KARACHI: Minister Health and Population Welfare, Sindh, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho attended as chief guest, the launching ceremony of the successful trials of Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM) Houtou Jianwei Ling and Fuke Qianjin capsules to treat gastritis & pelvic inflammations.
The conference was informed that 50 clinical trials completed and that this year marks the 70th anniversary between the two countries friendship.
The Sino-Pak collaborations in ICCBS have resulted in the only virology institution in the country, ethno medicine & the genome centre with the help of Beijing centre of genomics. Traditional Chinese medicine is now found in leading pharmaceutical services of the world.
Minister Health, Sindh, Dr. Azra Pechuho said that she was happy to have had double blind studies on these drugs and that they favourably compared to the western counterparts. She added that we have to go a long way to establish these medications and we see the disadvantages and side effects of the other types of medicine, we really need to focus on herbal medications because they do not create drug resistance that is created by non herbal and traditional medication.
Minister Health added that we have to write to DRAP that any TCM we have is approved by the universities in China and we will be looking into supplying these and training our local doctors in China as well.
Dr. Aiguo Dai, president Hunan University of Chinese Medicine said at the occasion that TCM is now available in 183 countries of the world and has played a great role in the control of Covid-19. He also said that TCM and Unani (Pakistani Traditional Medicine) collaboration will have a great contribution in the world of medicine and health.

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KARACHI: A group of 12 Indonesian University’s scholars has arrived at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UOK) for pursuing a research training program.

According to the spokesman of the ICCBS University of Karachi, 12 Indonesian scholars have arrived at the ICCBS University of Karachi. These foreign scholars will acquire training in different fields of chemistry and molecular medicines under the ICCBS & COMSTECH scholarship program for Indonesian young scientists, he said.

As per the spokesman, these scholars belong to University of Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, and will be provided an opportunity to hands-on various biological techniques. They will also be facilitated to attend various academic activities in two leading institutions of the ICCBS, including Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) and H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, he added.

Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Director of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, and COMSTECH Coordinator General, welcomed the foreign scholars, and said that this joint venture would promote science and technology between the two brotherly countries. The program will allow us to develop new and innovative technologies and products to address the future challenges, he adds. ICCBS is the only institution in Pakistan which is certified by ISO, and also became ‘UNESCO Centre for Excellence Category-2 Institute’, he said.

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