During a historical meeting with a delegation of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) led by Dr. Seema Jain, President of AAPI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured of his ongoing engagement with the International Indian Medical diaspora, an in particular with the initiatives of AAPI to make healthcare in India. â€œWe were very honored and privileged that the Honorable Prime Minister met with us at his residence,â€ Dr. Seema Jain told the media after the meeting. â€œShri Modi Ji complimented AAPI and its members for their ongoing support and collaboration towards India\'s healthcare,â€ Dr. Jain added.

â€œOne of our commitments is and has been to engage in meaningful activities, programs and collaborate with Government of India, several professional medical associations, institutions, hospitals and medical colleges - with the objective of giving back to our former home land,â€ Dr. Jain said. â€œA passion that is dear to all Indians as someone important once said â€œyou can take the Indian out of India but you cannot take the India out of the Indian,\" Dr. Jain emphasized.

After years of persistence and effort of several people, the upgraded and enhanced. The purpose of this web site is to enable physician volunteers from all over the world enlist in various healthcare camps, screening and other philanthropic activities being conducted in India. This website is now being promoted with all the state Ministers of Health and NGO\'s to post information about such activities, once that is updated the international Indian medical diaspora will be able to volunteer for activities most relevant to their expertise and in their respective geographies, Dr. Jain informed.

Dr. Jain has called upon AAPI members to join in this historic journey, â€œAAPIâ€™s mission is clear, our programs will continue to strive and our impact is infectious on benefiting society. We as physicians make significant contributions for the betterment of people\'s lives. As members we can make these contributions through the 4 Eâ€™s: Excellence of Education, Empowerment, Enlightenment, and Evolution. Today I ask you to set aside your differences, and join me in this noble journey to make our mission possible! We make history â€“ starting today!â€ Dr. Seema Jain appealed to â€œall of you, AAPI members, well-wishers, friends and colleagues to join this effort and help ensure that we are putting in solid effort towards making quality healthcare affordable and accessible to all people of India.â€ For additional information on AAPI and its Global Healthcare Summit, please visit: www.aapiusa.org; www.aapighsindia.org

AAPIâ€™s continued engagement with India