Ambassador Masood Khan Addresses Students, Health Professionals Of Johns Hopkins University.

Ambassador Masood Khan while addressing 80 international students at prestigious Johns Hopkins University today has said that US and Pakistan are conducting a structured dialogue to promote their ties in pharmaceutical, diagnostics, commercial cooperation, and public-private dialogue to enhance bilateral trade and investment in the healthcare sector and cooperation in combating pandemics.

The Ambassador said that Pakistan was also seeking to promote institutional linkages between the CDC (Centre for Disease Control) and Ministry of National Services and Regulations and the National Institute of Health.

'Pakistan would also invite and involve US pharma to develop Pak pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.'

The Ambassador said that 'We are grateful to the United States for donating 62 million COVID vaccines which is one of largest donations to any country in the world.'

'We are also seeking US cooperation for manufacturing vaccines for various variants of COVID and future pandemics.' said the Ambassador.

'Right now, Pakistan is investing its energies in preparedness and response for the future pandemics', he added.

The most qualified students and health professionals had assembled at Johns Hopkins University to seek Ambassador Masood Khan's advice in transition to their new learning environment in the United States.

Addressing the students, Ambassador Khan congratulated them for making it to a prestigious...