Health Minister Nadda reviews hospital preparedness amid rising Indo-Pak tension

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday reviewed the preparedness of the countryrsquos health infrastructureAccording to the news agency PTI the minister assessed the readiness of hospitals and medical facilities across India in the event of an emergencyDuring the highlevel meeting senior officials from the Health Ministry briefed Minister Nadda on the status of healthcare infrastructure They confirmed that realtime monitoring is being carried out from a centralized control centre to ensure swift response and coordination if neededSources cited by PTI said that Nadda and his team evaluated the availability of resources emergency medical services and hospital response capabilities across the nationThe review follows Operation Sindoor a recent strategic mission launched by the Indian Army targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu and Kashmir PoJK The operation aimed to dismantle militant camps responsible for planning and executing attacks on Indian soil According to official reports nine such camps were successfully destroyedOperation Sindoor was reportedly a direct response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 2025 in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed the lives of 26 touristsmdash25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizenAs tensions continue to mount the Indian armed forces have intensified operations striking militant infrastructure across Pakistan and PoJK These actions have triggered heightened security and preparedness measures across various government sectors including healthcareIn line with the central governments directives Minister Naddarsquos review seeks to ensure that Indias health system is fully equipped to handle any medical emergencies that may arise if hostilities escalate furtherEarlier today Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conducted a review of the countrys current security situation at South Block which houses the Ministry of Defence in the national capital in the aftermath of the foiled largescale drone strike by PakistanThe Defence Minister was accompanied by the military top brass and senior officials including Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh and Defence Secretary RK SinghMeanwhile the Indian Army during the intervening night of May 8 and May 9 successfully repelled and responded to multiple drone attacks by Pakistan along the western border and the Line of Control LoC in Jammu and KashmirPakistan Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along the entire Western Border on the intervening night of 08 and 09 May 2025 Pak troops also resorted to numerous ceasefire violations CFVs along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir The drone attacks were effectively repulsed and a befitting reply was given to the CFVs Indian Army remains committed to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nation All nefarious designs will be responded to with force the Indian Army saidWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params