In response to the clarion call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) which represents over three lakh medical professionals from private sector on Tuesday ensured about lending helping hand to the Government in fighting the epidemic situation of COVID 2019.
"Thank you for the encouraging message twitted by you regarding the services and sacrifice of doctors, nurses and Health care personnel. IMA will be happy to get involved in any of the sensitisation and training programmes of Government of India to fight COVID 19 epidemic.
"Assuring you of our fullest support and cooperation in fighting this war, we are also in close touch with the National Medical Associations of the neighbouring countries as well as those of other different regions of the world," Said Dr Rajan Sharma, national presidentof the IMA.
Dr RV Asokan, Secretary General, IMA, added that the entire medical fraternity, nurses and other health care personnel are in the frontline of war against COVID 19 epidemic. Some of them may pay a heavy price in doing so. It will be only appropriate that the Government provides both life and Health Insurance coverage for them for the COVID 19 epidemic."