WHO appreciates vaccination drive in India; Tedros hold 'detailed interaction' with Mansukh Mandaviya
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also discussed the issue of emergency use of Bharat Biotech's covid-19 vaccine, covaxin, on a global scale during a telephonic conversation with Health Minister Mansukh.
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New Delhi: On Tuesday, talks were held between Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on several issues. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya discussed various health related issues with the Director General of WHO.
WHO appreciates India:
He appreciated the massive efforts taken by the Government of India for vaccination against COVID-19. More than 99 crore doses of covid-19 vaccines have been given in India till 8 am on Wednesday and the country is about to cross 100 crore doses. The Center has appealed to the states to focus on the second dose given the availability of sufficient number of vaccines.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also discussed the issue of emergency use of Bharat Biotech's covid-19 vaccine, covaxin, on a global scale during a telephonic conversation with Health Minister Mansukh. Simultaneously, the issue of resuming the supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India to the Covax facility was discussed in this telephone conversation.
Vaccination drive in India:
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted – Had a detailed conversation with Dr Tedros, Director General of WHO on various issues related to health. During this, other senior officials of WHO were also present. The Director General of WHO has praised the great efforts of the Government of India in the covid-19 vaccination.
He said in another tweet that we have put 99 crore doses. We are about to cross the 100 crore mark in covid-19 vaccination.
Ghebreyesus tweeted on Tuesday that he had a call with India's Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to discuss the ongoing COVID19 vaccination program in India. The need for a global pandemic agreement; digital health; traditional medicine. We welcome India's support to strengthen all, including WHO.
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