DGs of Indo-Bangla Medical Services meet

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The Directors General of Medical Services of India and Bangladesh on Friday discussed various areas of cooperation. India has been at the forefront in training doctors and paramedical staff of Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Major General  S M Motahar Hossain, DGMS (Bangladesh Army), called upon Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Unni, DG AFMS, and Lt Gen Velu Nair, DGMS (Army), on Friday and expressed gratitude for the support and continuous cooperation of Indian Armed Forces, including treating the patients being referred to India.

He sought expert technical advice on medical matters through telemedicine and in other sophisticated fields of surgery and organ transplant to which the hosts expressed willingness.