The portal would provide the willing overseas health professionals a platform to register for voluntary services.
Through this initiative, the doctors abroad would be able to assist Pakistan's anti-Covid fight through tele-training sessions, telemedicine for triage and counseling, besides public health and research collaborations. According to the official portal, Yaran-e-Watan is a joint initiative by the Government of Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora health communities. The objective is to facilitate voluntary two-way engagement that addresses the gaps in the health needs of Pakistani people by coupling them with the expertise of Pakistani and foreign health professionals practising abroad.