ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Ethiopia on Tuesday agreed to enhance collaboration in the healthcare sector. The consensus was reached during a meeting between the Ethiopian delegation and Higher Education Commission (HEC) management.
The delegation visited HEC and held a discussion with the management of the commission for potential collaboration between the two nations in the healthcare sector.
On arrival, the HEC management, including its Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed accorded a warm welcome to the delegation which was led by Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan.
The two sides had a detailed discussion on issues of mutual interest, including the modalities for initiating a collaboration for sharing knowledge, expertise, and experiences in the health sector.
They also discussed arrangements regarding mutual initiatives for the capacity building of health experts from both nations through short and long-term training courses.
Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Jemal Beker said this is an ideal time for forging strong collaboration in the health and education fields of both nations that have been enjoying cordial and brotherly ties for many decades.
Pakistan, Ethiopia Cooperation in Other Sectors
He highlighted the need for strengthening people-to-people contacts between the two countries through bilateral cooperation and collaboration in diverse areas of health, economy, culture, and education.
The envoy said that the government of Ethiopia was looking forward to establishing institutional linkages between the two nations in various sectors, especially health and education.
He said the people of Ethiopia and Pakistan had strong affinity, love, and affection for each other and there was an immense potential for the collaboration to promote people-to-people contacts between the two nations.
On the other side, HEC Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed assured the ambassador of all-out support for strengthening cooperation and collaboration in the education sector between Pakistan and Ethiopia.
He briefed the delegation about the initiatives being taken by the commission for the enrollment of foreign students in public sector universities.
He said the HEC had established a Global Engagement Department and Ethiopia had been made its focal point to enhance educational collaboration in Africa which was strategically very important for Pakistan.
He also briefed the delegation on advancement and digitalization in the education field which included the establishment of digital libraries and smart classrooms giving access to education to the millions of students in Pakistan and abroad.
Grateful to H. E. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed @MAhmedhec, Chairman of @hecpkofficial, for visiting our Embassy @EthioPakistan.
Pleased to discuss collaboration in higher education sector b/n #Ethiopia & #Pakistan.
Also, shared our Embassy plan to work with 🇵🇰’s universities for plantation… pic.twitter.com/vYxKbx9xpN— Ambassador Jemal Beker (@JemalBeker1) May 16, 2024
