Minister urges diaspora to assist in health care
By IANSFriday, January 7, 2011
NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi Friday urged the Indian diaspora to partner with the government in making health care facilities more accessible.
“Delivery of quality health care services to every nook and corner of the country is a big challenge for government agencies,” Trivedi said at the 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here.
“The doctors of Indian origin are a critical mass, which constitutes about 25 percent of the global doctors pool,” he said urging them to suggest ideas for the betterment of health care services and its delivery in villages.
It is estimated that there are 1.2 million physicians of Indian origin working in many countries around the world.
Speaking at the occasion, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary A. Didar Singh urged the diaspora to partner with government agencies.
“Overseas Indians worldwide generate an economic output of about $400 billion which is equivalent to about 30 percent of India’s GDP,” Singh said.
“There are various media by which Indian diaspora can connect with India like Overseas India Facilitation Centre, Global Indian Network of Knowledge, and India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians, he said.
