On Tuesday, a corporate team led by General Manager Qiang Gao told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that they were prepared to begin projects in Pakistan.
During the discussion, it was determined that the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) would organise a task force for Sinovac’s proposed projects in order to speed up the work execution process. Millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses have already been distributed, and the firm has played a key role in raising public immunity to the illness.
One of the government’s major goals, according to the premier, is encouraging foreign direct investment in Pakistan.
Kevin Zhang, Sinovac’s Director of International Business, Abdul Qadir Patel, National Institute of Health (NIH) Executive Director Prof Dr Aamer Ikram, and other key authorities attended the conference.
The prime minister praised the Chinese company’s investment offer and asked Mr. Patel to organize a task team to supervise the company’s proposed project.
Meanwhile, in Islamabad, a two-day special campaign to administer the Covid-19 booster injection has begun.
The provision of Covid-19 booster doses began on the orders of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) NIH and the Ministry of NHS, according to District Health Office Dr Zaeem Zia.
“The main goal of the campaign is to promote Covid-19 immunisation; 16 camps have been set up in addition to the previously existing vaccination centers where residents may get vaccinated.”
“CDC, NIH and the ministry of NHS have urged public and private offices to instruct their officials to get Covid-19 booster shots to enhance immunity against the virus,” Dr Zia told Dawn.
He stated that letters were sent to several departments instructing them to guarantee that their employees received the booster dosage in order to reduce the risk of illness.
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