Illuminating Futures: NHS Ties with Indian Diaspora and UK-India Partnerships

The UK's NHS owes much to its Indian diaspora, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting emphasizes strengthening this partnership to advance healthcare. At India Global Forum’s Diwali event, he noted NHS's foundation by the Indian diaspora and highlighted the potential of learning from India's healthcare model.

Britain's NHS has long benefited from the Indian diaspora, a point underscored by Health Secretary Wes Streeting during a Diwali event hosted by the India Global Forum in London. Streeting elaborated on the crucial role this community played in establishing and shaping the NHS since 1948.

Streeting praised India's significant contributions to healthcare innovation, suggesting the UK could learn from India's primary healthcare systems to address pressing challenges in the NHS. The discussion spotlighted the India-UK vaccine collaboration during COVID-19 as a successful model for bilateral cooperation.

Simultaneously, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall stressed the importance of a strategic partnership with India, beyond trade. Following high-level discussions at the IGF UK-India Future Forum, the ministers highlighted the expansive trading relationship, underscoring its broader economic and security implications.

(With inputs from agencies.)