Modi highlighted the initiatives taken by India to fight cervical cancer and said India is ready to share its experience and expertise….reports Asian Lite News
Emphasising India’s vision of ‘One Earth One Health,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a $7.5 million support of sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines nations to fight cervical cancer.
During the Cancer Moonshot event in Delaware, Modi highlighted the initiatives taken by India to fight cervical cancer and said India is ready to share its experience and expertise.
He also stressed on an “integrated approach of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment” to reduce the cancer burden.
The Cancer Moonshot is a White House initiative to bring renewed leadership to the fight against cancer, facilitate new collaborations, and drive progress across the cancer journey utilizing all facets of the oncology community – federal agencies and departments, private companies, healthcare providers, patient groups, philanthropies, and all Americans.
“I want to thank President Biden for organising this event. This reflects our shared determination to provide affordable, accessible and quality health care. During the COVID pandemic, we had taken the Quad Vaccine initiative for the Indo-Pacific and I am glad that in the Quad, we have decided to jointly tackle challenges like cervical cancer. In cancer care, collaboration is essential for cure,” Modi said.
“An integrated approach of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment is necessary to reduce the burden of cancer. In India, a very cost-effective cervical cancer screening program is being carried out,” he added.
The Prime Minister said India has developed its own vaccine for the disease and new treatment protocols are being introduced with the help of AI. He also said that a very cost-effective cervical cancer screening program is being carried out in the country.
“Along with this, India is running the world’s largest health insurance scheme and special centres have also been set up to make medicines available to everyone at affordable cost. India has also developed its own vaccine for cervical cancer and new treatment protocols are also being introduced with the help of Artificial Intelligence,” the Prime Minister said.
“India is ready to share its experience and expertise. Today, many experts from India working in cancer care have joined us in this event. India’s vision is One Earth One Health. I announce the support of sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines worth USD 7.5 million,” he added.
Prime Minister Modi also announced that India will cooperate in radiotherapy treatment and capacity building and will contribute 40 million vaccine doses for Indo-Pacific countries under GAVI and QUAD initiatives.
“India will also cooperate in radiotherapy treatment and capacity building. I am happy that India will contribute 40 million vaccine doses for Indo-Pacific countries under GAVI and QUAD initiatives. These 40 million vaccine doses will become a ray of hope in the lives of crores of people. As you can see when the QUAD acts, it is not just for nations. This is the true essence of our human-centric approach,” PM Modi further stated.
The Cancer Moonshot has spurred tremendous action across the US government and from the public and private sectors, building a strong foundation for the work ahead. To date, the Cancer Moonshot has announced more than 95 new programs, policies, and resources to address five priority actions. 170 private companies, non-profits, academic institutions, and patient groups have also stepped up with new actions and collaborations.
The US Embassy in New Delhi facilitated the first ever US-India Cancer Moonshot Dialogue on August 5-6 at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi and hosted by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The dialogue focused attention on cancer, strengthening US-India biomedical research cooperation, and jointly developing solutions to improve the health and well-being of the global community. (ANI)
Biden commends India’s leadership on world stage
US President Joe Biden has expressed his “immense appreciation” for India’s leadership on the world stage, particularly Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership in the G-20 and in the Global South and his commitment to strengthen the Quad to ensure a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
President Biden also commended Prime Minister Modi for his historic visits to Poland and Ukraine, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in decades, and for his message of peace and ongoing humanitarian support for Ukraine, including its energy sector, and on the importance of international law, including the UN charter, the White House said on Saturday.
President Biden and Prime Minister Modi, during their meeting earlier in the day, affirmed that the US-India Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership, the defining partnership of the 21st century, is decisively delivering on an ambitious agenda that serves the global good.
Prime Minister Modi described the meeting with Biden as “extremely fruitful” and thanked the President for hosting him at the latter’s residence in Greenville, Delaware. “We had the opportunity to discuss regional and global issues during the meeting,” he said in a post on X after the meeting.
The leaders reflected on a “historic period” that has seen the US and India reach unprecedented levels of trust and collaboration. They affirmed that the US-India partnership “must be anchored in upholding democracy, freedom, the rule of law, human rights, pluralism, and equal opportunities for all as our countries strive to become more perfect unions and meet our shared destiny”.
President Biden and Prime Minister Modi commended the progress that has made the US-India Major Defense Partnership a “pillar of global security and peace”, highlighting the benefits of increased operational coordination, information-sharing, and defence industrial innovation, the White House said.
They expressed “unrelenting optimism” and the “utmost confidence” that the “tireless efforts of our peoples, our civic and private sectors, and our governments to forge deeper bonds have set the US-India partnership on a path toward even greater heights in the decades ahead”.
India is at the forefront of efforts to seek solutions to the most pressing challenges, from supporting the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic to addressing the devastating consequences of conflicts around the world, it said.
The leaders reaffirmed their support for the freedom of navigation and the protection of commerce, including critical maritime routes in the Middle East where India will assume co-lead in 2025 of the Combined Task Force 150 to work with Combined Maritime Forces to secure sea lanes in the Arabian Sea.
President Biden shared with Prime Minister Modi that the US supports initiatives to reform global institutions to reflect India’s important voice, including permanent membership for India in a reformed UN Security Council. The leaders voiced their view that a closer US-India partnership “is vital to the success of efforts to build a cleaner, inclusive, more secure, and more prosperous future for the planet”.
President Biden and Prime Minister Modi applauded the success of the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in deepening and expanding strategic cooperation across key technology sectors, including space, semiconductors, and advanced telecommunications. Both Leaders committed to enhance regular engagements to improve the momentum of collaboration in fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology, and clean energy.
They highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen collaboration with like-minded partners, including through the Quad and a US-India-ROK Trilateral Technology initiative launched earlier this year to build more secure and resilient supply chains for critical industries and ensure we collectively remain at the leading edge of innovation. The ROK is the acronym of South Korea’s official name, the Republic of Korea.
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