PM Narendra Modi urges G 20 countries to open health innovation for public good

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged G 20 countries to open their health innovation for the public good and facilitate equitable availability of the technology to achieve the goal of universal health coverage.

Mr Modi was addressing the G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting, which formally began on 18th August 2023, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, as part of India’s G 20 presidency. He said, the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us that health should be at the center of our decisions and it has shown us the value of cooperation.

Mr Modi said, Under the Vaccine Maitri initiative, India delivered 300 million vaccine doses to more than 100 countries, including many in the Global South.