Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for reforming the World Health Organisation (WHO) and streamlining its approval process for vaccines 𒁏and therapeutics to ke🍸ep the supply chains stable and predictable.
What did PM Modi say at the Global Covid Summit?
In his address at the second global virtual summit on C🌼ovid-19 hosted by US President Joe Biden,PM Modi pitched for making flexible the WTO's rules, particularly related to TRIPS ((Trade-Related Aspects of I꧙ntellectual Property Rights).The prime minister said there was a need for building a resilient global supply chain and enabling equitable access to vaccines and medicines.
He said the WHO must be refor🎃med and strengthened to build a more resilient global ⛎health security architecture.
Referring to India's handling ꦺof the pandemic, Modi said the country's vaccina▨tion programme is the largest in the world.
"In India, we adopted a people-centric strategy against the Covid-19 ꧒pandemic," he said.
Modi said the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt lives and supply chains and test the resilience of open societies. He said a coordinated global response is required to combat future health emergenci🃏es.
"We mu🍌st build a resilient global supply chain and enable equitable access to vaccines and medicines," he s𓄧aid.
What was the objective of the Global Covid Summit?
The second summit intends to galvanise new actions to address the continued challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and build a stronger global health secꦗurity architecture.
Modi participated in the first global virtual summit on Covid-19 hosted by Biden on September 22 last ye﷽ar as well.
