Harsh Vardhan appointed as Chairman of Stop TB Partnership Board ANI | Updated: Mar 17, 2021 17:27 IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has been appointed Chairman of the Stop TB Partnership Board , in recognition of his contribution to the movement to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) from India by 2025.
According to an official release, the Stop TB Partnership is a unique international body with the power to align actors all over the world in the fight against TB.
The release stated that the participation of a wide range of constituencies gives this global body the credibility and the broad range of medical, social, and financial expertise needed to defeat TB. The Partnership s vision is a TB-free world. The appointment of Dr Harsh Vardhan as the Chair of this prestigious global body is a proud recognition of India s political commitment to the eradication of TB.
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COVID-19: Prime minister Narendra Modi has asked the State Governments to identify clusters and focus on surveillance and stringent implementation of containment zone approach and also to undertake priority vaccination of identified groups in districts reporting higher cases- Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein
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Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein said that Prime minister Narendra Modi has asked the State Governments to identify clusters and focus on surveillance and stringent implementation of containment zone approach and also to undertake priority vaccination of identified groups in districts reporting higher cases.
Mein (on behalf of the Chief Minister) attended a virtual meeting of the Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories convened by the Prime Minister in view of the resurgent of Covid-19 across the country through a video conferencing.
Vaccines to foreign countries not at the expense of Indians, says Harsh Vardhan
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A healthy balance is being maintained and WHO criteria being followed: Harsh Vardhan
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on March 16, 2021.
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A healthy balance is being maintained and WHO criteria being followed: Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that vaccines to foreign countries are not being sent at the expense of Indian citizens.
“A healthy balance is being maintained. Yesterday [Monday] over 30 lakh people got the vaccines. The criteria has been fixed according to the World Health Organisation and other international standards. It is a dynamic process. Even today among the priority groups if anyone who wants a vaccine can register on COWIN portal and get vaccinated. Vaccine is free in all government hospi