Mexico, City, Mexico; August 5, 2008
Second Expert consultation on positive synergies between health systems and Global Health Initiatives; World Health Organization

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Divone, France; June 2, 2008
WHO Director General’s High level consultation on scaling up research and learning for better health.

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Nyon, Switzerland; 25-27 May 2008
From Mexico to Mali: Taking Stock of Achievements in Health Policy and Systems Research

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Geneva, Switzerland; 25, May 2008.
Geneva Health Forum
Panelist on the Closing Plenary
Panelist in the session – can mixed health systems be equitable
Panelist in the session – management of chronic diseases

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Bangkok, Thailand; January 30- February 2, 2008
Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2008
Speaker briefing meeting

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London, UK; December 4, 2007

Launch of the Lancet Series on chronic diseases. 

Beijing, China; October 29-November 2, 2007

Global Forum for Health Research

Panelist in the Closing plenary - Research priorities for chronic diseases 

New York, USA; September 26-28, 2007

Clinton Global Initiative

Panelist in the Over and under nutrition session

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

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

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

Vancouver, Canada; June 13-15, 2007

World Congress on Health Promotion

Inequities in Health

Chicago, USA; May 29-31, 2007

Annual Convention of the Human Development Foundation

Challenges in Health policy in Pakistan 

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Washington, USA; April 2007

Center for Disease Controls Annual Forum

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

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Bangkok, Thailand; February 2007

Prince Mahidol Award Conference

From development of a program to the delivery of preventive and control services in non-communicable diseases – a perspective from Pakistan

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

Cairo, Egypt; October 2006

Global Forum for Health Research

Panelist on the closing plenary

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

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Barcelona, Spain; September 2006
World Congress of Cardiology
National planning for cardiovascular diseases
Women as a resource for cardiovascular diseases prevention

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Kuwait; June 2006
World Health Organization’s expert consultation on NCDs

Integration of non-communicable diseases into Primary Health Care

Cairo, Egypt; June 2006 (Chair)
WHO country Cooperation Strategy

Nairobi, Kenya; May 2006
International Union for Health Promotion

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New York, USA; February 2006
World Heart Federation

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Dehli, India; February 2006
All India Institute of Medical Sciences

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Bellagio, Italy; December 2005
How to improve cardiovascular health outcomes in less well resourced setting

Bogota, Columbia; November 2005
Planning global physical activity interventions

Geneva Switzerland; October 2005
WHO Global Forum

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

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Mumbai, India; September 2005
Global Forum for Health Research
Main streaming chronic disease on the agendas of the developing countries

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Stockholm, Sweden; September 2005 (ESC population Science Lecture)
European Congress of Cardiology
Population science lecture – Women and heart disease: impact, imperatives and implications

Iguaçu, Brazil; May 2005
6^th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology
Community contributions to CVD prevention
National Action plan for NCD Prevention in Pakistan

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

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

Orlando, USA; February 18, 2005

Second Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke

Community control of hypertension in the developing countries

Miami, Florida; December 2004
Implementing the WHO Global Strategy on Physical Activity (Chair)

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

Atlanta USA; November 2004
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA; Community Health Promotion Workshop

Hong Kong, China; October 1-3, 2004
Global Conference on Cardiovascular Clinical Trials.
Prevention of diabetes and CVD in south Asia

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Oxford, UK; September 2004
Oxford Vision 2020

Ekaterinburg, Russia; September 2004
World Heart Federation, Ekaterinburg Project Press Conference

Milan, Italy; June 2004

5^tf International Heart Health Conference.

Implementing WHO CVD Risk Management Package in Primary Health.

National Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan.

Guideline Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

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Melbourne, Australia; April 2004

WHO Mega Country Health Promotion Network Meeting

National Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan.

Singapore; January 2004

Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology.

Impact of Global Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases on the Health Economics of Developing Countries.

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

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

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

Helsinki, Finland; August 2003
World Conference on Tobacco or Health.
Tobacco Control as part of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: the Heartfile Experience

Geneva, Switzerland; April 2003
Mega Country Network Meeting. WHO Department of Health Promotion of Non-Communicable Diseases.

Colombo, Sri Lanka; March 2003
PREMISE II Workshop.

Doha, Qatar; December 2002
Qatar Sports International; World Sports Forum.
Cardiovascular Health through Sports.

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Geneva, Switzerland; December 2002
Mega Country Network Meeting. WHO Department of Health Promotion of Non-Communicable Diseases.

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Geneva, Switzerland; October 2002
WHO Meeting of Interested Parties (MIP).
Communicating Risks to Health.

Beirut, Lebanon; July 2002
WHO Workshop on Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in the EMRO Region.

Geneva, Switzerland; July 2002
WHO, CVD Risk Reduction through Integrated Management of Hypertension, Diabetes and Smoking.

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Sydney, Australia; May 2002
XIV World Congress of Cardiology.
State-of-the-art invited talk: An Evidence-based Approach to CVD Prevention in the Developing Countries.

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Sydney, Australia; May 2002
XIV World Congress of Cardiology.
Justifying Cost of Treatment in the Developing World.

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Cairo, Egypt; April 2002
3^rd East Mediterranean Heart Health Network International Congress.
CVD Prevention in Women.

Cairo, Egypt; April 2002
WHO Interregional Workshop on Initiative for Scaling Up Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Kandy, Sri Lanka; February 2002
WHO Interregional Workshop on Initiative for Scaling Up Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Manila, Philippines; October 2001
13^th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology.
Print and Electronic Media for Cardiovascular Disease Public Awareness: the Potential for Replication.

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Stockholm, Sweden; September 2001
Global Forum Meeting for Cardiovascular Diseases. 
Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Management in the Developing Countries.

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Osaka, Japan; May 2001
5^th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology and 4th International Heart Health Conference.
Pakistan’s Heartfile.

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Isfahan, Iran; May 2001
1st National Seminar on Women and Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors.
Guidelines for Hormone Replacement Therapy as part of Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease.

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Chennai, India; December 2000
54^th Annual Meeting of the Cardiological Society of India.
Women in South Asia: a Long Way from Basic CVD Care.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka; September 2000
1st Annual Symposium of the Sri Lanka Heart Association. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Preventing CVD in South Asia in the Face of the Impending Pandemic.

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Katmandu, Nepal; July 2000
1^st Congress of the Nepal Society of Cardiology.
Algorithms for the Management of Hypertension in the SAARC Region.
Current Management of Heart Failure.

Victoria, Canada; May 2000
First Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke.
Preventive Cardiovascular Care amongst Females in Pakistan: an Unfinished Agenda.
Barriers: Access to Care for Women in the Developing Countries. 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; May 2000
First Women Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke.
Women and Access to Cardiovascular Care.

Isfahan Iran; May 2000
Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute.
Development of National Guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy.

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Dhaka, Bangladesh; February 2000
First SAARC Congress of Cardiology.
Optimization of Therapeutic and Lifestyle Advice to Patients with Coronary Heart Disease in Pakistan.

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Lahore, Pakistan; October 1999
12^th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology.
Plenary session: CAD Prevention in the Developing World: Priority or Bail Out. Stenosis Quantification on Diagnostic Coronary Angiograms.
Presentation: Missed Therapeutic Windows of Opportunity in the Optimal Management of CAD in Pakistan.
Presentation: Analysis of Dietary Pattern in the context of Establishing Coronary Risk Profiles in Patients with Documented CAD in Pakistan.

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Baltimore, USA; October 1999
Grand clinical rounds of the John Hopkins Medical University. Pakistan’s Heartfile.

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Athens, Greece; April 1999
4^th International Congress of Nuclear Cardiology.
Inferior Wall Artifacts in Pakistanis: the Central Obesity Effect.

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