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Trivandrum (Kerala) [India]Jan 18 (ANI): Health is integral to the G20 agenda, Health and Family Welfare Union Minister of State Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Wednesday at the start of the first health working group meeting in Kerala, India’s G20 presidency part, and said New Delhi’s presidency is committed to building on the efforts and recommendations formulated by previous health working groups and G20 leaders.
In her address, MoS also said that the G20 countries have been committed to promoting coordinated efforts among its members to achieve good and equitable health for all.
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“During the once-in-a-century pandemic crisis, G20 countries have committed to promoting coordinated efforts among their members to achieve good and equitable health for all. Health is an integral part of the G20 agenda,” MoS Pawar said in Said during the meeting. Speaking at the first G20 health task force meeting in Kerala state on Wednesday.
She further added that health has become an integral part of the G20 agenda with the establishment of the health task force under the German presidency in 2017 and the commitment of G20 countries to mitigate health emergencies.
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“Health has become an integral part of the G20 agenda with the establishment of the Health Task Force under the German Presidency in 2017, and since the establishment of the Health Task Force in 2017, G20 countries have been committed to mitigating health emergencies,” she said.
The minister added that we now know that pandemic prevention, preparedness and response requires multi-faceted, multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral coordination under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi.
Bharati Pravin Pawar also said that India’s presidency aims to build on the efforts and recommendations of previous health task force and G20 leaders, such as strengthening our healthcare system and prioritizing one health.
The first health working group meeting under the Indian presidency of the G20 was held in Trivandrum, Kerala, from 18-20 January.
A major milestone is India’s assumption of the G20 presidency on 1 December 2022. India is currently a member of the G20 troika that includes Indonesia, India and Brazil, marking the first time that the troika consists of three developing and emerging economies.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the health track of the G20 Indian presidency will consist of four Health Working Group (HWG) meetings and a Health Ministerial Meeting (HMM). The conferences will be held in various locations across the country, including Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Goa, Hyderabad (Telangana) and Gandhinagar (Gujarat), highlighting the Indian Rich and diverse culture. (Arnie)
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