ISLAMABAD - United States and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to remain engaged for further bi­lateral collaboration in the health sector to achieve the sustainable development. Federal Minister for Planning, Develop­ment, Reform and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar held a virtual meeting with the U.S. Department of State’s Coordinator for Global COVID Response and Health Secu­rity, Ms. Gayle E. Smith at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington D.C, said a press re­lease issued here. The Minister briefed Ms. Smith on Pakistan’s efforts against COV­ID-19 pandemic including the vaccination campaign. The Minister stressed the need to learn from collective experiences and lessons of the global COVID-19 response. He thanked the U.S. Government for pro­viding valuable support for Pakistan’s CO­VID-19 response, noting in particular the provision of COVID vaccines.