ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday launched an emergency response volunteer service, Yaran-e-Watan, to engage expatriate Pakistani healthcare experts in the country’s fight against the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a tweet, announced, “Pakistani health professionals are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 across the world. They also want to help us combat COVID19 in Pakistan. We have launched [the] Yaran-e-Watan initiative for our overseas health professionals who can now register to volunteer their services.”
Pakistani health professionals are on the frontline in the fight against #COVID19 across the world. They also want to help us combat COVID19 in Pak. We have launched @YaranWatan iniitiative for our overseas health professionals who can now register to volunteer their services. pic.twitter.com/O0MkyDMNDs
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 25, 2020
According to programme details, overseas health professionals can participate through tele-training sessions, telemedicine for triage and counseling, public health and research collaborations.
The initiative is a collaborative venture of the Ministry of National Health Services and the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.
The Yaran-e-Watan platform has been operationalised with support from the International Migration Organisation, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the National Information Board of Technology.
