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.