Speaking of women's health, she cited her father's poignant observation: When a mother dies, it is counted as a hospital death, but to the family, the mother is lost forever.
Prime Minister Modi expressed his gratitude to Sudha Murty for her extensive discussion on women's health and acknowledged her when she stood up and greeted him.
"I want to thank Sudha Murty for speaking in detail about women's health," said PM Modi.
Discussing Sudha Murty's emotional comments on mothers, the Prime Minister emphasized that over the last decade, her government has prioritized women's health and sanitation as a crucial sector.
"The women of our country have benefited from the toilets we have built," Prime Minister Modi said while responding to a debate on a motion thanking President Droupadi Murmu for her address to the joint session of Parliament last week. pass.
Prime Minister Modi also highlighted that his government has distributed sanitary pads and launched a vaccination program for pregnant women.
Sudha Murty advocated a government-backed vaccination program aimed at combating cervical cancer.
"There is a vaccine that is administered to girls, between nine and 14 years old, known as the cervical vaccine. If girls take it, (cancer) can be avoided... we must promote vaccination for the benefit of our children because it is better to prevent to cure," he said in his first speech in Rajya Sabha.
He suggested that since the government successfully managed a major vaccination drive during Covid-19, providing the cervical vaccine to girls aged 9 to 14 should not be a big challenge.
Sudha Murty, nominated to the Upper House of Parliament by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of International Women's Day, pointed out that cervical vaccination, developed in the West, has been used for 20 years.
"It worked very well. It's not expensive. Nowadays, it costs Rs 1,400 for people like me who are in the countryside. If the government intervenes and negotiates... it can be raised to Rs 700-800. We have such a system. great population, it will be beneficial for our girls in the future," she said during her 13-minute speech.
Prime Minister Modi expressed his gratitude to Sudha Murty for her extensive discussion on women's health and acknowledged her when she stood up and greeted him.
"I want to thank Sudha Murty for speaking in detail about women's health," said PM Modi.
Discussing Sudha Murty's emotional comments on mothers, the Prime Minister emphasized that over the last decade, her government has prioritized women's health and sanitation as a crucial sector.
"The women of our country have benefited from the toilets we have built," Prime Minister Modi said while responding to a debate on a motion thanking President Droupadi Murmu for her address to the joint session of Parliament last week. pass.
Prime Minister Modi also highlighted that his government has distributed sanitary pads and launched a vaccination program for pregnant women.
Sudha Murty advocated a government-backed vaccination program aimed at combating cervical cancer.
"There is a vaccine that is administered to girls, between nine and 14 years old, known as the cervical vaccine. If girls take it, (cancer) can be avoided... we must promote vaccination for the benefit of our children because it is better to prevent to cure," he said in his first speech in Rajya Sabha.
He suggested that since the government successfully managed a major vaccination drive during Covid-19, providing the cervical vaccine to girls aged 9 to 14 should not be a big challenge.
Sudha Murty, nominated to the Upper House of Parliament by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of International Women's Day, pointed out that cervical vaccination, developed in the West, has been used for 20 years.
"It worked very well. It's not expensive. Nowadays, it costs Rs 1,400 for people like me who are in the countryside. If the government intervenes and negotiates... it can be raised to Rs 700-800. We have such a system. great population, it will be beneficial for our girls in the future," she said during her 13-minute speech.
