PM Imran launches ‘Yaran-e-Watan’ for overseas health professionals

The federal government has launched ‘Yaran-e-Watan’ to allow overseas Pakistani health professionals to support the country’s efforts to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Taking to Twitter on Saturday, PM 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 government to combat COVID19 in Pakistan.

“We have launched YaranWatan initiative for our overseas health professionals who can now register to volunteer their services,” he wrote.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza 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.

Meanwhile Tania Aidrus also encouraged doctors, both local and overseas, to offer their services to the country.