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| India's handling of Covid example before world: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar | | | agencies
NEW DELHI, Mar 10: India's handling of Covid-19 was an example to the world as regards how the country utilised its digital resources to roll out vaccines for such a large population and successfully controlled the disease at home while extending a helping hand to other nations, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Friday.
Dhankhar, who inaugurated the "International Symposium on Health Technology Assessment: ISHTA 2023" here, lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proactive and timely decision of calling for a people's curfew and the citizens following it so that "what was advised to contain Covid could be translated into action".
He further said the prime minister cheered and motivated the Covid warriors and the country was quick to come up with a legislation that accorded them protection
India's handling of Covid exemplifies the best practices beyond doubt now. In that perspective, when I have gone abroad on two visits, how satisfying it was for me to note that when India was facing Covid, it innovatively came out with vaccines.
"India could vaccinate 220 crore people and put it on digital mapping. It was also giving assistance to other countries through 'vaccine maitri' that is something reflective of our age-old ethos," Dhankhar said. Referring to the sessions at the event, he said "affordability of healthcare services" is a very critical aspect.
Keeping this in view, the prime minister came up with the idea of Ayushman Bharat and the world's largest and most transparent, accountable and impactful mechanism is benefitting 140 crore people of the country effectively, the vice-president said.
He said because of the Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojana, there has been an increase in the number of diagnostic centres, medical, nursing colleges and clinics in the country and that has brought about a plateau kind of development, touching the lives of those who are physically vulnerable.
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