert  |
| Oxford, UK. July 21, 2010 |
| Follow up to the Emerging Market�s Symposium on health management. Green Templeton College, Oxford University, UK. Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| Singapore. June 28-29, 2010 |
| Global Health Study Group Workshop. Center on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy Attended the meeting as an invited expert |
| 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”  |
| 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”  |
| Milan, Italy; May 14, 2010 |
| Bocconi University and Rockefeller foundation initiative on attaining universal coverage. Talk on “Achieving universal health coverage: experiences of Pakistan”  |
| 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  |
| 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   |
| Singapore, March 18, 2010 |
| Strengthening health systems in Asia conference Panelist in the final plenary: way forward and recommendations recorded comments communicated  |
| Geneva, Switzerland, March 3, 2010 |
Introductory seminar on Choked Pipes at the World Health Organization headquarter     |
| Bangkok, Thailand, January 29, 2010 |
| 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”     |
| 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  |
| 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 |
| Summit of the Global Agenda Council, World Economic Forum Attended the meeting as a member of the Global Agenda Council  |
| 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  |
| 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  and |
| 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  |
| Geneva, Switzerland, October 13-14, 2009 |
| Board meeting. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Attended as a Member of the Board |
| New York, USA, August 27–28, 2009 |
| PepsiCo Global Health Policy meeting Attended the meeting as a member of PepsiCo’s Global Health Advisory Committee |
| Klong Luang, Thailand, July 19 -25, 2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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   |
| Geneva, Switzerland; May 16, 2009 |
| 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. |
| 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   |
| Chiangmai, Thailand; April 23-24, 2009 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Clinton Global Initiative Attended the meeting to make a joint commitment with the Clinton Global Initiative  |
| Bamako, Mali; November 16-19, 2008 |
| 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  |
| Tokyo, Japan; November 1-4, 2008 |
| International Conference on Global Action for Health System Strengthening. G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Follow up. Attended the conference as an invited expert   |
| Bellagio, Italy; October 28-31, 2008 |
| Strengthening Health Systems Capacity and Leadership, Rockefeller Foundation and Columbia University Attended the meeting as an invited expert  |
| Bellagio, Italy; October 6-8, 2008 |
| Expert Consultation of the Working Group on the Role of the Private Sector in Health Systems; Results for Development Institute and Rockefeller Foundation  |
| Geneva, Switzerland; October 2-3, 2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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   |
| Nyon, Switzerland; May 25-27, 2008 |
| 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  |
| Geneva, Switzerland; May 24, 2008 |
| 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. |
| 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    |
| Beijing, China; October 29-November 2, 2007 |
| Global Forum for Health Research Panelist in the closing plenary entitled: The Future of Research for Health Talk on: Research Priorities for Chronic Diseases   |
| New York, USA; September 26-28, 2007 |
| Clinton Global Initiative Panelist in the session entitled: Over- and Under-Nutrition   |
| Dalian, China; September 1-5, 2007 |
| World Economic Forum Meeting of the New Champions Attended the meeting as an invited expert    |
| 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  |
| Vancouver, Canada; June 13-15, 2007 |
| World Congress on Health Promotion Panelist in the plenary session entitled: Inequities in Health    |
| 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   |
| Cairo, Egypt; October 29-November 2, 2006 |
| Global Forum for Health Research Panelist in the closing plenary  |
| 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  |
| 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   |
| 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  |
| Bogota, Columbia; November, 2005 |
| Planning Global Physical Activity Interventions; International Union of Health Promotion Attended the meeting as an invited expert  |
| Accra, Ghana; October 16-19, 2005 |
| 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 |
| Global Forum for Health Research Talk entitled: Mainstreaming Chronic Disease on the Agendas of the Developing Countries |
| Stockholm, Sweden; September 3-7, 2005 |
| (ESC Population Science Lecture) European Congress of Cardiology Population Science Lecture entitled: Women and Heart Disease: Impact, Imperatives and Implications   |
| 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  |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; May 4-9, 2005 |
| International Consortium for Community Health Promotion Chaired the meeting |
| Cairo, Egypt; April 10-12, 2005 |
| 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      |
| Miami, Florida; December, 2004 |
| Implementing the WHO Global Strategy on Physical Activity Attended as an invited expert  |
| Atlanta USA; November 17-22, 2004 |
| Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA; Community Health Promotion Workshop Attended as an invited expert |
| Ottawa, Canada; November 3-6, 2004 |
| 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      |
| Hong Kong; October 1-3, 2004 |
| Global Conference on Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Talk in concurrent session entitled: Prevention of Diabetes and CVD in South Asia |
| Ekaterinburg, Russia; September 2004 |
World Heart Federation, Ekaterinburg Project Press Conference      |
| 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 |
| 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  |
| Singapore, January 14-17, 2004 |
| Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology Talk in concurrent session entitled: Impact of Global Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases on the Health Economics of Developing Countries  |
| 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  |
| 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    |
| 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  |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Doha, Qatar; December 9-12, 2002 |
| Qatar Sports International; World Sports Forum Talk in plenary session entitled: Cardiovascular Health through Sports |
| 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 |
| WHO Workshop on Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in the EMRO Region Attended as an invited expert |
| Geneva, Switzerland; July, 2002 |
| WHO, CVD Risk Reduction through Integrated Management of Hypertension, Diabetes and Smoking Attended as an invited expert |
| 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 |
| 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  |
| 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 |
| Manila, Philippines; October 3-6, 2001 |
| 13th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology Talk in concurrent session entitled: Print and Electronic Media for Cardiovascular Disease Public Awareness: the Potential for Replication   |
| 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 |
| 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  |
| Isfahan Iran; May 2000 |
| 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 |
| First SAARC Congress of Cardiology Talk in plenary session entitled: Optimization of Therapeutic and Lifestyle Advice to Patients with Coronary Heart Disease in Pakistan  |
| 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 |
