NewDelhi November 12:Prime Minister Narendra Modi and World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation to discuss the ongoing global collaboration for combating Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
According to a report in PTI, PM Modi also informed the WHO director general about the planned celebration of\u00a0Ayurveda Day in India on November 13 under the theme of ‘Ayurveda for Covid-19’.<\/p>\n
The prime minister also expressed his appreciation for the WHO’s important role in facilitating a coordinated global response to the pandemic, a Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) statement said.<\/p>\n
Cannot lose sight of battle against other diseases: PM Modi<\/p>\n
During the call, Modi noted the need to not lose sight of the battle against other diseases, and appreciated the importance of WHO’s support to the health systems of developing countries, reported PTI.<\/p>\n
The WHO director general stressed the close and regular collaboration between the WHO and the Indian health authorities. He specially appreciated the country’s domestic initiatives like the Ayushman Bharat scheme and the campaign against tuberculosis, PTI quoted PMO as saying.<\/p>\n
Ghebreyesus said India has an important role to play in global health issues.<\/p>\n
Discussion on traditional medicinal systems<\/p>\n
The prime minister and the director general also had a productive discussion on the value of traditional medicinal systems, especially for enhancing wellness and immunity of the global population, the statement said.<\/p>\n
As per the report, they agreed on the need for integrating traditional medicine solutions into modern medical practice through holistic protocols, and for careful scientific validation of time-tested traditional medicine products and practices, the statement said.<\/p>\n
Ghebreyesus stressed that the potential of traditional medicine had not been adequately appreciated until now, and said that the WHO was actively working to encourage research, training and sharing of best practices in this area, reported PTI.<\/p>\n
WHO chief appreciates India’s capacity for manufacturing vaccines<\/p>\n
The prime minister and the WHO director general also discussed the ongoing global collaboration for countering COVID-19 and in that context, Ghebreyesus strongly appreciated Modi’s unequivocal commitment to deploy\u00a0India’s capacities as a leading manufacturer of vaccines\u00a0and pharmaceuticals for the benefit of humanity, according to the PMO.<\/p>\n
Later in a tweet, Ghebreyesus said, “Namaste, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for a very productive call on how to strengthen our collaboration & advance access to knowledge, research and training in traditional medicine globally. WHO welcomes India’s leading role in global health, & to universal health coverage.” I thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strong commitment to COVAX and making COVID-19 vaccines a global public good. The pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for the world, and we agreed to work shoulder to shoulder to end it,” he said in another tweet, using the hashtag ‘ACTtogether’.<\/p>\n
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