ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH in collaboration with the Pakistan Nuclear Society and Pakistan Society of Nuclear Medicine inaugurated a 2-day international workshop on ‘Advances in Nuclear Medicine and its Applications’ on Tuesday.
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) Rector Prof. Dr. Naseem Irfan was the chief guest at the opening session of the workshop being organized at the COMSTECH Secretariat.
In his address, Prof. Naseem briefed the participants about the evolution of human resource development in the areas of nuclear medicine research and development in Pakistan.
He said that PIEAS and PAEC train doctors and medical professionals in the sectors of nuclear medicine and diagnostics.
He said that PAEC provides state-of-the-art cancer treatment to patients all over the country on their doorstep through its huge network of institutions at a very minimal subsidized cost.
He informed that foreign students can also join PIEAS in the sectors of nuclear medicine and diagnostics.
Significance of Workshop on Nuclear Medicine
The Coordinator General COMSTECH Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary welcomed the attendees and said that this is an important, very useful, and timely activity that aims to project the current developments in Science and Technology in the sectors of nuclear medicine.
He thanked the speakers for sparing their precious time for the workshop from Bangladesh, Turkiye, Kuwait, and Pakistan.
Prof. Choudhary said that techniques such as CT oncology, hybrid imaging, positron emission tomography, as well as advanced radionuclide therapies as new cancer treatment procedures, are very important and it is vital to familiarize the medical oncologists, clinical practitioners, and researchers in nuclear medicine with these latest developments.
He said that COMSTECH channelizes resources towards the sectors where Science and Technology can be used to address the needs of OIC member countries in combating underdevelopment, addressing health and medicinal challenges, as well as food security and educational needs.
