WHO Confers Award To Dr.Assad Hafeez
Faizan Hashmi Published October 18, 2018 | 01:54 AM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Oct, 2018 ) :Pakistan's Director General Health Dr. Assad Hafeez was conferred the prestigious A.T. Shousha award for excellence in Public Health by the World Health Organization (WHO) in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of Public Health globally, at the regional level and in Pakistan.
This is first ever time that a public health practitioner from Pakistan has been given this unique honor in the long list of awardees in the past many years.
Dr Hafeez remained chair of the highest global decision making body in health; the Executive board of WHO and is an author of a number of seminal research papers in international journals.
The award ceremony was held during WHO Regional Committee meeting in Khartoum Sudan participated by 22 countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region. The President of Republic of Sudan inaugurated the 65th WHO Regional Committee meeting for Eastern Mediterranean, said a press release issued here on Wednesday.
High level representatives from 22 countries of the region and from leading global health agencies descended on the historical city of Khartoum to deliberate and consider solutions for the health issues relevant to this part of the world.
Pakistan delegation led by Director General Health Dr. Assad Hafeez took active part in deliberations at the meeting and made a robust statement on behalf of government of Pakistan reiterating the new government's commitment to national and global health obligations.
The delegation shared that Pakistan has a new government, which has a specific focus on health and human development, a fact that was very explicitly emphasized in his very first speech to the nation, by the Prime Minister.
The government stands by its regional and global commitments in health, with reinforced vigor, under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan and health minister Amer Mahmood Kiani.
One evidence of this fortified vigor and commitment, is the results of the National Polio campaign conducted last month, which has shown upto 98% coverage which is one of the most successful ever campaign of the program. This could not have been possible without the continuation of support from the highest offices.
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