He said this while addressing the plenary session of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
Chandra, who is leading the Indian delegation to the WHA, said, "India is on track to achieve the SDG targets, having seen significant declines in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) over the past decades."
"Today, India is on the verge of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar disease) and the incidence and mortality rates of tuberculosis have also declined," he said.
Chandra said this year's WHA theme, "Health for All, Health for All" is in line with the age-old Indian tradition of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which means "the world is one family".
As part of this, "India launched Ayushman Bharat, which means 'Live Long India', to promote universal health coverage by operating more than 1,60,000 health and wellness centers (Ayushman Arogya Mandir).,
Citing the WHO Parties Self-Assessment Annual Reporting Tool (SPAR) report, Chandra said India's core capacity score for detecting, reporting and responding to any health emergency is 86 per cent.
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He also emphasized that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is the world's largest health assurance scheme and provides health cover of $6,000 per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to more than 343 million beneficiaries. Provides. Provides, thereby reducing out-of. Pocket money in th country.
Citing digital initiatives in healthcare, he said that "India has emerged as a pioneer in digital public goods for global collaboration".
Further, while stating that “equal access to medical products is a fundamental right for all”, the Union Health Secretary said that “India, together with WHO, is committed to ensuring prompt access to high quality medical products for all”. “will strengthen the drug regulatory system”.and intends to strengthen”.
India's highly trained and experienced workforce in the health sector is also making the country a "prime destination for medical value tourism", Chandra said.
Chandra, who is leading the Indian delegation to the WHA, said, "India is on track to achieve the SDG targets, having seen significant declines in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) over the past decades."
"Today, India is on the verge of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar disease) and the incidence and mortality rates of tuberculosis have also declined," he said.
Chandra said this year's WHA theme, "Health for All, Health for All" is in line with the age-old Indian tradition of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which means "the world is one family".
As part of this, "India launched Ayushman Bharat, which means 'Live Long India', to promote universal health coverage by operating more than 1,60,000 health and wellness centers (Ayushman Arogya Mandir).,
Citing the WHO Parties Self-Assessment Annual Reporting Tool (SPAR) report, Chandra said India's core capacity score for detecting, reporting and responding to any health emergency is 86 per cent.
,
He also emphasized that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is the world's largest health assurance scheme and provides health cover of $6,000 per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to more than 343 million beneficiaries. Provides. Provides, thereby reducing out-of. Pocket money in th country.
Citing digital initiatives in healthcare, he said that "India has emerged as a pioneer in digital public goods for global collaboration".
Further, while stating that “equal access to medical products is a fundamental right for all”, the Union Health Secretary said that “India, together with WHO, is committed to ensuring prompt access to high quality medical products for all”. “will strengthen the drug regulatory system”.and intends to strengthen”.
India's highly trained and experienced workforce in the health sector is also making the country a "prime destination for medical value tourism", Chandra said.
