‘Dhanyawaad Modi Ji’ says WHO chief, hails India’s strong commitment to Covid-19 vaccine

The Tatva Staff November 12, 2020

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strong commitment to Covax and making COVID-19 vaccines a global public good.

“I thanked Prime Minister @narendramodi for his strong commitment to COVAX and making #COVID19 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. #ACTtogether,” Tedros said in a tweet in Hindi.

धन्यवाद प्रधान मंत्री @narendramodi COVAX के प्रति आपकी मजबूत प्रतिबद्धता और COVID-१९ वैक्सीन को वैश्विक स्तर पर उपलब्ध कराने पर ज़ोर देने के लिए।
महामारी दुनिया के लिए एक बहुत बड़ी चुनौती है, और हम इसे समाप्त करने के लिए कंधे से कंधा मिलाकर काम करेंगे।
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 11, 2020

PM Modi expressed his appreciation for WHO’s important role in facilitating a coordinated global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also 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.

PM Modi also informed Dr Tedros about the planned celebration of Ayurveda Day in India on November 13 under the theme of ‘Ayurveda for COVID-19’.

The Director General 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.