A high-level delegation from Mercy Corps Pakistan met with the Honorable Minister Mustafa Kamal and senior officials from the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination to discuss joint efforts to End TB Pakistan. Present from the ministry were the Secretary, Special Secretary and Director Program, who engaged with Mercy Corps on strengthening national responses to tuberculosis.
Mercy Corps Pakistan’s team, led by Country Director Moeen Haider Rizvi, included Director TB Program Dr. Adeel Tahir, Senior Project Manager Abdullah Latif and Government Liaison Advisor Zulfiqar Ali. The delegation briefed the minister on ongoing programs and detailed the objectives of the upcoming ICE TB Project, which will assess the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of innovative diagnostic tools to improve early identification of TB patients and bolster health system responses.
The minister expressed interest in pursuing collaborations with Mercy Corps to reinforce diagnostic capacity and streamline patient identification across public health facilities. Stakeholders agreed that pragmatic, cost-effective diagnostics and stronger coordination between government and partners are essential steps toward the shared goal to End TB Pakistan and protect vulnerable communities nationwide.
