PM Modi launches crash course for COVID warriors, ‘Central govt committed to providing free vaccines to all’
By Team Newsable | First Published Jun 18, 2021, 2:04 PM IST"We have to further enhance the preparedness of the country to meet the challenges ahead," Modi asserted.
The Central government is committed to providing free coronavirus vaccinations to all, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a video conference on Friday. This comes weeks after the Prime Minister announced that the government would revert to a system of centralised procurement of Covid-19 vaccines wherein it will provide free shots to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from June 21.
"In the second wave of coronavirus, we saw what kind of challenges the ever-changing form of this virus can bring before us," Modi said.
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"We have to further enhance the preparedness of the country to meet the challenges ahead," Modi asserted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a customised crash course programme that aims to skill and upskill over one lakh "Covid warriors" across the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Modi urged the people to remain cautious, stressing that the virus is "still amongst us" and the possibility of it mutating is also there.
The massive campaign to train around one lakh frontline ‘Covid warriors’ was launched with the aim of training them in several key areas, including home care support, basic care support, advanced care support, emergency care support, sample collection support, and medical equipment support.
The programme aims to skill and upskill over one lakh Covid warriors across the country. The training will be imparted to Covid warriors in six customised job roles namely Home Care Support, Basic Care Support, Advanced Care Support, Emergency Care Support, Sample Collection Support, and Medical Equipment Support.
The programme has been designed as a special programme under the Central Component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0, with total financial outlay of Rs. 276 crore. The programme will create skilled non-medical healthcare workers to fill the present and future needs of manpower in the health sector.
The programme seeks to skill non-medical healthcare workers so that they can fill the present and future needs of manpower in the health sector.
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