ANKARA, 9 November 2016: Minister
for Health of Turkey Prof. Dr. Recep Akdağ while meeting with a delegation from
the Government of Punjab said Pakistan and Turkey can learn from each other’s
experiences and share best practices in order to further transform their health
sectors. The Punjab Health delegation is on a study visit of Turkey from 6-13
November 2016.
Minister Recep Akdağ offered all possible support from
Turkey for implementing health sector reform initiatives of the Government of
Punjab. Possiblities of cooperation in diverse areas such as improving service
delivery in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare, pilot design of family
health system, disease early warning system, health emergency response and
nursing and paramedic education and training were discussed.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to
Turkey Sohail Mahmood and senior officers from the Embassy in Ankara were also
present in the meeting.
It may be recalled that during the visit of Chief Minister
Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to Istanbul in August 2016, the Governments of
Turkey and Punjab had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for closer
cooperation in the health sector. As a follow-up, both sides have exchanged
visits of experts and senior officials for identifying areas of mutual
collaboration and taking practical steps on the ground.
The Punjab delegation is led by Additional Chief
Secretary Khawaja Shamail Ahmad and includes Members of Provincial Assembly of
Punjab Dr. Nadia Naz and Dr. Shabnam Sarfaraz,
Secretary Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department Mr. Ali Jan
Khan, Principal Allama Iqbal Medical College Dr. Mahmood Shaukat, Member
(Health) Planning & Development Department Dr. Shabana Haider, Director
General Punjab Emergency Services Dr. Rizwan Naseer, and Deputy
Secretary Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department Dr. Yadullah.
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