New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): India has dispatched an eight-metric-ton consignment of essential and life-saving medical supplies to Bolivia to strengthen the South American nation’s public health care infrastructure, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
Highlighting India’s commitment to supporting partner nations, the MEA said Sunday on X, “Extending a helping hand to a Global South partner. India has dispatched 8 MT consignment of life-saving and essential medicines to Bolivia in support of its public healthcare capacity. India always stands ready for advancing cooperation through solidarity and shared progress.”
The diplomatic gesture follows recent engagements between the two countries. In February, Bolivia’s Vice President Edmand Lara Montano visited India and held talks with Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, discussing ways to deepen bilateral ties in solar energy, critical minerals, digitalization, higher education and health care.
Following their meeting, the Vice President’s Office said the two leaders expressed satisfaction with the steady growth of bilateral relations between India and Bolivia and discussed avenues for expanding cooperation in solar energy, critical minerals, digitalization, higher education and the medical sector. They also exchanged views on strengthening collaboration in multilateral and other international forums.
During the meeting, both sides explored mechanisms to expand practical cooperation across key areas, including solar energy, critical minerals, digital transformation, higher education and health care.
The latest assistance adds to India’s ongoing support for Bolivia’s health sector. According to the MEA, India previously provided 300,000 doses of measles and rubella (MR) vaccines, along with essential administration supplies, in July last year.
India’s Ambassador to Bolivia, Rohit Vadhwana, formally handed over the vaccine consignment at El Alto Airport in La Paz at a reception attended by Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda, Minister of Health and Sports Maria Rene Castro Quisicanqui, and Vice Minister Max Enriquez Nava.
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