Narendra Modi and World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday discussed the ongoing global collaboration for combating COVID-19 pandemic.
Modi had a telephone conversation with the WHO chief.Narendra Modi expressed his appreciation for the WHO's important role in facilitating a coordinated global response to the pandemic, a Prime Minister's Office (PMO) statement said.
He also noted the need to not lose sight of the battle against other diseases.The WHO director general stressed the close and regular collaboration between the WHO and the Indian health authorities.
He appreciated the country's domestic initiatives like the Ayushman Bharat scheme and the campaign against tuberculosis, the PMO.