Saima Bashir

Senior Research Demographer | Sexual and Reproductive Health | Maternal and Child Health | Migration and Fertility Expert

[Dr Jason Philip. M.S., MCh @Jasonphilip8]

We live in a highly patriarchal society. I hv done around 200 kidney transplants. My findings in my series:
1. Around 80-90 % of Kidney Transplant Recipients are men. When a woman develops ESRD( Kidney Failure), it is very hard to find a Kidney donor, among the relatives.
2. In my entire career, not even a single husband came forward to donate his Kidney to his sick wife, & save her life.
3. When a woman is a Kidney recipient, the person who donates is usually a sister or daughter, or mother.
4. Most women r ready to offer their kidneys to their ailing husbands to save his life. The converse never happens.
5. There was once an extreme case, when a 19 yr old legal wife, donated her Kidney to her 45 yr old husband. After the Tx, I was casually talking to her. Her story was bizarre. This was her elder sister's husband. Just for Tx, the entire family had planned it carefully. The husband divorced his wife, & the 19 yr old girl was beaten fr days to marry the 45 yr old man, since her Kidney was a perfect match.
So, a simple survey of Kidney Tx recipients & donors exposes how deeply patriarchal, misogynistic, our rotten society is.
Scratch the veneer of democracy, modernity in India, & u find that underneath, we are still a feudal, casteist, misogynistic, patriarchal community.

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@AmandaPLuff Sorry for your loss. I can feel your pain as been experienced this myself

[Population Council, Pakistan @PopCouncilPak]

Dr. Zeba Sathar, Country Director Population Council, urged political parties to include population planning and FP as priorities in their election manifestoes. Dr. Sathar highlighted human rights aspect of family planning services and its impact on education and maternal health.

[Population Council, Pakistan @PopCouncilPak]

Population Council organized 9th meeting of Parliamentary Forum on Population (PFP) with support of @UNFPAPakistan. Meeting was attended by members of Senate & former members of national & provincial assemblies. Launched in 2020, PFP is the only multiparty platform on population.

[Population Council, Pakistan @PopCouncilPak]

@SaniaNishtar stressed the importance of effective governance of family planning programs and their integration into social safety networks. She emphasized the necessity for bold legislation, proper implementation, & accountability to improve development indicators.

[Population Council, Pakistan @PopCouncilPak]

Acknowledging critical link between population welfare & economic development, Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha, former State Minister for Finance, emphasized the necessity of integrating rapid pop growth with economic strategies to steer Pakistan out of its current economic challenges

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@kbguzzo @wmannin @monicalongmore @PeggyGiordano @cfdr_bgsu @UNCPopCenter Congratulations @kbguzzo and to all my amazing teachers

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@kbguzzo I am glad that you are safe.

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

My take on family planning and population census

https://t.co/B0bLusfDWH
[8/27, 08:01] Saima:

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

The Missing Eight Million? My opinion published in Daily Times on Census 2023
#census2023 # PakistanBureau of Statistics #population
https://t.co/XGF4VQlKOn

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@UNTalentJobs Pakistan

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

I didn't faced any issue with other indrive cars. This is pure discrimination on the basis of car color. Is having a yellow taxi a security threat? The driver was a young boy and humiliation he faced can be felt.

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

I wonder why Pakistan's peoblems are not solved. We go for superficial solutions rather than addressing the real issue.
Today, i booked an indrive car to go to iffice. It was a yellow taxi. At Serena check post the security personnel didn't let him pass and behaved rudely.

[Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) @PIDEpk]

The Pre-Budget policy recommendations, by MacroPolicyLab @PIDEpk comprehensive set of suggestions & strategies aimed at addressing the fragile fiscal situation of Pakistan & maximizing effective utilization of scarce fiscal resources. #Budget2023

Read: https://t.co/N9tc3TZXsR

[Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) @PIDEpk]

How do Pakistanis Nourish their Mind, Body & Soul? Do they have the facilities?
83% Pakistanis don't have access to any kind of library, 60% don't have playgrounds in their reach. Debate on #PIDE_BASICS_Survey

📌 Complete Episode, tomorrow 8 PM PST

@nadeemhaque @durre_nayab_

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@kbguzzo @bart_stykes Please do share

[Nadeem Haque @nadeemhaque]

Today another important experiment. Can think tanks sit together and develop a conversation. Let us see how many turn up. And the quality of conversation.

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@invariance I am in the same boat. Waiting since last 9 months

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@awqasim @RASTA_PIDE @FaheemJehangir @PIDEpk @durre_nayab_ @nadeemhaque Congratulations @FaheemJehangir

[Saima Bashir @SaimaBashirD]

@kbguzzo @srhayford First thing in the morning is to read this paper.