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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 78th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva virtually from New Delhi on Tuesday, highlighting India’s contributions to global health initiatives under the unifying theme of “One World for Health.”
PM Modi mentioned India’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, the world’s largest health insurance program, which covers 580 million people and provides free treatment.
He outlined three cores for the future of a healthy world — inclusion, integrated vision and collaboration.
“The future of a healthy world depends on inclusion, integrated vision and collaboration. Inclusion is at the core of India’s health reforms. We run Ayushman Bharat – the world’s largest health insurance scheme. It covers 580 million people and provides free treatment. This program was recently extended to cover all Indians above 70 years,” said PM Modi.
He emphasised India’s network of health and wellness centres, which screen and detect diseases like cancer, diabetes, and hypertension.
“We have a network of thousands of health and wellness centres. They screen and detect diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension. Thousands of public pharmacists provide high-quality medicines at far less than the market price,” added PM Modi.
PM Modi invited countries to participate in the International Day of Yoga, with the theme “Yoga for One Earth One Health.”
“In June, the 11th International Day of Yoga is coming up. This year’s theme is ‘Yoga for One Earth One Health.’ Being from the nation that gave yoga to the world, I invite all countries to participate,” said PM Modi.
PM Modi congratulated the WHO and member states on the successful negotiations of the INB Treaty, aimed at fighting future pandemics with greater cooperation.
“I congratulate the WHO and all Member States on the successful negotiations of the INB Treaty. It is a shared commitment to fight future pandemics with greater cooperation while building a healthy planet. Let us ensure that no one is left behind,” he said.
