ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Dr. Nadeem Jan had a special meeting with the Minister for Health of the United Arab Emirates, Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad Al Awais, in Dubai on the sidelines of the COP 28 UN Climate change summit. During the meeting, Dr Nadeem invited him to attend Global Health Summit in Islamabad.
He congratulated his counterpart on the successful conduct of COP 28. Dr. Nadeem Jan also briefed his counterpart on the ongoing reform agenda in the health sector of Pakistan. The minister informed his counterpart about the Global Health Security Summit to be held in January 2024.
The minister informed that initially the Global Health Security Summit was scheduled to be held in December 2023. However, we decided to shift GHSS dates in January in view of COP 28 conference being hosted by UAE in December, he added. The purpose of this summit is to bring the nations together and provide an opportunity to prepare a coordinated strategy to deal with any future global epidemic. The minister said, “We are establishing Pharma Park in Pakistan to give a boost to investment in local manufacture of medicines and vaccines.” The UAE Minister of Health praised the Global Health Security Agenda.
Global Health Security Summit is the need of the hour, he added. The UAE Health Minister said the leadership of the UAE is interested in projects that serve the people of Pakistan. “We look forward to further strengthening our relationship and will also explore partnership in the health sector,” he affirmed.
Top leaders of global environmental organizations will join Pakistan’s Minister for Health Dr Nadeem Jan at the COP 28 conference in Dubai on Monday.
The minister will participate in a panel discussion to deliberate the urgent need for nations to reduce carbon emissions and purpose a way forward.
In this high-level panel, the minister for health will emphasize the need for global efforts towards zero carbon emissions. Delegates from 200 countries around the world will participate in the COP 28 conference.
Dr Nadeem said that all participants of COP 28 aim to accelerate clean energy and transformation efforts in the future.He said that in the panel, an effective strategy will be formed to reduce the emission of gases that harm the environment. He said that the panel will also emphasize the important role of the environment in reducing carbon emissions. –Agencies
