India to assist making Saarc polio free

India today extended its assistance to Saarc countries in making South Asia polio-free and said it will share its the best practices to help the member-countries achieve the goal.

Chairing the 5th meeting of Health Ministers of Saarc countries, Indian Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda stressed on the need for countries of the region to work together in promoting public health, prevent disease and universalisation of health coverage.

According to Health Ministry officials, almost all the countries under Saarc agreed that they had common health issues and said that they would depend on India to extend its assistance as it has more resources.