Health Services Academy Explores Medical Cooperation with Chinese Institutions

What Happened

The Health Services Academy (HSA) in Islamabad has explored new avenues for academic, medical, and institutional cooperation with healthcare institutions in China [2]. During an official visit to Wuhan and Nanning, HSA Additional Registrar Syed Murtaza Gillani represented the academy at the World Union of Manual Medicine Conference in Wuhan [2]. At this conference, he engaged with international health experts regarding medical education, public health, and the strengthening of healthcare systems [2].

Following the conference, Gillani visited the second affiliated hospital of Guangxi in Nanning [2]. He held meetings with the hospital’s President and Party Chairman to discuss several areas of potential collaboration, including:

• Weight management initiatives [2]
• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology [2]
• Modern diagnostic technologies [2]
• Academic collaboration with the HSA [2]

The leadership of the Chinese hospital expressed support for cooperation with the HSA [2]. This proposed assistance includes potential joint training, research, and academic exchange programmes for students and faculty [2]. The engagement aims to strengthen institutional linkages and promote knowledge-sharing between Pakistan and China in the medical education and health sectors [2].