Observer Report
Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the government of Pakistan has launched the Yaran-e-Watan initiative to enable overseas Pakistani health professionals to support the country’s efforts to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
In a Tweet on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran said that Pakistani health professionals are on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 across the world and they want to help the govt to combat te disease in Pakistan.
“We have launched YaranWatan initiative for our overseas health professionals who can now register to volunteer their services,” he said.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Friday briefing the media on the initiative, he said the initiative has been launched in collaboration with the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development with support from the Pakistani diaspora health organisations.
He said the platform will help utilise the full potential of the diaspora community, including medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, administrators, health economists, public health professionals and other professionals, in developing Pakistan’s health sector.
