Lieutenant General Nigar Johar, HI (M), Director General Medical Services(Inter Services) of Pakistan Army and Surgeon General of Pakistan wasinvited as Chief Guest in APPNA Spring meeting held in Oklahoma, USA on24-27 March.
The Surgeon General was the keynote speaker in the “Social Forum on Womenempowerment”, which was attended by prominent members of thePakistani-American community. The Surgeon General’s presentation wasfollowed by a detailed Q&A session during which renowned US diplomat ofPakistani descent Dr Shirin Tahir-Kheli also joined her on the stage.
The Surgeon General was also invited by APPNA board members to attend theAPPNA Council meeting. During the meeting, the Surgeon General discussedways and means to further strengthen Pak-US collaboration in training ofpersonnel of Pakistan Army Medical Corps through placement in selectspecialities and short courses as well as the participation of leading USphysicians in seminars and workshops organized by Pakistan Army MedicalCorps.
On 26 March, the Surgeon General attended the closing ceremony of APPNASpring meeting as Guest of Honor. The event was also attended by theGovernor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Statefor South and Central Asia Leslie Viguerie. She also attended eventsarranged by Allama Iqbal and Nishtar Medical Alumni on the sidelines of theAPPNA meeting.
The Surgeon General also visited Washington DC on 28 March and called onAmbassador Masood Khan at the Embassy. She also met Major General (Dr.)Paul Friedrichs, Joint Staff Surgeon at the Pentagon. The meetings focusedon further strengthening Pak-U.S. cooperation in the health sector.
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Lieutenant General Nigar Johar is a national icon in Pakistan symbolizingthe empowerment of women. The Surgeon General’s visit provided an importantopportunity to discuss further strengthening of Pak-US collaboration in thehealth sector, especially medical training of personnel of the PakistanArmy Medical Corps.
Her presence in APPNA spring meeting gave a message to thePakistani-American community and U.S. audience about the resoluteendeavours being made by Pakistan to mainstream women’s empowerment in allsegments of society.
