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Pakistan sends Afghanistan Rs25m medical aid

Pakistan sends Afghanistan Rs25m medical aid

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5 Dec 2021 - 11:13
Pakistan sends Afghanistan Rs25m medical aid
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5 Dec 2021 - 11:13

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan has sent the first consignment of medicines worth Rs25 million to Afghanistan, a media report said on Sunday.

The consignment includes medicines for the treatment of viral diseases, regular drugs for common ailments among the elderly and supplies used in emergencies.

Dawn quoted an official of the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), as saying: “This is the first consignment of our plan of medical assistance to Afghanistan.”

Atif Iqbal promised another consignment of medicines worth Rs100m would be dispatched to the neighbouring country after a week.

The aid comes in response to appeal from the Afghan health minister who recently urged Pakistan’s health sector for support.

Ghulam Hashim Noorani of the Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association said: “Apart from medicines, we have sent wheelchairs and other crucial medical equi­pment.”

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