Wafa Aftab

Datos Biográficos

ID1256902
NOMBREWafa Aftab
NOMBRESWafa
APELLIDOAftab
FIRMAAFTAB W
AFILIACIONESAga Khan University
ORCID0000-0001-5040-5215
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies is common and not substantially reduced by an educational intervention

    Open AccessMishal Khan, Muhammad Naveed Noor et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: Incentive-linked prescribing, which is when healthcare providers accept incentives from pharmaceutical companies for prescribing promoted medicines, is a form of bribery that harms patients and health systems globally. We developed a novel method using data collectors posing as pharmaceutical company sales representatives to evaluate private doctors' engagement in incentive-linked prescribing and the impact of a multifaceted educati…

  • Socioecological factors linked with pharmaceutical incentive-driven prescribing in Pakistan

    Open AccessMuhammad Naveed Noor, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Pharmaceutical marketing through financial incentivisation to general practitioners (GPs) is a poorly studied health system problem in Pakistan. Pharmaceutical incentivisation is seen to be distorting GPs prescribing behaviour that can compromise the health and well-being of patients. We draw on a conceptual framework outlined in the ecological system theory to identify multiple factors linked with pharmaceutical incentivisation to GPs in Pakista…

  • The role of the private sector in delivering essential packages of health services

    Open AccessSameen Siddiqi, Wafa Aftab et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Many countries are adopting essential packages of health services (EPHS) to implement universal health coverage (UHC), which are mostly financed and delivered by the public sector, while the potential role of the private health sector (PHS) remains untapped. Currently, many low-income and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs) have devised EPHS; however, guidance on translating these packages into quality, accessible and affordable services is li…

  • Incentivisation practices and their influence on physicians’ prescriptions

    Open AccessMishal Khan, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Focus on profit-generating enterprise in healthcare can create conflicts of interest that adversely impact prescribing and pricing of medicines. Although a global challenge, addressing the impacts on quality of care is particularly difficult in countries where the pharmaceutical industry and physician lobby is strong relative to regulatory institutions. Our study characterises the range of incentives exchanged between the pharmaceutical industry …

  • The healthcare field as a marketplace

    Muhammad Naveed Noor, Marco Liverani et al.ARTICLEHealth Sociology Review2023Referencias: 39

    Incentivisation of general practitioners (GPs) by pharmaceutical companies is thought to affect prescribing practices, often not in patients' interest. Using a Bourdieusian lens, we examine the socially structured conditions that underpin exchanges between pharmaceutical companies and GPs in Pakistan. The analysis of qualitative interviews with 28 GPs and 13 pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs) shows that GPs, through prescribing medicines…

  • Implementation of health and health-related sustainable development goals

    Open AccessWafa Aftab, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

  • Global strategies and local implementation of health and health-related SDGs

    Open AccessSameen Siddiqi, Wafa Aftab et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Evidence on early achievements, challenges and opportunities would help low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) accelerate implementation of health and health-related sustainable development goals (HHSDGs). A series of country-specific and multicountry consultative meetings were conducted during 2018–2019 that involved 15 countries across five regions to determine the status of implementation of HHSDGs. Almost 120 representatives from heal…

  • What will it take to implement health and health-related sustainable development goals

    Open AccessZulfiqar A Bhutta, Sameen Siddiqi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    box In two previous publications, we have described and summarised key findings from the global systematic review and country consultations related to our assessment of the progress in implementing the health and health-related sustainable development goals (HHSDGs). Although it has been only 5 years but current evidence on the implementation of sustainable development goal (SDG) evaluations to date suggests that a vast majority of countries are …

  • The state of diet-related NCD policies in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Tunisia and Vietnam

    Open AccessKatherine Buse, Kent Buse et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2020Referencias: 40

    We assessed the technical content of sugar, salt and trans-fats policies in six countries in relation to the World Health Organization ‘Best Buys’ guidelines for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). National research teams identified policies and strategies related to promoting healthy diets and restricting unhealthy consumption, including national legislation, development plans and strategies and health sector-related …