- India participated in The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC)health ministers conferencehosted by Pakistan to promote great regional cooperation to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
- SAARC countries agreed to enhance cooperationin the health sector, especially in the context of efforts to combat the virus at the regional level.
Key Points
- The meeting comes over a month after India took the lead with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring the SAARC leaders together through a video-conference.
- India has developed an electronic platform for all SAARC countries to exchange information on response mechanisms to deal with the pandemic. The platform will be launched for exchange of specialized information and tools on COVID-19 among designated health professionals in the region.
- The meeting was chaired by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza and attended by SAARC Secretary-General-EsalaRuwan Weerakoon.
