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S. Nabeel Zafar

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  • Academic
  • Researcher

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  • Aga Khan University
    Website: http://www.aku.edu/ Type: Academic Institution Country: Pakistan About: Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan and chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university, Aga Khan University's (AKU) objective is to promote human welfare in general, and the welfare of the people of Pakistan in particular, by disseminating knowledge and providing instruction, training, research and service in the health sciences, education and such other branches of learning as the University may determine. AKU is an international University spread over eight countries – Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt.
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Website: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ Type: Academic Institution Country: United States About: The Harvard School of Public Health includes more than 200 faculty members working in various disciplines of public health. The overarching mission of the School - to advance the public's health through learning, discovery, and communication - comprises four objectives: to provide the highest level of education to public health scientists, practitioners, and leaders; to foster new discoveries leading to improved health for the people of this country and all nations; to strengthen health capacities and services for communities; and to inform policy debate, disseminate health information and increase awareness of public health as a public good and fundamental right.

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  • Pakistan

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    S. Nabeel Zafar started a discussion "2010 Harvard Global Public Health & Technology Conference" in the Health IT community.

    2010 Harvard Global Public Health & Technology Conference Global PHAT 2010: Moving Beyond the Technology Saturday, May 1, 2010 9:00am - 5:00pm Harvard Kennedy School Breakfast and Lunch provided, Reception to follow www.globalphat.com How do you leverage technology to improve global health delivery? What role does health technology play in post-disaster settings? How can mobile health be used to empower community health workers? Can you get an ROI with electronic medical records in HIV care? ...

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    S. Nabeel Zafar replied to "Moving Beyond Doctors" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

    I do not understand why a strong rebuttal is needed. I think these 'task shifting' initiatives are probably what is going to be the future of rural medicine including surgery. In developing countries there is a serious dearth of health professionals. People suffer serious mortality and morbidity due to lack of access to health care. Task shifting can work for some not all surgical diseases.But can be done for some important ones, I&Ds, chest tubes, ...

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    S. Nabeel Zafar replied to "Strengthening Health Systems: The Role of NGOs - November 7-11 2011" in the Strengthening Health Systems: The Role of NGOs - November 7-11 2011 panel.

    Hi, I am a physician and researcher in Pakistan and am looking forward to this discussion. I have worked with a number of health related NGOs in the past. NGOs certainly have a role, especially in countries where the government is not doing enough. However it is difficult for NGOs to work on a scale large enough to bring about large changes. I see partnerships between the government and NGOs as a potential solution to ...

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