A team of 15 Indian doctors and healthcare professionals have arrived in Kuwait today to support the efforts of the Government of State of Kuwait in the collective fight against the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The medical team will stay in Kuwait for a period of two weeks, during which, they would provide medical assistance in testing and treating afflicted persons and training their personnel. The team has been deputed at the request of the government of the State of Kuwait.
The deputation of Indian team of medical experts follows the recent tele-conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, wherein both leaders agreed for a joint and coordinated effort against the global pandemic.
Thereafter, the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, together with his Kuwaiti counterpart had a telecon to discuss the current situation in Kuwait, and consider ways to further strengthen ties during these challenging times.
India and Kuwait share a strong partnership on historical, economic, cultural and people-to-people contacts. Indians constitute the largest group of expatriates with an estimated population of ten lakhs in the State of Kuwait.
