Staff Reporter
Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) joined hands with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MoNHSR&C), Government of Pakistan, through training the country’s doctors and medical community for 5-day virtual training on Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRH) for Telemedicine providers (Phase-Doctors).
The training successfully concluded in Islamabad in presence of Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS; Dr. Palitha Mahipala, WHO Country Representative in Pakistan; and Dr. Malik Muhammad Safi, Director General Health at MoNHSR&C. “Telemedicine is the need of the hour and COMSATS offers its technical support and experience for reinforcement of this healthcare tool in Pakistan”, said Dr. Zaidi. He considered doctors and healthcare providers as assets to nations and especially lauded them for bravely working on the frontlines during the ongoing current coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Palitha considered the present training significant in underscoring the various aspects of maternal health and childcare which is being compromised due to Covid-19 pandemic.
