Peer Review Publications

Pakistan

International

Book Chapters

Books

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Articles

Peer Review Publications

Book Chapters

Newspaper Articles

Peer Review Publications

National action plan on chronic diseases

Global NCDs

Riskcorn

Heartfile demonstration projects

Other in cardiology

Books

Peer Review Publications:

Pakistan:

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

Nishtar S. Evidence from research and its implications for health reforms in Pakistan: the Gateway Paper perspective. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S112-9.

Nishtar S. Pharmaceuticals--strategic considerations in health reforms in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S100-11.

Nishtar S. Human resource solutions--the Gateway Paper proposed health reforms in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S94-9.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper--proposed health reforms in Pakistan--interface considerations. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S78-93.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper--health service delivery outside of the public sector in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S66-77.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper--preventive and promotive programs in Pakistan and health reforms in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S51-65.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper--public sector service delivery infrastructure and health reforms in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S43-50.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper--financing health in Pakistan and its linkage with health reforms. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S25-42.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper--stewardship and governance in the health sector in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S14-24.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper--context and configuration of the proposed health reforms in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Dec;56(12 Suppl 4):S2-13.

International:

Rizvi N, Nishtar S. Pakistan's health policy: appropriateness and relevance to women's health needs. Health Policy. 2008 May 12. [Epub ahead of print]

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

Nishtar S. The WHO Director General election finale. Lancet 2007;369(9557):185

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

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

Nishtar S, Perry M, Lammare MC, Ritchie J. Global Consortium on Community Health Promotion. Promotion and Education 2006;XIII(1):7-8. 

Nishtar S. The SAARC Seven – regional cooperation for sustainable health outcomes. BMJ 2004. BMJ 2004;328:837.

Nishtar S. Research Network for the EMRO region. In press WHO

Book Chapters:

Nishtar S. Health chapter. Vision 2030 of the Planning Commission of Pakistan

Nishtar S. Health section. National Commission for Government Reform

Books:

Nishtar S. Health Indicators of Pakistan. Gateway Paper II. Heartfile: Islamabad 2007.

Nishtar S. The Gateway Paper. Health Systems in Pakistan – a way forward. Heartfile: Islamabad 2007.

Newspaper Articles:

Health Policy – chinks in the armor, The News International; Monday, July 14, 2008

Financing health insurance, The News International; Saturday, June 28, 2008

Budget – five points under the health lens, The News International; Saturday, June 21, 2008

Pakistan’s Covert Cartels, The News International; Thursday, May 22, 2008

Honing the 100-day agenda, The News International; Sunday, April 06, 2008

Anti-corruption reform – strategic imperatives, The News International; Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Political party manifestos – a sectoral insight, The News International; Saturday, February 16, 2008

The Social Sector – telling evidence, The News International; Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The new government's option, Blue Chip; Nov-Dec 2007

Disease Diplomacy, The News International; Sunday, July 01, 2007

Health and the budget 2007 - How "healthy" is our budget? The News International; Sunday, June 10, 2007

What is the role of the state in health? The News International; Sunday, February 25, 2007

Social Policy Reform – raison d etre, The News International; Sunday, Jan-Feb 2007

A new paradigm for regulating drugs and pharmaceuticals, The News International; Sunday, January 07, 2007

Dengue and its likes – long term context, The News International; Sunday, November 05, 2006

Opening the insurance market – the health perspective, The News International; Sunday, October 01, 2006

“Playing” Social Protection with a new stack of cards!, Blue Chip; September 2006

Health in Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), The News International; Sunday, September 10, 2006

Tools for treatment - Scope for using technology in reforming and improving the health sector is immense, The News International; Sunday, August 27, 2006

Rahim Yar Khan' health initiative – revisited, The News International; Sunday, August 06, 2006

‘Playing health’ with a new stack of cards, The News International; Sunday, July 02, 2006

Budget 2006-07 – an ode to health, Blue Chip; June 2006

The Health Budget 2006 – the policy context, The News International; Sunday, June 04, 2006

Social Health Insurance in NWFP – the steps ahead, The News International; Sunday, April 30, 2006

Primary safeguards, The News International; Sunday, April 23, 2006

Civil Service Reforms – the move from hype-to-hope, The News International; Sunday, April 09, 2006

The Gateway Paper – towards a health systems reform, The News International; Sunday, March 19, 2006

Newspaper Articles:

Anti-corruption reform – strategic imperatives, The News International; Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Corruption: the need-greed equation, The News International; Sunday, December 09, 2007

Does corruption lurk in the health sector of Pakistan? The News International; Sunday, August 05, 2007

Peer Review Publications:

Nishtar S. Time for a global partnership on Non-Communicable Diseases. Lancet 2007;370(9603):1887-8.

Nishtar S. Public-private 'partnerships' in health - a global call to action. Health Res Policy Syst. 2004 Jul 28;2(1):5.

Book Chapters:

Nishtar S. Public-private partnerships – a call to action. Book Chapter: In: Commonwealth Health Minister’ Book: 2007

Newspaper Articles:

The public-private interface: more than ‘a driver of economic growth’, The News International; Sunday, May 28, 2006

Peer Review Publications:

National action plan on chronic diseases:

Wierzbicki AS, Nishtar S, Lumb PJ, Lambert-Hammill M, Crook MA, Marber MS, Gill J. Insulin resistance phenotypes and coronary artery disease in a native Pakistani cohort. Int J Clin Pract 2008;62(5):701-7. Epub 2008 Mar 12.

Alam AY, Iqbal A, Mohamud KB, Laporte RE, Ahmed A, Nishtar S. Investigating socio-economic-demographic determinants of tobacco use in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. BMC Public Health 2008;8(1):50

Wierzbicki AS, Nishtar S, Lumb PJ, Lambert-Hammill M, Crook MA, Marber MS, Gill J. Waist circumference, metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease in a Pakistani cohort. Int J Cardiol 2008;128(1):77-82. Epub 2007 Aug 8.

Nishtar S, Shera S. Diabetes prevention and control as part of the integrated Non-Communicable Disease strategy: the Pakistan approach. Practical Diabetes int 2006;23(8):1-3.

Nishtar S, Lateef E. Tobacco Control – an integral component of the National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan. Prevention and Control. Vol2, Issue 2, Pages 95-102 (June 2006)

Nishtar S, Bile KM, Ahmed A, Faruqui AMA, Mirza Z, Shera S, et al. Process, rationale, and interventions of Pakistan’s National Action Plan on Chronic Diseases. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 Jan;3(1):A14. Epub 2005 Dec 15.

Nishtar S, Bile KM, Ahmed A, Amjad S, Iqbal A. Integrated population-based surveillance of Non-Communicable Diseases the Pakistan model. Am J Prev Med. 2005 Dec;29(5 Suppl 1):102-6.

Nishtar S, Minhas FA, Ahmed A, Badar A, Mohamud KB. Prevention and control of mental illnesses and mental health: National Action Plan for NCD Prevention, Control and Health Promotion in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S69-77.

Nishtar S, Mohamud KB, Razzak J, Ghaffar A, Ahmed A, Khan SA, Mirza YA. Injury prevention and control: National Action Plan for NCD Prevention, Control and Health Promotion in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S57-68.

Nishtar S, Ahmed A, Bhurgri Y, Mohamud KB, Zoka N, Sultan F, Jafarey NA. Prevention and control of cancers: National Action Plan for NCD Prevention, Control and Health Promotion in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S45-56.

Nishtar S, Ahmed A, Kazi Y, Khan A, Mohamud KB. Prevention and control of chronic chest diseases: National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S42-4.

Nishtar S, Mirza Z, Mohamud KB, Latif E, Ahmed A, Jafarey NA. Tobacco control: National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S31-41.

Nishtar S, Shera S, Rafique G, Mohamud KB, Ahmed A. Diabetes prevention and control: National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S26-30.

Nishtar S, Faruqui AM, Mattu MA, Mohamud KB, Ahmed A. National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan - Cardiovascular diseases. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S14-25.

Nishtar S. National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan--Common action area. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S9-13.

Nishtar S. National Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan--Prelude and finale. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54(12 Suppl 3):S1-8.

Nishtar S. Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases in Pakistan: an integrated partnership-based model. Health Res Policy Syst. 2004 Sep 13;2(1):7.

Global NCDs:

Nishtar S. Integrating a new public health order. Lancet 2007;370(9603):1901.

Nishtar S. Time for a global partnership on Non-Communicable Diseases. Lancet 2007;370(9603):1887-8.

Nishtar S, Voute J. Women and Heart Disease: time for change. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2007;4(5):231

Nishtar S. Lessons in tackling chronic disease. BMJ 2006;333(7573)820.

Nishtar S. Improving heart health in Europe. Circulation 2006;113(4):f16

Azad N. Nishtar S. A call for a gender specific approach to address the world-wide cardiovascular disease burden. Prevention and Control 2005;1:223-7.

Voûte J, Nishtar S, Grizeau-Clemens D. World Heart Day 2000-2004 – A day that builds awareness and capacity. Prevention and Control, 2005, 1:17-19.

Jabbour S, Nishtar S, Prabhakaran D, Chockalingham A, Achiutti A, Agrawal A, Luna M, Garofalo F, Wielgosz A. Information and communication technology in cardiovascular disease prevention in developing countries: Hype and Hope. Int J Cardiol. 2003 Dec; 92(2-3): 105-11.

Bayes de Luna A, Tse TF, de Figueiredo MB, Maranhao M, Voute J, Nishtar S, Fuster V, Poole-Wilson P; World Heart Federation. World Heart Day: a World Heart Federation enterprise promoting the prevention of heart disease and stroke across the world. Circulation. 2003 Sep 2;108(9):1038-40.

Nishtar S. Coronary Heart Disease Prevention in South Asia. Lancet 2002; 360: 1015-18.

Riskcorn:

Wierzbicki AS, Nishtar S, Lumb PJ, Lambert-Hammill M, Crook MA, Marber MS, Gill J. Insulin resistance phenotypes and coronary artery disease in a native Pakistani cohort. Int J Clin Pract 2008;62(5):701-7. Epub 2008 Mar 12.

Wierzbicki AS, Nishtar S, Lumb PJ, Lambert-Hammill M, Crook MA, Marber MS, Gill J. Waist circumference, metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease in a Pakistani cohort. Int J Cardiol 2008;128(1):77-82. Epub 2007 Aug 8.

AS Wierzbicki, S Nishtar, P J Lumb, M Lambert-Hammill, C N Turner, MA Crook, M S Marber, Gill JS. Metabolic syndrome and risk of coronary heart disease in a Pakistani population. Heart 2005;91:1003–1007.

AS Wierzbicki, S Nishtar, P J Lumb, M Lambert-Hammill, C N Turner, M ACrook, M S Marber, Gill JS. Impaired renal function and atherosclerosis in a Pakistani cohort. Curr med Res Opin 21(8); 2005: 1201–1207.

Nishtar S, Wierzbicki AS, Lumb P, Hammill ML, Turner CN, Cook MA, et al. Low HDL and waist hip ratio predict the risk of coronary artery disease in Pakistanis. Curr med Res Opin 2004: 20(1): 55-64.

Nishtar S, Gill JS, Wierzbicki AS. Smoking exposure in patients with and without angiographically coronary heart disease in a Pakistani population. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39(9) Suppl B: 460B-461B.

Heartfile demonstration projects:

Abegunde DO, Shengelia B, Luyten A, Cameron A, Celletti F, Nishtar S, Pandurangi V, Mendis S. Can non-physician health-care workers assess and manage cardiovascular risk in primary care? Bull World Health Organ 2007;85(6):432-40.

Nishtar S, Badar A, Umer K M, Iqbal A, Bajwa R, Mirza Y A. The Heartfile Lodhran CVD prevention project - end of project evaluation. Promotion and Education 2007;XIV(1):17-27. 

Nishtar S, Zoka N, Nishtar S. S, Khan Y, Jehan S, Mirza Y. A. Poster as tool for disseminating health related information in a developing country: a pilot experience. JPMA 2004

Nishtar S, Mirza YA, Jehan S, Hadi Y, Badar A, Yusuf S, Shahab S. Newspaper articles as a tool for cardiovascular prevention programs in a developing country. J Health Commun. 2004 Jul-Aug;9(4):355-69.

Other in cardiology:

Nishtar S. Shahab S. Cost and sustainability of long terms therapy of coronary artery disease in low-income countries. Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Disease prevention 2001:36 suppl 1:171

Nishtar S. Customized guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention and management in South Asia.  Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Disease prevention 2001:36 suppl 1:50.

Nishtar S. Shahab S, Gill JS. Preventive cardiac care targeting women in Pakistan: an unfinished agenda. Can Jour Cardiol 2000:16 B: 65-6.

Nishtar S. Peripartum cardiomyopthy: an overview. Pakistan Heart Journal 2000; 11(1):34-8.

Nishtar S. Women in South Asia: a long way from basic cardiovascular care. Indian Heart Journal 2000; 56(2):706 (Abstract).

Nishtar S. Echocardiographic identification of clinically silent lesions in SLE. Indian Heart Journal 2000; 56(2):781 (Abstract)

Nishtar S. Inferior wall artifacts in Pakistanis: the central obesity effect: Supplement to the American Journal Nuclear Cardiology, Jan-Feb 1999 Issue.

Nishtar S. The role of vitamins in coronary artery disease. Pak J Cardiol 1999:10(1) 5-7.

Nishtar S, Khan IS, Shahab S. Diagnostic accuracy of spect scanning in the diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease using coronary angiography as a gold standard: A PIMS experience. Pak J Cardiol 1998: 9(4): 83-7.