Pakistan, Sudan sign MoU to cooperate in Health Sector
Pakistan Times National News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sudan on Tuesday signed an agreement to benefit from each others' experience in the field of health care, medical training and in delivery of medical services.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed between the two countries in a ceremony held here on Tuesday.

Federal Secretary Health, Syed Anwar Mahmood signed the agreement from Pakistan side while Secretary General, Ministry of Health, Republic of Sudan, Dr. Abdullah Sayed Ahmed signed from Sudan.

Under the agreement, the two countries will start exchange of health experts in order to realize short-term education, training, improvement of professional skills and consultancy.

Similarly, both countries will also share information and experience in the fields of communicable disease surveillance, early preparedness and control and prevention of Malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases.

The Government of Pakistan agreed to provide the services of general physicians, specialist physicians, public health specialists, nurses and paramedics to the government of Sudan.

The two countries will exchange experiences in the field of postgraduate studies. The government of Pakistan will provide technical assistance to the government of Sudan in establishing a Postgraduate Institute of Public Health in Sudan.

The two sides will exchange information, researches, experience and training in research methodology and use of evidence for policy development.

Under the agreement, Pakistan will offer the Republic of Sudan training opportunities every year without any tuition fees in areas including nursing, specialized clinic medicine, public health disciplines and paramedical and laboratory training program.

Similarly, same training opportunities will offer by the ministry of Health Sudan to the ministry of Health Pakistan.

Later, talking to 'Pakistan Times' [Daily Web Newspaper] Federal Secretary Health Syed Anwar Mahmood said that coordination in the areas of medical health and health care reflect the mutual interests and benefits of two countries.

He said this cooperation will further strengthen the existing relations of two countries. He added the agreement was signed with respect to interest of both parties through mutual approval.

The Secretary Health said the two sides will exchange information on the availability of training facilities in the two countries specially on the opportunities for Pakistani medical and medical teaching professionals to assist their counterparts in Sudan.

Dr. Abdullah Sayed said Sudan desires to strengthen capabilities in public health through building research and training links with institutes of repute in Pakistan.

The Sudanese Secretary General Health said that his country would like to benefit from the experience of Pakistan in launching immunization and disease prevention programmes.

He specially referred to the success of Pakistan's Lady Health Workers Programme which he said is being acknowledged internationally. He stressed the need to devise ways and means for further enhancing cooperation between the two countries in this regard.

Earlier, the Sudanese delegation visited National Institute for Health, Islamabad (NIH).●