About Us
Health & Social Policy Associates (HSPA) is a policy think tank incorporated under Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984) at the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan.
HSPA works in the areas of health, population, education, poverty reduction, economic growth, democratic development, governance, people’s voices, accountability and climate change. These areas can be broadly categorized as health and its social determinants.
The functions of HSPA include conducting research; carrying out service delivery in selected areas; and undertaking policy advocacy based on evidence generated & lessons learnt through research and service delivery.
Based on research, various reports are prepared to disseminate information and to orient policy makers, decision makers, managers, academicians within public, private, development partners, technical agencies and not-for-profit sectors and common people.
What we do
HSPA works as per sub themes under each area:
Health
Health Policy; Health systems strengthening; Health Sector Reforms; 18th Constitutional Amendment; access & equity in health; access to medicine& capacity development etc.
Population
family planning; reproductive health; adolescent and youth engagement; population growth; fertility trends; and capacity development etc.
Education
literacy development; access to education; equity in education; modern/higher education etc.
Poverty Reduction
social protection; social justice
Economic Growth
socio-economic situation; inclusive growth
Democratic Development
democratic rights of the people; right to information; legal frameworks and legal rights; people’s voices; accountability; governance; democratic strengthening
Climate Change
natural disasters and their impact on economy; people’s lives; epidemics, pandemics and its impact on lives and health etc.