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India attends World Health Assembly The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). India was represented by Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at the World Health Assembly. Apart from COVID-19, the World Health Assembly addressed Global Vaccine Plan, polio eradication and neglected tropical diseases. Contents China and COVID-19 Around 120 countries backed the resolution to conduct investigation on China over the origin of COVID-19. The name was China was not brought up. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison initiated the investigation on COVID-19. China opposed the investigation. India to hold the Chair Also, India is expected to be elected as the chair of the Executive Board of the World Health Assembly. Japan is to be replaced by India. International Health Regulation Committee The member countries have agreed to work in close collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health and also with the Food and Agriculture Organization. The committee will work on the transmission routes of the virus to find out the possible host. The committee will also look for solutions that will help prevent such pandemic outbreaks in the future. India at the Assembly Union Heath Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan representing India listed out various measures being taken by India to fight against COVID-19. World Health Assembly The World Health Assembly is the highest health policy setting body in the world. It is mainly composed of health ministers. The members of the assembly meet every year in Geneva during the month of May. The World Health Assembly approves works of World Health Organization and also budgets and elects its Director General. Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020 Category: International Current Affairs Topics: China-US • COVID-19 • COVID-19 vaccine • India China • Japan • Neglected Tropical Disease • Polio • World Health Assembly (WHA) • World Health Organisation (WHO)
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असोज २२, जेनेभा । विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन(डब्लूएचओ) ले सन् २०२१ को अन्त्यसम्ममा विश्वका कम्तीमा पनि ४० प्रतिशत जनसंख्यालाई खोप लगाइसक्नुपर्ने लक्ष्य निर्धारण गरेको छ । डब्लूएचओले विश्वका सबै देशमा सन् २०२२ को मध्यसम्ममा कम्तीमा पनि ७० प्रतिशत नागरिकले दुवै अर्थात् पूरा मात्रा खोप लगाउनुपर्ने लक्ष्य निर्धारण गरेको गत बुधवार सार्वजनिक गरेको हो । विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठनका महानिर्देशक टेडरस आधनम गेब्रियसले बुधवार ती लक्ष्यका बारेमा विश्वका देशहरुलाई जानकारी गराएका छन् । उनले कोरोनाविरुद्धको खोप एक चुनौती बन्दै गएको भन्दै यसका लागि आवश्यक वातावरण बनाउन पनि विश्वका देशहरुलाई आग्रह गरेका छन् । उनले बाँच्न पाउनु हरेक नागरिकको अधिकार हो भन्दै विश्वका धनी देशहरुले गरिब तथा तेस्रो विश्वका देशहरुलाई कोरोनाविरुद्धको खोपको सहयोगका लागि पनि आग्रह गरेका छन् ।रासस/सिन्ह्वा