Abdul Ghaffar

TL;DR: The estimated burden of noncommunicable diseases in South Asia, the risk factors for these diseases, the limitations of the available data, and the attempts being made to gather evidence of better quality are reviewed are reviewed.

TL;DR: In lower income countries a rise in traffic-related crashes, injuries, and deaths accompanies economic growth, and at a threshold of around 1,500 dollars-8,000 dollars per capita economic growth no longer leads to additional traffic deaths, although crashes and traffic injuries continue to increase with growth.

TL;DR: This first national survey reflects the growing impact of injuries, especially road traffic injuries in Pakistan and portends a challenge for the national health system.

TL;DR: Policy-makers interviewed for this study were unequivocal in their support for health research and the high value they attribute to it, but stated that there were structural and informal barriers to research contributing to policy processes, to the contribution research makes to knowledge generally, and to the use of research in health decision-making specifically.

TL;DR: In Pakistan, despite an elaborate network of over 5000 basic health units and rural health centres, supported by higher-level facilities, primary health care activities have not brought about expected improvements in health status, especially of rural population groups.