Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan on Wednesday inaugurated a multi-million Center for Genomic Sciences at the Rahman Medical Institute (RMI) in Peshawar.
According to press statement issued on Wednesday, the centre will facilitate to investigation, research and service provision for Genetic diseases that shall cater for not only Pakistan but the surrounding region and even the world over.
Vice Chancellor Khyber Medical University Prof. Dr. Hafeezullah, Chairman RMI Dr. Muhammad Rahman, CEO Shafiqur Rahman, Principal Dr. Tariq Mufti, faculty members and a large number of health professionals were present on the occasion. This centre is one of the latest state of the art and first ever technology in Pakistan so far installed at the RMI in a bid to provide better investigative cover to genetic diseases in the country in general and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular.
Addressing the inaugural session of the centre Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan called upon the medical professionals, researchers and the patients to fully avail the unique opportunity offered by the Centre for Genomic Sciences. He said it was a matter of great pleasure for him to see that RMI had lived up to its promise of being the harbinger of change in the medical and academic services offered to the people of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the whole region. He greatly commended Professor Rahman of RMI and his dedicated team in this connection and termed opening of the center for Genomic Sciences a new milestone in the research study of medical science.
Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan said that the modern medicines thrive on research and their useful application for welfare of the people. He said although the country was not yet at par with the developed nations in the field of medical research, it was heartening to note the strong emphasis given to medical research at Rahman Medical College in the MBBS programme. He said the achievements of students and faculty speak themselves and he was sure those students would become excellent professionals.