Zafar Mirza

Spending $200 billion

Spending $200 billion

Bill Gates’s new deadline is: “20 years to give away virtually all my wealth.” Published 27 Jun, 2025 07:26am
Revisiting the NSP

Revisiting the NSP

The continuity of public policies across governments is a sign of system maturity. Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:24am
Development challenges

Development challenges

Human development is the most critical dimension of national security. Updated 30 May, 2025 09:20am
NCDs in Pakistan

NCDs in Pakistan

We must effectively implement preventative policies, regulatory, managerial, educational interventions and reliable health services. Updated 02 May, 2025 09:37am
Reversing NCDs

Reversing NCDs

Heart disease, diabetes and fatty liver are reversible through lifestyle interventions. Updated 21 Mar, 2025 08:45am
Conflict of interest

Conflict of interest

Those who are to be regulated must not head the body which is going to regulate them. Updated 22 Feb, 2025 08:44am
US withdrawal from WHO

US withdrawal from WHO

It is a strategic opportunity for China and other BRICS countries to fill the financial gaps and shape the future of global health. Published 07 Feb, 2025 07:11am
Polio pains

Polio pains

Every new government changes the leadership of the polio programme without realising how negatively it might impact it. Updated 01 Feb, 2025 08:49am
Bribed doctors

Bribed doctors

A cocktail of measures — educational, managerial, regulatory — need to be taken and interventions need to be made simultaneously and sustainably. Updated 24 Jan, 2025 08:53am
UHC monitoring in Pakistan

UHC monitoring in Pakistan

Pakistan has started to systematically produce an annual national UHC monitoring report. Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:49am
Women’s health

Women’s health

The precarious state of the health of women in Pakistan is evident throughout their life course. Updated 29 Nov, 2024 09:24am
OOP health expenditures

OOP health expenditures

Financial protection is an integral component of universal health coverage. Updated 15 Nov, 2024 09:40am
Lifestyle medicine

Lifestyle medicine

Lifestyle interventions can be a primary modality for the treatment of chronic conditions. Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:35am
PPPs for UHC

PPPs for UHC

Health is too important a matter to be left to governments. Published 20 Sep, 2024 07:08am