Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government’s focus would now be on reforming the health sector.

PM Imran Khan speaks to WHO director general in a video conference. — Photo courtesy PID Twitter
PM Imran Khan speaks to WHO director general in a video conference. — Photo courtesy PID Twitter

“Our approach in response to the pandemic and adopting smart lockdown while keeping the economy afloat has been widely acknowledged and now our focus will be on comprehensive health reforms,” he said.

While inaugurating Pakistan's first indigenous ventilators’ manufacturing facility, the premier noted that the country had no dearth of talent to become self-reliant in new technologies and the government would extend support to all such initiatives to encourage the potential of youth.

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