Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Sahir Shamshad Mirza on Tuesday called for strengthening multilateral collaboration among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in the field of military medicines to tackle emerging healthcare challenges.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the CJCSC said this while addressing the opening session of SCO members states seminar being hosted by Pakistan in Rawalpindi on the theme of “Challenges in Military Medicines”.
He highlighted that emergence of new and complex healthcare challenges, pandemics and humanitarian crisis merit crafting of collective preparedness, response strategies and more importantly strengthening of multilateral collaboration amongst SCO member nations especially in the field of military medicines.
The CJCSC reiterated that both Pakistani nation and Pakistan Armed Forces took great pride in its partnership with SCO and were fully committed to further expand the cooperation.
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza expressed his gratitude to SCO for affording this platform for dialogue and cooperation; and the delegates from partner countries for their wholehearted attendance.