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President stresses for paradigm shift in health sector
September 24, 2018

President Dr. Arif Alvi has stressed for a paradigm shift in the health sector with major focus on prevention of diseases.

He was addressing the Ist annual Health Research Conference in Islamabad on Monday.

The President said that focus on the prevention side will help cut down the amount spent on the treatment of diseases.

He also called for launching a campaign for creating awareness amongst the masses about different diseases and their prevention.

The President said the media should allocate time for broadcasting public health messages.

He also stressed for promoting research in the field of medicine saying it is important to bring overall improvement in the health sector and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

The President said that steps are also required towards addressing the issues of drug addiction and stunted growth of children.

In his remarks on the occasion, Minister for National Health Services Amir Mehmood Kiani regretted that health sector has never been given priority by our successive governments.

He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has always given special priority to the health sector and efforts will be made collectively to bring improvement in the sector.