New Delhi, April 7 -- Private healthcare industry has urged the government to include diagnostic laboratories and home care providers for scaling up the ongoing nationwide covid-19 vaccination drive.

NATHEALTH-Healthcare Federation of India, a body representing private healthcare sector on Wednesday submitted its recommendations to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NITI Aayog. The recommendations also include setting up of vaccination centres in resident welfare associations (RWAs), malls, schools, airports, and large corporations with space and staff facilities.

"These steps will not only accelerate vaccination numbers at the community level but will also play a pivotal role to stem rising cases of covid-19 in India, effectivel...