Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed the offers while sharing his thoughts on coronavirus situation in Saarc countries and beyond in a videoconference with the other Saarc leaders on Sunday.

•    Creation of a COVID-19 Emergency Fund, based on voluntary contributions. India pledged US$10 million as a start.  The aim is to help any of Saarc nations meet the cost of emergent actions to combat this pandemic.

•    Foreign Secretaries to finalise concept and operational rules, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

•    Indian Rapid Response Teams, of doctors, specialists and testing equipment, who are already on standby.

•    Online training capsules for emergency response staff, for all Saarc countries, using the model India used to raise capacity of emergency staff across India.

•    A review videoconference of doctors and medical professionals, in one week to ten days, to consider specific measures and best practices in Saarc states.

•    A review videoconference of trade officials to consider the impact of travel restrictions on intra-regional trade within Saarc, recognising the high level of inter-dependence of several of our economies.

•    Help prepare a website with informational material in all Saarc languages.
 
•    Sharing software in their own Integrated Health Information Platform for Disease Surveillance, and training to use this MIS system, for all SAARC partners.

•    Use of the Saarc Disaster Management Centre to identify and popularise best practices in fighting Covid-19.

•    For the future: proposed creating a Research Platform for all Saarc states to share ideas and proposals for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for diseases and epidemics.

Indian Council of Medical Research will help coordinate this.