Call for technology-driven shift in healthcare policymaking
Call for technology-driven shift in healthcare policymaking
https://www.biztoday.news/2026/07/10/aku-symposium-urges-ai-driven-evidence-based-health-reforms-in-pakistan/
Media Source: Dawn (Pakistan)
Date: 13 July 2026
Federal and provincial health leaders, global experts, researchers and development partners at a two-day symposium pressed for a shift toward evidence-informed and technology-driven health policymaking in Pakistan to improve care. The event was organised and hosted by the Aga Khan University (AKU), in collaboration with Exemplars…
Federal and provincial health leaders, global experts, researchers and development partners at a two-day symposium pressed for a shift toward evidence-informed and technology-driven health policymaking in Pakistan to improve care. The event was organised and hosted by the Aga Khan University (AKU), in collaboration with Exemplars in Global Health and Results for Development (R4D), which examined how policy lessons from countries including Kenya, Malawi, Bolivia and Senegal could be adapted to Pakistan. Highlighting the event’s objectives, Dr Zahid Memon, the symposium’s convener and section head of Health Policy and Management at AKU’s Community Health Sciences Department said, “The objective is not simply to exchange ideas, but to identify actionable lessons. Improving health outcomes in Pakistan begins with improving the quality of our services and strengthening the systems that deliver them through innovative approaches, including artificial intelligence.”