Iran Press/ Iran News: Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki also said that Iran is ready to transfer these expertise and experiences to Pakistani health teams.
Namaki made the remark on Tuesday in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Zafar Mirza while congratulating his appointment as Pakistan's Minister of Health, noting that selecting him for this position could pave the way to solve Pakistan's problems.
The Iranian official stressed the need for collaboration between the two neighboring countries, particularly in solving healthcare problems.
The Minister of Health noted that some of his advisers had spent a long time as a representative in countries such as Pakistan, and therefore this expertise could be to Pakistan's benefit.
Namaki also said moving to universal coverage of occupational health is difficult and sometimes impossible before deploying primary healthcare.
He voiced Iran's readiness to help Pakistan set up a primary healthcare system and a healthcare infrastructure as soon as possible.
Earlier on Tuesday Saeed Namaki attended the 66th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, held in Tehran.
Speaking at the event, he said that the Iranian government has been successful in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
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