With the United States formally declaring the top of the Covid-19 public well being emergency in May, Ashish Jha, the Indian-origin White House Covid-19 response coordinator, has stepped down from his place to return to his educational position at Brown University.

Announcing Jha’s departure, President Joe Biden stated that when he had taken over the presidency, the nation was going through a once-in-a-generation pandemic however with the administration’s whole-of-government method, the US now had instruments to handle Covid-19 and make sure that virus didn’t management the each day lives of Americans.

“For the last year, I have relied on Dr. Ashish Jha to help me do just that as the White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator. As one of the leading public health experts in America, he has effectively translated and communicated complex scientific challenges into concrete actions that helped save and improve the lives of millions of Americans,” stated Biden in an announcement. He thanked Jha for his service and stated that the US was a stronger and more healthy nation on account of Jha’s contributions.

In a set of tweets, Jha stated that it had been the honour of his life to serve the President within the battle in opposition to Covid-19.

“We have some of the lowest rates of hospitalizations and deaths since COVID first appeared. We have tests, vaccines and treatments now widely available to the American people to help manage the virus. We built up our surveillance systems and our stockpiles and are better prepared for the future. The Public Health Emergency is over but COVID isn’t. The work continues,” stated Jha.

While serving because the White House’s prime Covid-19 official, Jha spoke on the HT Leadership Summit in 2022 concerning the classes from the pandemic, the American and Indian experiences of battling the virus and the challenges that remained.