Current Affairs - National - Discussion

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced a training program on COVID-19 from 17 April 2020 for healthcare professionals from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries.The training program is carried out by the Central government's Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program.Also, India proposed setting up of a common electronic platform for all SAARC nations to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. All the SAARC countries will share expertise and best practices to jointly combat the spread of coronavirus.The ITEC Programme was established as per the decision of the Union Cabinet of India on 15 September 1964.