India, May 9 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare has set up a 24x7 command-and-control room to ensure seamless coordination between the Centre and states on medical emergency preparedness amid the ensuing India-Pakistan border conflict, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

The command-and-control room was established on the directions of Union health minister JP Nadda after he chaired a review meeting with health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava and other senior ministry officials.

"In situations like the one that the country is currently facing, it is important to have clear communication between supervising authorities and executing authorities. Since states are the executing authority in matters of health, ...