In Berlin meeting, Siemens affirms support for strengthening Pakistan's healthcare infrastructure

The executive vice president of technology giant Siemens on Saturday met with President Asif Ali Zardari in Berlin and expressed his readiness to enhance support for strengthening existing healthcare infrastructure in Pakistan, the Presidency said. The meeting took place on the third and final day of President Zardari’s official visit to Germany, which came as the two countries are set to mark the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. According to a statement by President Zardari’s office, he was called on by executives from the health company, including Siemens Executive Vice President Daniel Frisch. The executive briefed the president on his company’s accomplishments in Pakistan and acknowledged the difference in health services as a positive outcome of the Sindh health department’s “rationally networked steps”.

According to the Presidency, Frisch “expressed his readiness and desire to enhance existing support through innovative solutions and technological applications for strengthening existing healthcare infrastructure of Pakistan”. “The Siemens delegation told the president that their representatives will soon visit Pakistan to sign MoUs (memoranda of understanding) with their partners in capacity building and technological domains in the health industry of Pakistan,” the Presidency said. “The delegation told the president that the technological infrastructure cooperation of the company extends to cancer, stroke and other diseases. ” Meanwhile, President Zardari called for the absorption of research-based and technology-driven solutions to improve health services in Pakistan. He affirmed that Islamabad highly values German industrial, technological and infrastructural support from organisations like Siemens’ health division, which has been present in…