How did Pakistan – that doesn't have the 'right to health' in its constitution – face the Covid crisis? What are the planned health programs in Government's pipelines? Usman Mushtaq, an advisor to the Ministry Of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (Pakistan) shares insights with us in the second episode of our podcast 'The Right'.
The Rights Podcast Series explores issues related to human rights in Pakistan. It is an initiative of the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) at the Research Society of International Law, Pakistan (RSIL), an independent, non-partisan think tank based in Pakistan. The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) is a dedicated Centre conducting research on international and domestic human rights issues, raising awareness and building State capacity in Pakistan.
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Intro (0:00)
Did Pakistan take the Covid Pandemic seriously? (4:14)
Inter-Provincial Coordination in Pakistan during Covid and NCOC’s role(9:50)
Reconciliation of NDMA with NCOC for Covid Response (14:34)
NCOC creating a holistic model to respond to health emergencies (18:26)
Providing health services at the doorstep in urban slums & Ehsaas Program What did the Government do for people hit hard by Covid? (19:48)
Likelihood of virus resurgence and going back into lockdowns (21:41)
"We are now embarking on the most-ambitious health program in Pakistan's history" (24:45)
Making NIH fit for the 21st Century (29:01)
Creating Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Pakistan (30:53)
No right to health for Pakistani people (32:18)
Can 'Universal Health Coverage' become a reality in Pakistan? (37:18)
Expanding BHU's capacity and regulating the private sector (40:36)
Outro (44:02)
