• Exchange best practices and experiences in PHC from Pakistan, LMICs and global 
• Reinforcement of the importance of primary health care in advancing towards UHC
• Ensure alignment of senior stakeholders and identify synergies among members by recognizing opportunities for cooperation and coordination among member organizations
  
• Pool technical resources and facilitate the sharing of knowledge, data and expertise to effectively address identified challenges in PHC
  
• Facilitate research and evidence-based practices in PHC, driving continuous improvement and innovation
  
• ​Advocate for policies and reforms that support the enhancement of PHC services
• Promote collective action to tackle critical issues in PHC​
  

• Keynote Address: Monitoring Quality of PHC in L&MICs​
  Primary Health Care: Global Perspective 
  
• High-level Ministerial Panel Discussion on the Future of Primary Health care in Pakistan
• Innovative Financing for PHC in L&MICs
• Financing for PHC in Pakistan
  
• Health Insurance for PHC
• Primary Health care in the post-covid era
  
• Person centered Primary Health care
• State and readiness of primary health care in Pakistan
• Health Information Systems in PHC
• Electronic Medical Records: Experience from Punjab
• Global Burden of Disease 2023 - Trends in Pakistan
  
• The role of digital health
• Exploring uncharted areas of research in Primary Health Care in Pakistan. These will include:
•   o Urban primary health care
•   o Quality of primary health care
•   o Primary health care and family planning
•   o Gender dynamics in primary health care
  
•   o Primary health care responsiveness and patient experience
• Building Capacity for Research in PHC
• Special sessions on Innovations in Primary Health care: Experience from Pakistan
  

Speakers

• Syed Murad Ali Shah​, Chief Minister, Govt of Sindh (Chief Guest)
  
• Prof Margaret Kruk, Distinguished Endowed Professor of Health Systems & Medicine, University Wide QuEST Center Director, Washington University in St. Louis 
• Prof Enis Baris, Professor of Health Metrics Sciences and Director of Global Health Policy Partnerships at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington and Adjunct Professor at the McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Prof Kara Hanson, Professor of Health Economics and Dean, Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LHSTM)
  
• Prof Katherine Rouleau, Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto 
• Dr Eduardo Banzon, Director-Health at the Asian Development Bank
• Prof Ali Mokdad, Professor Health Metrics Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME); Chief Strategy Officer of Population Health at University of Washington
• Raza Zaidi, E4H Technical Director, UK's Evidence for Health Programme, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination
  
• Adnan Bashir, CEO, Health Information Systems Program, Pakistan
  
• Prof Sameen Siddiqi, Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) Aga Khan University 
• Dr Zahid Memon, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS), Aga Khan University
• Prof Unab Khan, Professor, Chairperson, Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University
  
• Dr Gunter Boussery, Chief Health, Pakistan Country Office, UNICEF​
• Hammad Yunus, Consultant Health Financial Analyst
  
• Manav Bhattarai, Senior Health Specialist, World Bank​
  
• Dr Jahanzeb Sohail, Senior Health Economist, World Bank, Islamabad
  
• Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro, Executive Director, Integrated Research Solution Global, Karachi, Pakistan
  
• Dr Naeem Majeed, Consultant, Sphere, Lahore, Pakistan
  
• Hina Sharif, SINA Health & Education Welfare Trust, Karachi, Pakistan
  
• Mariam Zahid Malik, Contech International, Lahore, Pakistan​
  

Panelists participating include:​

• Dr Mukhtar Bharat, Minister of State, Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC) Govt of Pakistan
  
• Dr Azra Pechuho, Minister of Health, Govt of Sindh
• Mr Imran Nazeer, Minister of Health, Govt of Punjab
• Mr Bakht Kakar, Minister of Health, Govt of Balochistan
• Mr Ehtisham Ali, Advisor to the CM, Govt of KP
  
• Dr Shabana Haider, Country Director Pakistan, Thinkwell
  
• Prof Fyezah Jehan, Chair, Professor Section of Paediatric Infectious Diseases , Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKU
  
• Prof Zainab Samad, Chair, Department of Medicine, AKU
  
• Mr Javed Ali Jagriani, CEO PPHI Sindh
• Ms Supriya Madhavan, Senior Health Specialist, Global Financing Facility, The World Bank
  
• Dr​ Safina Adulloeva, MNCH Manager, UNICEF​
  
• Dr Abdul Ghaffar, Faculty, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University
  
• Prof Farah Qamar, Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University
• Ms Tracy McNeill, Director, Primary Health Care, Gates Foundation​
  
• Dr David Wilson, Senior Program Officer, Gates Foundation​
  
• Mr Hunain Mandvia, Project Director, Acasus, Pakistan
  

• Healthcare Professionals, Researchers and Academics
  
• Government Officials and Policy Makers
• Public Health Professionals and Students
• NGOs and Advocacy Groups​