New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS): The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration has referred to as for strengthening world well being and implementing one well being method moreover sturdy worldwide counter-narcotics cooperation.

In the declaration, the G20 leaders stated, “We remain committed to strengthening the global health architecture, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) at its core, and building more resilient, equitable, sustainable, and inclusive health systems to achieve Universal Health Coverage, implement one health approach, enhance pandemic preparedness and strengthen existing infectious diseases surveillance systems.”

“We will focus on strengthening primary healthcare and health workforce and improving essential health services and health systems to better than pre-pandemic levels, ideally within the next 2-3 years, as well as continue progress towards polio eradication and ending ongoing epidemics including AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis and water-borne and other communicable diseases, also recognising the importance of research on long COVID,” learn the declaration.

Promote the One Health-based method pushed by the Quadripartite’s One Health Joint Plan of Action (2022-2026), it stated.

“Enhance the resilience of health systems and support development of climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems in collaboration with MDBs, and support the work of the WHO-led Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH),” the declaration stated.

The G20 leaders additionally reaffirmed to recognise the potential position of evidence-based Traditional and Complementary Medicine in well being, and be aware of worldwide efforts on this path, together with WHO’s world and collaborating centres, and scientific trial registries.

Among others, assist the WHO-led inclusive consultative course of for the event of an interim medical countermeasures coordination mechanism.

In addition to that, to advertise and enhance entry to psychological well being providers and psychosocial assist in an inclusive method.

While highlighting the general public well being dimension of the world drug drawback, they referred to as for sturdy worldwide counter-narcotics cooperation, freed from pointless restrictions.

The G20 leaders additionally reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening the worldwide well being structure for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR) by way of enhanced collaboration between Finance and Health Ministries below the Joint Finance and Health Task Force (JFHTF).

The New Delhi Leaders’ Summit Declaration was adopted on Saturday after consensus was reached amongst member states throughout the G20 Summit.