Staff Reporter
Karachi
The Hunan University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM) has established “Academician Professor Atta-ur-Rahman One Belt and One Road TCM Research Center” at its main campus in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, Peoples Republic of China.
The grand opening ceremony of the proposed center was held on Wednesday (24 October 2019), in HUCM, along with the 5th Annual Bio-TCM International Conference.
A senior official of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) said on Wednesday that the Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, along with Chinese Government officials, Mayor of Huanhua, and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Director of ICCBS – University of Karachi were present in the ceremony.
“This center is indeed a humble recognition of Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman tremendous scientific contributions in the field of traditional medicine, and his leadership of developing scientific collaboration between the two countries,” Wei Wang, Furong Distinguished Professor at Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, said. “It is also a celebration of the induction of Prof. Rahman in the highest honor of fellowship of Chinese Academy of Sciences,” Wang pointed out.
