Waseem Ullah

Biographic Data

ID7015823
NAMEWaseem Ullah
GIVEN NAMESWaseem
FAMILY NAMEUllah
SIGNATUREULLAH W
AFFILIATIONSQuaid-i-Azam University
ORCID0000-0002-5576-9605
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Potential and weak links in the management of tuberculosis by Pakistani private pharmacy staff

    Open AccessFatima Balquis, Muhammad Sohail et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: The emergence of MDR-TB is a global threat and an obstacle to the effective control of TB in Pakistan. A lack of proper TB knowledge among the staff in private pharmacies and the sale of compromised quality anti-TB drugs are the main instigators of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Thus, this study was aimed at investigating the quality and storage conditions of fixed-dose combination (FDC) anti-TB drugs along with the awar…

  • Prescription drug dependence with and without concurrent illicit drug use

    Open AccessAsma Nawaz, Suzanne Nielsen et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    The study found benzodiazepine and opioid dependence in sub sample of addiction treatment seekers. The results have implications for drug policy and intervention strategies for preventing and treating drug use disorders

  • Public–Private Mix Models of Tuberculosis Care in Pakistan

    Open AccessWaseem Ullah, Ahmad Wali et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Introduction: Pakistan ranks fifth in the globally estimated burden of tuberculosis (TB) case incidence. Annually, a gap of 241,688 patients with TB exists between estimated TB incidence and actual TB case notification in Pakistan. These undetected/missed TB cases initiate TB care from providers in the private healthcare system who are less motivated to notify patients to the national database that leads to significant underdetection of actual TB…