KARACHI: The Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) will host its biennial scientific conference ‘ICON’ from Jan 20-23 featuring several national and international experts.

Sixth in the series, the conference ‘Beyond the Call of Duty’ is being held virtually this year.

While addressing a press conference at Karachi Press Club, IHHN CEO Dr Abdul Bari said that the conference would highlight initiatives taken by their network to address healthcare challenges in Pakistan by bringing disparate and like-minded institutions and individuals together.

ICON co-chair Dr Syed Ahmer Hamid said the conference would have overarching plenary lectures, symposia, workshops, abstract and poster presentations.

Published in Dawn, January 16th, 2022

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