Letters
South Asian health: what is to be done?
BMJ 2004; 328 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7443.837-a (Published 01 April 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:837SAARC: regional cooperation for sustainable health
- Sania Nishtar (sania@heartfile.org), president
- Heartfile, 1 Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
EDITOR—The grouping of seven South Asian countries in the framework of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC, http://www.saarc-sec.org/) (figure) presents a sizeable opportunity for regional collaboration.

Seven countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
The SAARC region has one of the poorest health indicators in the world—it houses the largest …
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