China's increasing participation in global healthcare a welcome sign: Pakistani expert

STORY: China's increasing participation in global healthcare a welcome sign: Pakistani expert DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of city scenes in China 2. various of China's medical aid 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHIMAIL DAUD ARAIN, Pakistani public health specialist 4. various of vaccines 5. various of senior citizens in China 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHIMAIL DAUD ARAIN, Pakistani public health specialist 6. various of Chinese medical teams to other countries 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SHIMAIL DAUD ARAIN, Pakistani public health specialist STORYLINE: China has been contributing to enhancing global health cooperation and sharing experience and resources in improving the healthcare system, said Shimail Daud Arain, an Islamabad-based public health specialist. Arain highlighted the importance of global collaboration in overcoming the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke positively about China's efforts in building a global

COVID-19 origins tracing should be based on science: experts

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing should be based on science: experts DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHIMAIL DAUD ARAIN, Pakistani public health specialist 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDULSAMAD NURUDEEN AYINDE, Physician at the national hospital of Abuja, Nigeria 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at the Istanbul-based Marmara University STORYLINE: International experts have said that COVID-19 origins tracing should be based on science and facts, and should not be politicized. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHIMAIL DAUD ARAIN, Pakistani public health specialist "Definitely, science is based on evidence. They have to base their information on evidence. Intelligence reports and so forth and so on, definitely can confuse. So I think, it should be, as all scientists should be based on evidence." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDULSAMAD NURUDEEN AYINDE, Physician at the national hospital of Abuja, Nigeria "So the best thing is to all