Faisal Sultan

Biographic Data

ID7007885
NAMEFaisal Sultan
GIVEN NAMESFaisal
FAMILY NAMESultan
SIGNATURESULTAN F
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination
ORCID0000-0002-6472-5698
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Pakistan’s national Covid-19 response

    Open AccessAdnan Ahmad Khan, Mujahid Abdullah et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: In 2020, Pakistan faced the formidable challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic with an existing yet disjointed healthcare infrastructure, that included by over 18,000 public and an estimated 75,000 private health facilities and some elements of an epidemic surveillance and response system. This descriptive study examines how Pakistan developed a COVID-19 response, driven by establishing a central coordination and decision-making mechanis…

  • Cancer incidence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 2020

    Open AccessFarhana Badar, Muhammad Sohaib et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    It is crucial to investigate the aetiology of these diseases at the community level because dietary elements, infectious diseases, and tobacco use all appear to be significant contributors. Prospective studies could play a key role in highlighting the factors linked to these diseases. Therefore, cancer registration must continue in conjunction with the exploration of risk factors

  • Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Pakistan

    Open AccessAdnan Ahmad Khan, Mujahid Abdullah et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Although our study found 35% hesitancy rate of COVID-19 vaccine, there were noticeable demographic differences that suggest tailored communication strategy to address concerns held by most hesitant subpopulation. Use of mobile vaccination facilities particularly for less mobile and disadvantaged, and implementation and evaluation of social mobilization strategy should be considered to increase overall COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and coverage

  • Impact of school closures and reopening on Covid-19 caseload in 6 cities of Pakistan

    Open AccessAbdul Mueed, Taimoor Ahmad et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Schools were closed all over Pakistan on November 26, 2020 to reduce community transmission of COVID-19 and reopened between January 18 and February 1, 2021. However, these closures were associated with significant economic and social costs, prompting a review of effectiveness of school closures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections in a developing country like Pakistan. A single-group interrupted time series analysis (ITSA) was used to mea…

  • School closures help reduce the spread of Covid-19

    Open AccessAbdul Mueed, Razia Aliani et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Closing schools to control COVID-19 transmission has been globally debated, with concerns about children’s education and well-being, and also because of the varied effectiveness of the intervention in studies across the world. This paper aims to determine the effect of school closure policy on the incidence of COVID-19 in Pakistan. A Difference-in-Differences (DiD) analysis compared changes in COVID-19 incidence across cities that completely (Isl…

  • Leaving no one behind

    Open AccessZaeem Haq, Zaeem ul Haq et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    akistan's successful flattening of the successive COVID-19 curves is being acknowledged, along with questions being asked for unpacking the factors that contributed to its success With a fragmented health system, when COVID-19 happened, Pakistan had to scramble its response to the imminent challenge. The need to communicate was urgent, as promotion of behaviours like physical distancing and wearing of face masks is integral to curtailing the viru…