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Jaishankar, who is on an official visit to Mauritius, also launched modern medical facility built with Indian grant assistance read more
 "India's first overseas Jan Aushadhi Kendra opens in Mauritius")
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India’s first overseas Jan Aushadhi Kendra was inaugurated by EAM Jaishankar in Mauritius on Wednesday.
Jaishankar inaugurated the Jan Aushadhi Kendra with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.
“Delighted to inaugurate along with Prime Minister Jugnauth the first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius. This Aushadi Kendra is the delivery of the promise made by PM Narendra Modi earlier this year. The India-Mauritius health partnership project will supply cost effective, Made-in-India medicines to augment public healthcare and enhance well being,” the foreign minister said in a post on X.
Delighted to inaugurate along with Prime Minister @KumarJugnauth the first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius. This Aushadi Kendra is the delivery of the promise made by PM @narendramodi earlier this year.
The 🇮🇳 🇲🇺 health partnership project will supply cost effective,… pic.twitter.com/QvqGZzAt6o
Jaishankar, who is on an official visit to Mauritius, also launched modern medical facility built with Indian grant assistance.
Inaugurating the Mediclinic in Grand Bois, built with Indian grant assistance, Jaishankar described it as “the newest expression of our friendship”.
Addressing the event, he said it will provide secondary health care for 16,000 people in the area.
“I’m told it will provide secondary health care for 16,000 people in the Grand Pois area, and we feel very proud to be a partner in this collaboration.”
“We feel proud because, after Covid-19, health is a priority…All of us have become health conscious,” he said.“We worry about things rightly so. But we also believe, all of us believe that health is our right. And that right today, every government has a duty to deliver,” he said.
During his two-day visit to the country, Jaishankar reaffirmed India’s consistent and continued support to Mauritius in its quest for progress as he held wide-ranging talks with the country’s leadership to cement the bilateral ties which are critical for the future of the Indian Ocean region.
With inputs from PTI
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