Dr. Harsh Vardhan represents India at SCO Health Ministers Digital Meet

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25 July 2020 Current Affairs:Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, virtually participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Health Minister’s Digital Meet on 24th July. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation. 

Highlights:
The Ministers discussed the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, as it was the key topic of discussion.
India proposed to set up a Sub-Group on Traditional Medicine under the existing Institutional Meetings of the SCO Health Ministers to fulfill the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023. 
India also suggested to reinforce the effective implementation of the joint statement on cooperation in combating epidemics signed at the Qingdao Summit in 2018.
GoI’s report stated that, so far, India has reported 1.25 million cases and more than 30,000 deaths due to COVID. It also stated that at 864 cases per million and less than 21 deaths per million of the Indian population, India has one of the world’s lowest infection and death rate.

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