The Ministry of External Affairs is organising a visit of more that 60 Foreign Heads of Missions (HoMs) in India to the leading biotech companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E in Hyderabad on December 9 to showcase New Delhi’s vaccine preparedness. This is the first such visit and it will be followed by visits to facilities in other cities, sources said adding the visit is in continuation of the MEA’s briefing on Covid-19 to 190 HoMs on November 6.
India has already conducted online training sessions for nearly 90 participants from 8 neighbouring countries to develop capacity in clinical trials and clinical practices.