The course is scheduled to be held from May 12 to 13 and will be conducted in Bangla by medical professionals from AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.
This is the first course to be conducted in Bangla and is open for health professionals, health workers and administrators from Bangladesh, according to the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh.
All interested candidates are invited to apply by visiting website of Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC).
Health experts of India and Bangladesh have already held videoconferences to discuss specific measures and exchange best practices on Covid-19 management.
Multiple online capacity-building courses on Covid-19 for health professionals have been designed and conducted by leading medical professionals from India under the Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) framework.
The first such course was conducted by AIIMS, Raipur from April 17 to 21 and the second course being conducted by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh is presently underway (April 27–May 6, 2020).
Over 150 health professionals from Bangladesh have already benefited from these courses.
As a friend and neighbour, India said, it is ready to stand with Bangladesh in times of challenge.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their telephone conversation held on Wednesday reiterated their commitment to work together.
Together, India and Bangladesh can overcome the extraordinary situation created by the spread of Covid-19, said the High Commission.
Under India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ policy and with a view to taking a collaborative approach to tackling the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi took the initiative to hold a videoconference with leaders of other SAARC Countries on March 15.