By Saadiya Razzaq
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encompass social, environmental and economic aspects of development. SDGs are complex and multi-sectoral by nature thus requires efforts from all the stakeholders including, but not limited to government, academia, think tanks, research organizations, civil society organizations, communities, and private sector. However, a very limited literature (almost non-existent) is available on the involvement and role of stakeholders in SDGs implementation; therefore, it is of prime importance to explore the relevance of different actors and identify their existing and potential roles for accelerating the growth on SDGs.
This research aims to explore the national level institutional arrangements (focusing on health-related SDGs) – where and how the progress is happening, which stakeholders are involved in the process, what is the role being played by different stakeholders and what is the status of adaptation of multi-sectoral approach and coordination among different stakeholders in Pakistan. The analysis in the paper will facilitate the better understanding of the institutional framework which is in place or need to be created and the role different stakeholders are playing for accelerating the progress towards health-related SDGs …