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US wants Indian docs to provide healthcare in Afghanistan
Dharam Shourie
New York, Nov 20 (PTI) The United States Health and Human
Services (HHS) has sought help of the Indian physicians in
providing healthcare to people in the conflict ridden
Afghanistan.
During a recent meeting with the American Association of
Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), American Assistant
Secretary for Health Admiral Joxel Garcia said that AAPI is
focusing on the United States and India.
But HHS, as a part of health diplomacy, would like to
engage APPI in providing healthcare to people of Afghanistan,
he added.
"HHS proposal would provide an exciting opportunity for
the organization to get involved with the federal government
in a big way," AAPI Secretary Prasad Srinivasan said while
addressing the Fall Governing Body meeting.
Garcia, he said, specifically asked the help of AAPI in
getting physicians from the US and in India to support the US
Government efforts to rebuild the war-torn Afghan nation.
Their services are required in areas such as general
health, child health, anesthesia and maternity healthcare, he
said.
Srinivasan said Indian physicians have wide-ranging
experience and knowledge and Garcia believes that they could
provide invaluable service and collaborate in rebuilding the
system in Afghanistan.
The Maternal and Infant Mortality rates are very high in
Afghanistan and the US government is keen on reducing the
numbers, he added.
Garcia urged AAPI leadership to discuss the matter in
various platforms and prepare an action plan for mutual
collaboration, Srinivasan said.
He said Garcia wants Indian doctors to volunteer their
services to the people of Afghanistan and assist in improving
clinical training and care besides offering clinical
mentorship to local health professionals.
He had assured that adequate security would be provided
to the physicians, Srinivasan added, Garcia has been invited
to attend the second Indo-US Healthcare Summit to be held in
Delhi between Jan 2 and 4 next so that he could interact with
Indian physicians and government officials, Srinavasan said.
Outlining the preparation for the Summit, Srinivasan he
had invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the
Summit. PTI DS
SAK
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New York, Nov 20 (PTI) The United States Health and Human
Services (HHS) has sought help of the Indian physicians in
providing healthcare to people in the conflict ridden
Afghanistan.
During a recent meeting with the American Association of
Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), American Assistant
Secretary for Health Admiral Joxel Garcia said that AAPI is
focusing on the United States and India.
But HHS, as a part of health diplomacy, would like to
engage APPI in providing healthcare to people of Afghanistan,
he added.
"HHS proposal would provide an exciting opportunity for
the organization to get involved with the federal government
in a big way," AAPI Secretary Prasad Srinivasan said while
addressing the Fall Governing Body meeting.
Garcia, he said, specifically asked the help of AAPI in
getting physicians from the US and in India to support the US
Government efforts to rebuild the war-torn Afghan nation.
Their services are required in areas such as general
health, child health, anesthesia and maternity healthcare, he
said.
Srinivasan said Indian physicians have wide-ranging
experience and knowledge and Garcia believes that they could
provide invaluable service and collaborate in rebuilding the
system in Afghanistan.
The Maternal and Infant Mortality rates are very high in
Afghanistan and the US government is keen on reducing the
numbers, he added.
Garcia urged AAPI leadership to discuss the matter in
various platforms and prepare an action plan for mutual
collaboration, Srinivasan said.
He said Garcia wants Indian doctors to volunteer their
services to the people of Afghanistan and assist in improving
clinical training and care besides offering clinical
mentorship to local health professionals.
He had assured that adequate security would be provided
to the physicians, Srinivasan added, Garcia has been invited
to attend the second Indo-US Healthcare Summit to be held in
Delhi between Jan 2 and 4 next so that he could interact with
Indian physicians and government officials, Srinavasan said.
Outlining the preparation for the Summit, Srinivasan he
had invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the
Summit. PTI DS
SAK
NNNN
