New Delhi|HL
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva today through video conferencing.
The main highligh points Modi mentioned in his speech are:
The future of a healthy world depends on inclusion, integrated vision and collaboration: Prime Minister
“Inclusion is at the heart of India’s health reforms; Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest health insurance scheme, covers 580 million people and provides free treatment in India”
“India has established a vast network of Health and Wellness Centres that offer screening for major conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and hypertension”
“Thousands of public pharmacies across the country provide high-quality medicines at prices significantly lower than market rates, increasing access to essential drugs for all”
“Technology is an important catalyst to improve health outcomes. India has a digital platform to track vaccination of pregnant women and children. Millions of people have a unique digital health identity. It is helping us integrate benefits, insurance, records and information”
India’s initiatives have brought down the out-of-pocket expenditure as a percentage of total health expenditure significantly, while government health expenditure has gone up considerably
“Health of the world depends on how well we care about the most vulnerable, especially in the Global South who are particularly impacted by health challenges”
