Assessing corruption in the health service delivery in Pakistan
Funding: World Bank and Asian Development bank supported
Partnership
for Transparency Fund (PTF), 2006-07
Strategic analysis with a view to developing an action plan to
institutionally integrate the delivery of population and health services
in Pakistan
Funding: David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 2007
Developing health information systems in Pakistan
In collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Statistics of the Government
of Pakistan
Strengthening the evidence base of Health Reform in Pakistan
In collaboration with Ministry of Health, the Department of Health of NWFP
and World Health Organization
Developing an integrated approach to chronic disease in a public-private
[not-for-profit] partnership in Pakistan.
In collaboration with Ministry of Health, the Department of Health of NWFP
and World Health Organization
Heartfile-Lodhran CVD Prevention Project:
Pilot and demonstration community project, which aimed to develop
sustainable and low-resource-setting-sensitive strategies for prevention
of chronic disease.
Funding: Department of International Development, UK (2001-2004)
Heartfile JC Project:
Pilot project, which aimed to develop an approach to integrate chronic
disease prevention into the work plan of health providers in the private
sector.
Funding: European Union funded Trust for Voluntary Organizations
PREMISE Study:
a global study aimed at developing models for Prevention of Recurrences of
Myocardial Infarction and Stroke. Heartfile was the principal investigator
in Pakistan for this WHO global study and was represented on the Technical
Committee of the study
Funding and Collaboration: WHO Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Geneva
WHO Risk Management Package:
an international study aimed at testing the suitability of
low-resource-setting-sensitive tools for secondary prevention of
cardiovascular diseases
Funding and Collaboration: WHO Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Geneva
Global [price of chronic disease medicines] WHO Drug Survey:
an international study to assess barriers to the use of medicines for
secondary prevention of chronic disease. Heartfile was the principal
investigator in Pakistan for this WHO global study
Funding and Collaboration: WHO Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Geneva
Research in the communications arena aimed at developing
feasible approaches to impacting the behaviour of all actors in the health
system.
Funding:
Canadian International Development Agency (1999-2002)
National population-based NCD surveillance system;
the surveillance system of the National Action Plan for NCD prevention,
control and health promotion in Pakistan
Funding: World Health Organization, Geneva
The RISK-CORN study - the first case control study to determine
risk factors for coronary heart disease in Pakistanis; conducted in
collaboration with Guys and St. Thomas', London.
