India Sends 13 Tonnes Of BCG Vaccines To Afghanistan

India on Tuesday said that it has delivered 13 tonnes of Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines along with related dry material to support Afghanistan's child immunisation efforts against tuberculosis, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. 

In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "India delivers 13 tons of BCG vaccines and related dry material to @MoPH_afg to augment Afghanistan's child immunisation programme against tuberculosis."

The consignment was sent to



Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health to augment the country's child immunisation programme against tuberculosis.

India has been known to consistently provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, including medical supplies and vaccines, as part of its ongoing support to the Afghan people, even after the earthquake in Afghanistan on April 3.

Earlier on April 5, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India had delivered humanitarian assistance to support flood and earthquake-hit Afghanistan.