Pakistan, Oct. 21 -- Pakistan must rapidly localise drug development and cut reliance on imported pharmaceutical ingredients to secure its healthcare future, the participants of the International Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry - Drug Discovery and Industrial Economy, held at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), concluded,

The International Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry - Drug Discovery and Industrial Economy, linking natural product research with industrial innovation, brought together leading researchers from Germany, China and Pakistan to discuss advances in plant-based drug discovery, cancer therapies and emerging biomedical technologies.

Health Minister Dr Mukhtar Ahmed Bharrat also attended the ...