India s vaccine production capacity is an asset to the world: UN chief
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. Updated: 29 Jan 2021, 12:23 PM IST ANI
Calling for India to play a major role in global vaccination campaign, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday termed the vaccine production capacity of India as the best asset that the world has today.
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Calling for India to play a major role in global vaccination campaign, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday termed the vaccine production capacity of India as the best asset that the world has today.
Addressing reporters here, the UN chief said, I know that in India there is a very high level of production of Indian developed vaccines. We are in contact with Indian institutions for that. We strongly hope that India will have all the instruments that are necessary to play a major role in making sure that a global vaccination is campaign is made possible.
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India has gifted over 55 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine to neighbouring countries. External Affairs Ministry (EAM) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava recently announced that India plans to gift COVID vaccines to Oman, CARICOM countries, Nicaragua, Pacific Island states.
Read more about India s vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today: UN chief on Business Standard. "I believe that the manufacturing capability of India is the perfect asset that the world has immediately. I hope the world understands that it should be absolutely used," he said
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In response to the UN chief s praise for India, EAM S Jaishankar said the UN can count on the Pharmacy of the World to overcome the COVID-19 challenge.
As United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the vaccine production capacity of India as the best asset of the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that the organisation can count on the Pharmacy of the World to overcome the COVID-19 challenge.
India, which is playing a major role in the global vaccination campaign, has gifted over 55 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine to neighbouring countries. Emerging as a global pharmacy in times of health crisis, India plans to further gift vaccine doses to Oman, CARICOM countries, Nicaragua, and the Pacific Island states.