ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (MILLAT): High Commissioner of Pakistan
to the UK Syed Ibne Abbas lauded the efforts of overseas Pakistanis for supporting health sector in Pakistan.
He was addressing as a chief guest at an event organized
by the International Medical Relief Agency (IMRA) at Muslim
Heritage Centre, Manchester, to raise donations for provision
of medical equipment to Pakistan, said a press release
received here Monday.
The charity was working in the field of providing ear
surgeries to needy patients in Pakistan. They had introduced
the pioneering cochlear plant surgery in Pakistan.
The high commissioner said Pakistan was proud of the
achievements of Pakistani origin doctors who comprised 10
percent of the work force of NHS.
He said the project had great importance as it was
changing lives of the needy deaf children in Pakistan by
providing them much needed services. Additionally, through
this project, technical expertise in the field of health was
also being transferred to Pakistan, the high commission added.
Earlier, Dr. Haroon Khan, Chairman of the IMRA gave a
brief introduction of the organization and briefed the high
commissioner on the medical activities undertaken by IMRA.
Dr. Naveed Ahmad gave a detailed presentation on the
impact of cochlear plant on the lives of Pakistani children.
He said, so far, they had been able to undertake 41
such surgeries and the success rate was 100 percent which was
even higher than that of NHS.
Dr Naveed said they were following the guidelines
given by the National Institute for Excellence in Health and
ensuring that the allied health services were provided to
these children in a proper manner for follow up and better
results.
A large number of British Pakistani community members
and media representatives attended the event.