Indian Prime Minister for SAARC medical visa
India on Thursday mooted an ambitious regional cooperation plan for seamless movement of doctors, nurses and air ambulances between countries of the SAARC and Indian Ocean Region during medical emergencies noting that greater integration was critical to making the 21st century the century of Asia.
Addressing a workshop on âCovid-19 management, experience and the way forwardâ with 10 neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked experts to consider a special visa scheme for doctors and nurses so that they could travel quickly within the region during health emergencies on the request of the receiving country. The Pakistan representative at the meeting is learnt to have supported Indiaâs stand on collaboration and stated âhyper-nationalist mentality wonât helpâ. Pakistan said it would be part of any regional cooperation on the issue, reports The
India had organised the workshop on management of COVID-19 as well as its experience and way forward for health officials and experts from all eight member nations of SAARC.
India News: NEW DELHI: India will host a workshop on Covid-19 management for neighbouring countries on Thursday in which all Saarc countries, including Pakistan, .
PM Modi calls for creation of regional air ambulance pact for medical contingency ANI | Updated: Feb 18, 2021 16:01 IST
New Delhi [India], Feburary 18 (ANI): Prime Miniter Narendra Modi on Thursday called for making a regional air ambulance agreement among neighbouring countries for medical contingencies and special visa scheme for doctors and nurses to facilitate their travel within the region during health emergencies on the request of the receiving country.
PM Modi made the suggestions during an address at a workshop on Covid-19 Management: Experience, Good Practices and Way Forward . Countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka attended the workshop.
Modi also floated the idea of creating a platform for collating, compiling and studying data about the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines among the people of countries in South Asia and Indian Ocean region