SDG-17 refers to the need for cross sector and cross country collaboration in pursuit of all the goals by the year 2030 with a vision for improved and more equitable practices, as well as coordinated initiatives to promote sustainable development across borders. It is about strengthening and streamlining cooperation at local, national, international level using the SDGs as a shared framework and a shared vision for defining that collaborative way forward.
NUMS was founded to promote and achieve excellence in advanced health education, research and service delivery. The university is backed up by an extensive network of 45 Military Hospitals, 10 Single Specialty Institutes, 9 Medical Colleges, 4 Dental Colleges, 6 Nursing Colleges and 3 Allied Health Sciences Institutes making it the country’s largest healthcare provider in terms of trajectory and patient volume.
NUMS has the potential to become a force multiplier by supporting other service providers in this field, developing partnerships with the several advanced national and international universities, industrial, governmental and community based stakeholders in consonance with national vision and plan to develop knowledge based economy.