Iraq to import pharmaceutical products, surgical instruments from Pakistan
Iraq-Pakistan, Economics, 4/2/2001

Iraqi Health Minister, Omeed Medhat Mubarak, said Iraq is willing to import medicines and health appliances from Pakistan that can also provide assistance in health professionals training.

Talking at a press conference in Islamabad, he said Iraqi people are facing lot of difficulties due to the sanctions particularly on medicine and foodstuff. He thanked Pakistan for its cooperation in the field of health and expressed hope that the brotherly relations will be further cemented.

He said the Iraqi delegation he led visited different pharmaceutical units in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore and was very impressed by the progress in pharmaceutical industry.

He told journalists "Pakistani pharma industry" representatives have been invited to Baghdad to enhance import of medicines and surgical equipment.

He said the quality of drugs, surgical instruments and other appliances manufactured in Pakistan are impressive and Iraqi government is keen on enhancing the trade to import these items.

He said Iraq needs trucks for the disposal of garbage from the cities and towns, bags to store blood and blood products.

Cooperation between Pakistan and Iraq in medicines import will enable Iraq to fight Polio, Malaria, TB and other curable diseases, he went on.

Iraq is also interested to import different vaccines produced at public and private level. He said anti snake serum, anti-rabies serum, ORS to combat dehydration among children and system to analyze the drugs quality and narcotics are our special interest.

The Iraqi official added "I have also delivered a personal message from President Saddam Hussain to the Chief Executive and discussed various proposals aimed at increasing bilateral economic and commercial cooperation specially in the fields of health and medicines."

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