Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal met with the Turkish ambassador to discuss enhanced cooperation in the health sector, focusing on investment, technology transfer, local vaccine production, health tourism and educational partnerships for medical staff. Both sides emphasized the long-standing brotherly ties between the two countries and agreed that mutual collaboration could strengthen and modernize health systems.
During the meeting, Mustafa Kamal highlighted the decades-long deep relationship between Pakistan and Turkey and called for increased cooperation to boost bilateral investment in healthcare. The two officials explored ways to facilitate joint ventures and investment flows that would benefit both nations’ health infrastructures.
A central topic was technology transfer to modernize and improve the effectiveness of Pakistan’s health system. Both parties discussed mechanisms to adopt advanced medical technologies and management practices that would raise the quality and efficiency of service delivery.
The ministers also examined opportunities to promote health tourism in Pakistan and reviewed steps toward local vaccine production. Discussions covered how domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity could be developed and expanded to meet national needs and reduce reliance on imports.
Enhancing educational partnerships for doctors and nurses was another key area of focus. The meeting addressed initiatives to promote joint training, exchange programs and professional collaboration so that medical personnel in both countries can benefit from shared expertise.
Mustafa Kamal noted that Pakistan is undertaking comprehensive health-sector reforms in line with the Prime Minister’s priorities, and the Turkish ambassador praised these ongoing reform efforts. Both sides agreed that closer cooperation would allow them to draw on each other’s experiences to strengthen their health systems.
