Dr Vardhan launches WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023

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New Delhi  : Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on October 9, 2019, said that the country is passing through a phase of not only transition, but also immense productive transformation in the health sector. He launched ‘The WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023: A Time of Transition’ here on October 9.

The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) provides a strategic roadmap for WHO to work with the Government of India towards achieving its health sector goals, in improving the health of its population, and bringing in transformative changes in the health sector.

The Health Minister stated that the four areas identified for strategic cooperation of WHO with the country encompass: to accelerate progress on UHC; to promote health and wellness by addressing determinants of health; to protect the population better against health emergencies; and to enhance India’s global leadership in health.

He said that under the vision and leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi , the country has seen phenomenal advances in various aspects of the health sector. Dr ardhan stressed on the need for health to be made a people’s movement where the positive health attitude is inculcated in everyone, and everyone takes responsibility of their own health through preventive and promotive health approach. He mentioned about various social initiatives taken up such as Eat Right India movement, Fit India movement and Poshan Abhiyaan that have collectively engaged with the people and enhanced the awareness around these crucial health areas through people’s participation, according to a PIB release.

Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India, said ,“The implementation of this CCS will build on the remarkable successes in public health that India has demonstrated to the world. It is a great opportunity to showcase India as a model to the world in initiatives such as digital health, access to quality medicine and medical products, comprehensive hepatitis control programme and Ayushman Bharat. We are geared to leverage opportunities and address challenges to ensure maximum public health impact.”