Centre for IMPACT is jointly led by Aga Khan University in Pakistan and University of York in the UK with Rawalpindi Medical University Khyber Medical University (Pakistan) partnering and key collaborators in:
- Afghanistan (HealthNet TPO and Kabul University of Medical Sciences)
- Pakistan (Baqai Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology and The Initiative)
- UK (Universities of Edinburgh and Liverpool)
- Luxembourg (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research)
Aga Khan University (AKU), Pakistan


Dr Zainab Samad
Professor & Chair, Consultant Cardiologist, Dept of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Dr Sameen Siddiqi
Professor and Chair, Department of Community Health SciencesUniversity of York (UoY), UK


Professor Kamran Siddiqi
Professor in Global Public Health
Professor Najma Siddiqi
Clinical Professor in Psychiatry
Professsor Marc Suhrcke
Professor Centre for Health Economics
Cate Cowton
IMPACT Programme Manager (Chair of PMG)
Nicky Traynor
Research Project Co-ordinator/Administrator
Professor Simon Gilbody
Director of the Mental Health and Addictions Research Group (MHARG)
Professor Catherine Hewitt
Professor of Trials and Statistics and Deputy Director of York Trials UnitHull York Medical School (HYMS), UK


Professor Kamran Siddiqi
Professor in Global Public Health
Professor Najma Siddiqi
Clinical Professor in PsychiatryKhyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar


Dr Saima Afaq
Assistant Professor and PhD Coordinator
Professor Zia Ul Haq
Vice Chancellor and Professor of Public HealthRawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan
Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), Pakistan


Dr Faiza Aslam
Coordinator and Research Fellow
Professor Asad Nizami
Director of IoP, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical UniversityHealthNet TPO
Kabul University of Medical Sciences

Baqai Institute of Diabetology & Endocrinology

The University of Edinburgh

University of Liverpool
