PESHAWAR: The Nanjing Medical University (NMU), China, has established a collaboration centre for global health at the Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, in order to help resolve major scientific issues in the field of global health and jointly cultivate innovative talents with an international perspective.

According to a statement, the centre was inaugurated in the light of an MoU signed by KMU vice-chancellor Prof Dr Arshad Javaid and dean school of public health, NMU, Prof Dr Jianming Wang. Besides others, provincial health minister Hisham Inamullah was also present on this occasion.

It was stated that both the parties would carry out regular academic exchange activities, including holding workshops and seminars.

They will cooperate to apply for grants, implement researches and jointly publish scientific papers.

Besides student exchange programme, the KMU and NMU will select excellent faculties and provide them short-term training or continuing education opportunities at each other’s schools.

Published in Dawn, March 8th, 2019