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India’s Efforts Aimed At Boosting Health At Last Mile: PM Modi

“Approach which works with the scale of India's diversity can also become a framework for other nations," he says

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India’s efforts are aimed at boosting health at the last mile, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while addressing the 76th Session of the world health assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

Stressing greater collaboration in healthcare, Modi highlighted the gaps in the global health architecture which were exposed during the Covid-19 pandemic and emphasised the need for a collective effort in building resilient global systems and boosting global health equity. 

Modi highlighted India’s commitment to international cooperation and informed that the country shipped almost 300 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to over 100 countries including many countries from the global south. 

The Prime Minister expressed confidence that supporting equal access to resources will be a top priority for the WHO in the coming years.

“India's traditional wisdom says that the absence of illness is not the same as good health," the Prime Minister said as he noted that one must not only be free from ailments but also take a step towards wellness. 

Highlighting the benefits of traditional systems such as Yoga, Ayurveda and meditation, the Prime Minister explained that it addresses physical, mental and social aspects of health and expressed delight that WHO's first global centre for traditional medicine is being established in India. 

He also expressed happiness that the international year of Millets is playing a crucial role in creating awareness about the importance of millets.

Modi gave examples of the world's largest health insurance scheme - Ayushman Bharat, the massive ramping up of health infrastructure and the drive to provide sanitation and drinking water to millions of families in the country.

Underlining that many of India’s efforts are aimed at boosting health at the last mile in the country, he suggested that an approach which works with the scale of India's diversity can also become a framework for other nations.


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