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Global Health Initiatives in Pakistan suffer from weak alignment with national primary health care processes due to power imbalances and parallel grant models, requiring integration with national budgeting and shared accountability to sustainably support Universal Health Coverage. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The research examines the alignment of Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Pakistan.

November 19, 2025The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementOpen Access

Global Health Initiatives and Universal Health Coverage in Pakistan‐Aligned for the Future?

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SZShehla Zaidi SHShifa Salman Habib ASAsad Shoaib

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This analysis identifies challenges in aligning Global Health Initiatives with health systems in Pakistan, suggesting changes for sustainability.

Key Points

The research examines the alignment of Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Pakistan.
Applied a political economy approach to analyze the national aid architecture.
Conducted key informant interviews with stakeholders from federal and provincial health systems.
Reviewed health financing data and policy documents.
Identified weak alignment of GHIs with national primary health care budgeting.
Highlighted tensions arising from off-budget grant models and lack of accountability.
Suggests urgent need for better integration of GHI assistance with national health budgets.

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Zaidi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fde7bf355831892049b06 https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.70038

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November 19, 2025The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementOpen Access

Global Health Initiatives and Universal Health Coverage in Pakistan‐Aligned for the Future?

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Authors

SZShehla Zaidi SHShifa Salman Habib ASAsad Shoaib

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Overview

This analysis identifies challenges in aligning Global Health Initiatives with health systems in Pakistan, suggesting changes for sustainability.

Key Points

The research examines the alignment of Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Pakistan.
Applied a political economy approach to analyze the national aid architecture.
Conducted key informant interviews with stakeholders from federal and provincial health systems.
Reviewed health financing data and policy documents.
Identified weak alignment of GHIs with national primary health care budgeting.
Highlighted tensions arising from off-budget grant models and lack of accountability.
Suggests urgent need for better integration of GHI assistance with national health budgets.

Cite This Study

Zaidi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fde7bf355831892049b06 https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.70038

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