President of Pakistan praised the Pakistani-Descent Physicians Society (PPS) for its humanitarian efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent floods in Pakistan.
President Pakistan has urged Pakistani diasporas in North America and Europe to establish connections with relevant institutions, departments, and the country’s private sector in order to transfer technology, expertise, and intellectual capital and catalyse Pakistan’s progress and development.
The President made these remarks to Dr. Asif Syed, President of the Pakistani Descent Physician Society, who paid him a visit here at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday.
During the meeting, the President said the Pakistani diasporas should make efforts to establish links between the institutions of higher learning and institutions of development and research in North America and Europe with the institutions of Pakistan involved in research and development for the transfer of knowledge and technology and the setting up of relevant infrastructure.
The President also praised the idea of establishing a strategic reserve of essential commodities in Pakistan, which could include relief goods needed to deal with any man-made or natural disaster as well as a strategic reserve of essential medicines for victims of man-made and natural disasters.
He stated that the government is attempting to resolve the nation’s economic issues, particularly ensuring the availability of urea and meeting the population’s energy needs. He praised the Pakistani-Descent Physicians Society (PPS) for its humanitarian efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent floods in Pakistan, saying that the entire world appreciates Pakistan’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The President also thanked the PPS for their advocacy efforts related to training Pakistani medical graduates in the United States and providing alternate pathways to physicians who are unable to obtain a residency slot. He urged that PPS’s collaboration with the government can make a significant difference in the quality and standard of the healthcare system in the country.
He said the PPS can play an active role in bringing technological advances to the health sector of Pakistan to enable our young physicians to remain competitive on the world stage.
According to Dr. Asif Syed, President of the Pakistani-Descent Physicians Society, the PPS is a medical non-profit organisation and a member of the APPNA, with over 600 physicians from Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
PPS’s primary goal is to support and grow as a grassroots organisation that provides healthcare services, community outreach, policy, advocacy, and legislation in the United States and Pakistan. PPS supports a variety of philanthropic, community-based initiatives in the United States and Pakistan, including free clinics, immunisation campaigns, disaster relief, and food and ration pantries.
They are establishing an endoscopy suite at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi and assisting with flood relief efforts throughout the country.