local Production of Contraceptives
The Consultative Meeting was held at Islamabad on the local production of contraceptives, Organized by the Population Program Wing, Ministry of National Health Services (M/o NHSRC) in collaboration with UNFPA. A very important strategic step as Pakistan is currently producing only four of the eight main contraceptives locally and spending a huge national exchequer on the procurement of contraceptives from abroad. The meeting was chaired by the Additional Secretary for Health, Syed Moazzam Ali. Director General Population, Dr. Shabana Saleem lead the organization of the event and presented the key note. She also moderated the process of the meeting.