[India] - Some nations used Covid lifesavers as weapons: PM Modi

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Life-savers such as medications, vaccines and medical gadgets ended up being weapons throughout the pandemic, PM Modi said
Monday, including his government was attempting to minimise India's reliance on foreign countries in health sector
He was attending to a post-Budget webinar on health and medical research study, the ninth of a series of 12 post-budget webinars
The worlds focus is on health care, but India is a step ahead and working on holistic health care for all living beings, Modi stated
India has actually proposed a vision of One Earth-One Health, he said.Indias approach post Covid not limited to healthcare, however also
health: PM ModiSome nations utilized Covid lifesavers as weapons: PM When the pandemic was at its peak, life-saving things like medications,
vaccines and medical gadgets had regrettably become weapons for some nations
India has paid a great deal of attention to these problems in the last couple of years budgets
We are constantly trying to minimise India's dependence on foreign countries, Modi stated, while dealing with a post-budget webinar on
health and medical research study, the ninth of a series of 12 post-budget webinars organised by the government to seek ideas and ideas for
efficiently implementing the initiatives revealed in the Union Budget 2023
The PM stated healthcare might be seen in regards to pre-Covid and post-Covid eras
The worlds focus on health care is more than ever now, however India's approach is not restricted to health care just
Instead, we are going one action ahead and working on total health
It means that we are stressing holistic health care, be it human beings, animals or plants, he said.Modi said his federal government has
actually advanced a vision before the world and that is One Earth-One Health
For several decades after self-reliance, there was an absence of an integrated approach and a long-lasting vision regarding health in India
We have not confined health care just to the health ministry, but have actually emphasised the whole of the government approach, he
added.The PM said sometimes catastrophe also uses a chance to show oneself
This has been proved by the pharma sector during the Covid duration, he stated, adding further that the way India's pharma sector has
actually gained trust of the entire world during the pandemic was extraordinary
The market size of India's pharma sector is around Rs 4 lakh crore today, the PM said, including that if there is much better coordination
between the economic sector and academia, it can grow Rs 10 lakh crore.Highlighting the several steps taken by the federal government to
further research in this sector, the PM stated many new laboratories by ICMR have been opened up for the research study industry.Modi stated
ensuring economical treatment in India has been the topmost priority of the government and the spirit behind the complimentary treatment
center approximately Rs 5 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat
The PM also highlighted the federal governments efforts towards enhancing the health facilities in the nation
More than 1.5 lakh health centres are being established in close distance to houses throughout the country
He said more than 260 new medical colleges have actually been opened in the last few years.