Pakistan and Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan have signed memorandum of Understanding to extend cooperation in heath sector of Afghanistan.
Authorities of two countries Jointly chaired an extraordinary meeting of Afghanistan Inter-governmental Coordination Cell (AICC) with Dr Qalandar Ibad, Afghan Minister for Public Health in Islamabad on Saturday. The meeting discussed cooperation being extended by Pakistan for people of Afghanistan in health sector.
Pakistan had built three modern hospitals in Afghanistan: Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital in Kabul, Nishtar Kidney Center in Jalalabad and Amnanullah Logari Hospital in Logar.
Pakistan has agreed to extend financial support for smooth operations of these hospitals in short to medium term and support private sector to run these hospitals under public private partnerships in the long term.
Khyber Medical University Peshawar, which had trained hundreds of Afghan doctors, will establish medical college campuses in Afghanistan to help that country to achieve self sufficiency in healthcare services.