PANJIM: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday highlighted the need for a formal global coordination mechanism for medical counter measures and underscored the importance of converging and consolidating efforts on the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) agenda.
MCMs are medicines and medical supplies that can be used to diagnose, prevent, or treat diseases. It can also include vaccines, blood products and antibodies.
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Delivering the keynote address at the concluding session of the ‘2nd Health Working Group meeting under G20 India Presidency’ at Bambolim, Dr Mandaviya emphasised the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the healthcare systems around the world.
“It is essential for us to collectively break the cycle of panic and neglect and not let the phenomenon of pandemic fatigue diminish our ongoing efforts on pandemic preparedness, prevention and response,” he said adding, “India’s G20 Presidency plans to continue the momentum brought during Italy and Indonesian Presidency and consolidate the efforts made so far towards health emergencies preparedness, prevention, and response.”
“As G20 Health Working Group, we are heading in the right direction toward jointly creating a positive impact for future Global Health Architecture,” he said expressing his appreciation towards all the international delegates for aligning their priorities with India’s proposed health priorities.
