Overview

• In an official circular, the National Medical Commission cited an urgent need for healthcare professionals in ongoing relief efforts.
• Deployments will be credited as District Residency Programme training to build experience in disaster response, public health management and community service.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs called for healthcare services to be strengthened using available resources.
• Several postgraduate doctors have signaled willingness to volunteer for field service in the affected regions.
• State and UT nodal officers have been asked to post DRP students as required, with northern areas such as Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Haryana reporting floods, landslides and continuing rescue operations.