KARACHI:International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (BTCMH), Capital Medical University, China.
The ICCBS spokesman Wednesday said Director of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, and COMSTECH Coordinator-General Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary and Director of the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prof Dr Liu Qingquan signed the accord on behalf of their institutions in the inaugural ceremony of the Sino-Pakistan Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine-Traditional Unani Medicine held at the ICCBS – University of Karachi recently (June 9, 2021).
The MoU envisaged that both the institutions will encourage cooperation in the field of traditional medicine, on the basis of relevant international laws and domestic laws.
The areas of mutual cooperation include jointly conduct clinical trials of selected TCM products, TCM doctor training programme, jointly organization of bilateral or multilateral conferences, symposia, seminars, and other scientific meetings, co-supervision of MA and PhD students and etcetera.
The ceremony was also attended by Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology, Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman and the Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi Prof Dr Khalid M Iraqi.
The spokesman said, “The broad objectives of this MoU are to promote co-operation in the fields of traditional medicine, these activities should be carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations of the respective countries.”
The ICCBS is the only institution in Pakistan that is not only certified by ISO but it also has become ‘UNESCO Centre for Excellence Category-2 Institute’, he said.
It is pertinent to mention here that BTCMH is the only comprehensive and modern municipal Tertiary Level III Grade-A TCM hospital in Beijing.
The hospital is responsible for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment, teaching, scientific research, and prevention of disease in Beijing.