KARACHI: Future Trust has donated Rs 1.5 million to International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi for a study on vertical transmission of COVID-19.
The donation is part of Future Trust’s drive to explore long-term solutions towards mitigating the long-term health impact of the coronavirus through medical and technological research and development.
ICCBS Director Prof. Dr. Iqbal Choudhary, in his office, received the cheque from an executive of the Future Trust on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Iqbal Choudhary said, “Future Trust is among a few organizations in Pakistan which have realized that medical research will be the basis of long-term management of the ongoing pandemic.”
“The international center looks forward to a long-term working relationship with Future Trust which will pay great dividends to Pakistan with the passage of time”, he said.
Future Trust official said, “We need to look into the dynamics of vertical transmission of the virus in local clinical settings for long-term management of infection in Pakistan.”
“Working with ICCBS is an opportunity to identify the way that can help to identify the transmission routes of the virus in the Pakistani population, and especially when it comes to pregnant women and newborns” he said.
It is pertinent to mention here that Future Trust is a non-profit benevolent philanthropic organization, set up by JS Group for promotion, advancement, and encouragement of technology and innovation against poverty and general improvement of socio-economic conditions and living standards of the people of Pakistan.
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