ISLAMABAD: US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew inaugurated a US-funded entomology laboratory to strengthen Pakistan’s ability to respond to vector-borne disease outbreaks.
Federal Health Secretary Dr Muhammad Fakhre Alam Irfan and National Institute of Health’s Chief Executive Officer Ghazal Parveen Schofer were also present.
The terrible 2022 floods in Pakistan served as a reminder to every one of the health concerns posed by watery illnesses, according to Schofer.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention-funded laboratory is the most recent achievement in the long-standing health relationship between the United States and Pakistan.
For decades, the US and Pakistan have collaborated closely to support the health of the Pakistani people. After the 2010 and 2022 floods, US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention experts travelled to Pakistan to consult with Pakistani and UN partners about effectively responding to the health crises stemming from the flooding.
In recent years, the United States and Pakistan also have partnered to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with the former supplying over 80 million doses of safe and effective Covid vaccines to Pakistan thus far.
The US Agency for International Development also has built clinics and hospitals across Pakistan, expanding access to quality health care. The Jacobabad Institute of Medical Sciences, built by USAID, remained open during the 2022 floods, providing necessary medical care to flood-affected individuals.
Schofer said that the United States would continue to build a robust health and science partnership with Pakistan, including through the US-Pakistan Green Alliance framework.
