PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that incumbent government was committed to improving medical education and all-out efforts are being made in this regard.
While v addressing as a chief guest on the eve of 39th Annual Conference of Ophthalmological Society Of Pakistan in Peshawar on Saturday, he said that initiatives made to foster excellence in health education and research to educate and train medical students in accordance with highest professional standards.
The Conference was attended by President Pakistan Society of Ophthalmologists Professor Dr. Ziaul Islam, President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chapter of the Society Professor Dr. Ibrar Hussain, Professor Dr. Hafizullah, Dr. Muhammad Daud and National and International Specialist Doctors and students of Medical Profession.
The governor said that Ophthalmology is as important as other fields of medical sciences.
Iqbal Zafar Jhagra said that in the present days, scenario of scientific advancements in almost every discipline of life, international conference like this one bear tremendous importance and the delegates find the opportunities to get their experiences exchanged knowledge updated and youngsters educated.
The KPK governor also gave away medals and certificates to National and International Specialist Doctors on this occasion.