BERLIN, Oct 24 (APP):President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated for adoption of research based technologically driven solutions to visibly improve health services in Pakistan.
Talking to Siemens health company executives, the President stated that Pakistan highly values German industrial, technological and infrastructural support by organisations like Siemens health division that has physical presence in Pakistan for many decades with over 100 employees in three major cities of Pakistan including Karachi.
Siemens’ Executive Vice President Daniel Frisch and Veronika Pfister, head of Siemens government affairs, called on the President in Berlin Saturday.
The Siemens delegation told the President that their representatives will soon visit Pakistan to sign MoUs with their partners in capacity building and technological domains in the health industry of Pakistan. The delegation told the President that the technological infrastructure cooperation of the company extends to cancer, stroke and other diseases.
The President noted with satisfaction that long-awaited mutual desire of expanded and augmented bilateral partnership between Pakistan and Germany has been mutually affirmed in bilateral meeting with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany yesterday. President Zardari highly appreciated Siemens’ productive presence in Pakistan since last more than two decades.
President Asif Ali Zardari viewed that affordable, yet qualified and highly standardised health service delivery, stays fundamental to enable each and every citizen to realise unhindered potential. We strive for broadened and all-inclusive provision of quality healthcare, particularly for poverty-stricken people in remote areas, President Zardari said.
Executive Vice President Siemens acknowledged the difference witnessed as a positive outcome of the Sindh Health Department’s rationally networked steps. He briefed the President on the accomplishments and support his organisation has brought in Pakistan. The Executive Vice President Siemens expressed his readiness and desire to enhance existing support through innovative solutions and technological applications for strengthening existing healthcare infrastructure of Pakistan.
President Zardari encouraged the eagerness of Siemens to further deepen its collaboration in Pakistan. He also suggested to diversify Siemens’ investment, considering its internationally established competencies, across other social and industrial sectors of Pakistan. President Zardari assured fullest institutional cooperation in this regard through the Platform of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC).
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah, Senator Saleem Mandviwallah, Sindh Provincial ministers Sharjeel Memon, Jam Khan Shoro, and Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany Salman Sharif were present during the meeting.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
