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Updated: May 24, 2023 23:12 IST

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the 76th session of the World Health Assembly centered on the theme of ‘Health for All‘ within the presence of Dr Tedros, Director General, World Health Organization and Health Ministers from internationally.
Recounting G20 India’s Health priorities of Health Emergency Preparedness, Access to Medical Countermeasures, and Digital Health, Mandaviya stated, “The unprecedented circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic have further served to strengthen the agenda for a more connected world that is prepared to tackle future health challenges.”
On the sidelines of the occasion, the Health Minister additionally held a gathering with the Iranian Health and Medical Education Minister.
“Productive meeting with Bahram Eynollahi, Minister of Health and Medical Education, Iran on the sidelines of #WHA76 in Geneva. Discussed ways to further strengthen India-Iran cooperation in healthcare, pharma, digital well being and conventional medication,” Mandaviya stated in a tweet.
Addressing the World Health Assembly, the Health Minister proposed a Global Medical Countermeasures Platform with distributed manufacturing and R&D via regional networks and the Global Initiative for Digital Health.

Elaborating additional, he acknowledged, “The Global Medical Countermeasures Platform aims to ensure equitable access to safe, high-quality, cost-effective medical countermeasures to all the countries.”
Underscoring the necessity to bridge the worldwide digital divide, Mandaviya added, “Global Initiative on Digital Health will facilitate in building consensus on the promotion of Digital Public Goods for customization & democratization of digital tools for the world and particularly for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).”
He reiterated that “The aim of Global Initiative on Digital Health is to act as an institutional framework and provide an agile & fit for purpose digital solutions with the use of cutting-edge technologies.”
Mandaviya additionally cited the Ni-kshay Platform for example of innovation and funding in well being applied sciences, reiterating India’s dedication to eradicate Tuberculosis leveraging its personal mathematical mannequin substantiated by the end-to-end affected person care, supplier workflows, and digitization of the cascade of care integrated within the platform.
Commending the World Health Organization for prioritizing the agenda of ‘Health for All‘, Mandaviya stated “The theme finds resonance with the theme of G20 India Presidency ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ as well as the notion of “Antyodaya” meaning reaching the last person in the last mile.”
Highlighting the impression of Covid-19 on the world, The Union Health Minister famous that although the pandemic has certainly taken a toll on our healthcare methods, it’s important to take care of the momentum and work in tandem to translate our imaginative and prescient of ‘Health for All‘ into actuality and guarantee a more healthy tomorrow for the approaching generations. (ANI)