KARACHI: The 5th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP) International Conference on “Health Challenges of Communicable Diseases (CDs) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs),” jointly organised by Pakistan and Iran, will be opened at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) on Wednesday (February 27).
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah will inaugurate the conference, while Sindh Provincial Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and other higher ups will also attend the inaugural ceremony on Wednesday.
Pakistan’s prominent research institution, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) of ICCBS – University of Karachi is hosting the global science event in which 500 scientists, including 100 foreign eminent scientists from 40 countries, will likely to participate. Iranian renowned Mustafa (pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) as a partner is playing a major role in term of organising such a useful international national science event in Karachi.
ICCBS-UoK Director Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary expressed these views while speaking at a press conference held at the Latif Ebrahim Jamal (LEJ) National Science Information Center, UoK on Monday.
Prof. Iqbal Choudhary said that the conference aimed to bring together leading experts in the field of biomedical and medical sciences, and health care manager. He maintained that the objectives will be to raise the status of Islamic world scientists through capacity building and the creation of network for the common benefit of humanity. The four day event will focus on the theme “Challenges of Communicable – and Non- Communicable Diseases,” he said.
Talking about the inauguration, he said that the opening ceremony of the conference will be held on Wednesday (27th February) at 10:00 a.m. at the Prof. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Auditorium, ICCBS.
He pointed out that the meeting would provide a scientific platform for scholars, institutions, and industries for the interactive exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge, and for technology transfer. The event will focus on current understanding of disease process, prevention, and diagnosis, and drug discovery and development, he added.
Prof. Iqbal Choudhary said that the qualified papers and posters would also be presented and assessed by eminent scientists during the program, and the selected ones will be awarded with prizes and shields.
The program will consist of plenary lectures, session lectures and poster presentations, he said, adding that each session would address a theme topic within the area of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Special events will also be arranged to ensure a lively interactions between scientists and students of health care sciences, he said.
To a query, he said that around 100 experts from 40 countries, including Iran, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Finland, Jordon, USA, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Sweden etc were attending the event.
He said that the last 4th STEP conference was held in Oman, 3rd and 1st STEP conference were held in Iran. The 2nd conference was organised in Malaysia, he added.
Ms. Saima Yousufi from Searle Company, Dr. Shariq from Herbion, and Mr. Anas Niaz from Bionik also attended the press conference. BIZ TODAY REPORT
