New Delhi:
India will work in the direction of efforts to spice up world well being, stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday whereas pledging his assist to World Well being Organisation chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who he addressed as ‘Tulsi Bhai’.
He stated this in response to Ghebreyesus’ put up on X, thanking PM Modi and others for his or her assist and contributions through the first-ever WHO Funding Spherical held in Brazil.
The Prime Minister stated that India is actively working within the well being sector by integrating know-how.
“Pricey Tulsi Bhai, A wholesome planet is a greater planet. India is working actively on this sector,” PM Modi stated within the put up on X.
“We’re attaching nice precedence to integrating know-how too. On the identical time, we’ll strengthen world efforts on this regard,” he added.
The WHO organised its first-ever Funding Spherical to lift funds for its technique for world well being through the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.
The occasion, attended by world leaders together with Prime Minister Modi, “raised $ 1.7 billion”.
On the Summit, the leaders reaffirmed their dedication to constructing a good world and a sustainable planet. They pledged to prioritise the battle in opposition to inequalities in all their dimensions.
Their declaration reaffirmed the WHO’s central position in world well being governance, emphasising the necessity for secure and clear financing.
Additionally they backed the WHO Funding Spherical as a method to safe further funding for the organisation’s actions.
“Funding in @WHO is an funding in world well being safety,” the WHO chief posted on X.
The worldwide well being physique famous that it “has $ 3.8 billion towards its $ 7.1 billion purpose”.
This additionally marks “a 53 per cent funding for the 14th Normal Programme of Work — set to save lots of 40 million further lives over the following 4 years”, the UN company stated.
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