Impact Summit of the World Economic Forum

On the occasion of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit, the World Economic Forum held a session on “Public and Private Collaboration to Close the Gap on Financing for NCDs”. The session gathered business leaders, government, academia and civil society to share examples on how innovators have successfully deployed resources and capital towards impact on the … Read more

Choked Pipes documentary: sneak preview

A sneak preview of the documentary based on our President, Sania Nishtar’s Oxford University Press-published book Choked Pipes, was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on September 11, 2015. The ‘sneak preview’ was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Andrew Jack from Financial Times. The panel included Prof. Sir Andy Haines, … Read more

Heartfile at NCD Alliance Civil Society Workshop

NCD ALLIANCE/WHO EMRO held a capacity development workshop in Amman, Jordan on 15-16 August 2016 to increase the ability of Eastern Mediterranean Region’s civil societies to build effective NCD alliances and to engage in effective NCDs advocacy. The meeting was attended by diverse group of CSOs from the region. Dr Saba Amjad from Heartfile, participated … Read more

Global premier of the documentary ‘Choked Pipes’

The global premier of the documentary based on Sania Nishtar’s book, “Choked Pipes” and her work subsequent to that in Pakistan, was held in New York on September 22 as a side session of the United Nations’ 70th General Assembly. The event was hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation and was oversubscribed. The screening of the documentary … Read more

Seminar on UHC at ADB’s Annual meeting in Baku

TheSeminar series alongside the Asian Development Bank Board meetingin Bakufeatured a session on Universal Health Coverage: “Revealingthefinancial solutions for UHC”. The seminar aimed to explore ways in which developing countries in Asia and the Pacific could achieve financially sustainable universal health coverage. Participants discussed new tools forincreasing financing for health services and ways in which … Read more

Heartfile mobilizes medical supplies to LRH

Mobilizing Medical Supplies for Pakistan, a Clinton Global Initiative commitment led by Heartfile with Direct Relief and World Health Organization as partners, successfully delivered the first consignment to Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. The donation comprised of two forty foot shipping containers containing hospital beds, autoclaves, endoscopes and other medical consumables. This is one of the … Read more

Heartfile at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative

Heartfile was visible at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual meeting in New York last week through the participation of our President, Dr Sania Nishtar, a 2013 member of CGI. The meeting featured a video about Heartfile Health Financing’s CGI Commitment to Action, in partnership with Direct Relief and the WHO, Pakistan Office. Heartfile’s … Read more

Heartfile at the Second Annual IPIHD Forum

The 2nd Annual International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD) Forum was held in Washington DC, USA on April 7th and 8th this year. The forum was held along sides the 10th World Healthcare Congress at the Gaylord National Resort, MD, USA. It invited leading healthcare entrepreneurs, global institutions, investors and organizations that were interested … Read more