Pakistan and India to exchange AIDS control teams

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Now, Pak's health minister calls for a nuke-free world Islamabad | February 28,

2004 10:40:45 AM IST

The international uproar over Pakistan's clandestine nuclear activities

notwithstanding, Pakistan's Health Minister Nasir Khan has said that a

nuclear-free world is imperative to ensure sustainable peace. Khan voiced this

opinion while talking to a delegation of International Physicians for Prevention

of Nuclear War (IPPNW) here on Thursday.

The Minister said that the health policy of the government has shifted from

curative to preventive side but we are striving to provide appropriate medical

care also.

He said, the government has increased its Gross Domestic Product from one per

cent to 1.7 per cent in the health budget, which will have positive effects on

the country's healthcare system.

Pakistan and India had agreed to exchange cardiac; polio eradication and

HIV/AIDS control team between the two countries, he said.

According to The Nation, the IPPNW president, Dr. McCoy, informed

Khan that his team was on a world tour that included visits to India and

Pakistan to reduce the use of nuclear weapons and utilize the budget set aside

for nuclear weapons on social welfare projects.

Dr. Tipu Sultan, the Vice President of IPPNW, South Asia, also informed Khan

about the activities of the organisation. They appreciated the steps taken by

Pakistan to eliminate the possibility of nuclear proliferation. (ANI)

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