Editor Report
ISLAMABAD:A formal signing ceremony for an agreement between the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination and Roche Pakistan was held to facilitate the provision of cancer treatment to patients residing in federally administered areas.The ceremony took place at the Ministry of National Health Services and Coordination and was attended by the Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal, Secretary Health, Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, Director General Health, Managing Director Roche Pakistan, Hafsa Shamsie, along with other senior representatives from Roche.Addressing the ceremony, Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal appreciated Roche Pakistan for offering a medicines support agreement and described the initiative as a landmark step towards reducing the affordability gap in cancer treatment. He stated that the partnership reflects a strong model of public-private collaboration, which the government intends to replicate in other regions of the country.The Federal Minister highlighted that Roche Pakistan provides medicines for three major types of cancer, and under this agreement, free cancer medicines will be provided to patients from Islamabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
