New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that India has dispatched an eight-metric-tonne consignment of essential and life-saving medical supplies to Bolivia to bolster the South American nation’s public healthcare infrastructure.
Underlining India’s commitment to supporting partner nations, the MEA on August 9, Sunday stated on social media platform X, “Extending a helping hand to a Global South partner. India has dispatched 8 MT consignment of life-saving and essential medicines to Bolivia in support of its public healthcare capacity. India always stands ready for advancing cooperation through solidarity and shared progress”.
Extendiendo una mano amiga a un socio del Sur Global.
India ha enviado a Bolivia un cargamento de 8 toneladas métricas de medicamentos esenciales y vitales, en apoyo a su capacidad de atención sanitaria pública.
India siempre está dispuesta a fortalecer la cooperación mediante… https://t.co/Uqlun2XkB8
— India in Bolivia (@IndiainBolivia) August 10, 2026
The diplomatic gesture follows recent engagements between the two nations. Earlier in February, Bolivia’s Vice President Edmand Lara Montano visited India and held talks with Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in the national capital, deliberating on avenues to deepen bilateral ties in solar energy, critical minerals, digitalisation, higher education and the medical sector.
Following their meeting, the Vice-President’s Office, in a post on X, stated, “Vice President of Bolivia, Edmand Lara Montano, called on the Vice President of India, CP Radhakrishnan, at Uprashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi today on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026”.
“The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the steady growth of bilateral relations between India and Bolivia. They discussed avenues for enhancing cooperation in solar energy, critical minerals, digitalisation, higher education and the medical sector. The leaders also exchanged views on strengthening collaboration in multilateral and other international forums”, it added.
During the interaction, both sides explored mechanisms to expand practical cooperation across key areas, including solar energy, critical minerals, digital transformation, higher education and healthcare.
The latest assistance adds to India’s ongoing health sector support for the South American country.
According to the MEA, India previously provided a consignment of 300,000 doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccines, along with essential administration supplies, in July last year. India’s Ambassador to Bolivia, Rohit Vadhwana, formally handed over the vaccine consignment at El Alto Airport in La Paz, at a reception attended by Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda, Minister of Health and Sports Maria Rene Castro Quisicanqui, and Vice Minister Max Enriquez Nava.
(With Inputs from ANI)
