- COVID-19 is still a serious threat to world health, according to WHO Director-General.
- The World Health Assembly is expected to consider the agreement in 2019.
- Ayushman Bharat, the largest health insurance program in the world, is one way that Ghebreyesus applauded India.
COVID-19 is still a serious threat to world health, according to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, even if it is no longer a global health emergency.
He emphasized the importance of ongoing monitoring and asked nations to complete the “Pandemic Accord” as soon as possible for adoption at the World Health Assembly the following year. The pandemic has made us aware of the need of protecting our health, and everyone in the world is currently taking in its bitter lessons.
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The outbreak Accord and changes to international health standards are progressing, and the head asked nations to commit to crafting a thorough Pandemic Accord that captures every essential aspect of the outbreak to prevent mistakes from being made again. The World Health Assembly is expected to consider the agreement in 2019.
Ayushman Bharat, the largest health insurance program in the world, is one way that Ghebreyesus applauded India for its commitment to universal health coverage and for adopting telemedicine at the primary healthcare level.
He acknowledged the leadership shown by India and the other G20 nations in creating the formal start of the global initiative on digital health tomorrow.
This program will strengthen previous initiatives, such as the WHO global digital health certification network, and promote the WHO worldwide strategy on digital health. Mansukh Mandaviya, the union minister of health, also addressed the occasion.
