Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meets federal health minister Mansokh Mandaviya
New Delhi:
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in a meeting with India’s Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Indian government are working with the private sector to provide support for sickle cell disease. A cost-effective treatment for patients with anemia. The whole world.
“The disease burden in India is quite large; it is an even greater challenge in Africa. Currently, existing therapies are unaffordable even for high-income countries like the United States, which could be a collaboration between foundations Bill Gates said: “We and the Indian government are working with the Indian private sector to provide a cost-effective treatment for sickle cell anemia around the world. “
He further said: “The Foundation is proud to have a strong partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare working on a range of health priorities including maternal and child health, anemia, communicable diseases including vaccine preventable diseases, digital health and other areas.”
Bill Gates also appreciated India as a global innovator that has contributed valuable solutions to global health issues.
“India has long been a global innovator, contributing valuable solutions to global health problems, starting with the role played by the Indian vaccine sector in providing high-quality and cost-effective vaccines for various diseases, helping save the lives of millions of people around the world. Millions of lives,” he said.
Bill Bates said India is providing support to more than 150 countries in the form of COVID-19 vaccines.
Bill Gates said: “India is also a very large source of COVID-19 vaccines for the world, and the foundation is also working with Indian companies to do this work.”
He added: “During the G20 Summit in India, the Indian government shared with the world all the digital innovations pioneered by India, including in the field of digital health, and the Global Digital Health Initiative is ready to share India’s lessons learned with other countries. “
“It’s great to see the innovative thinking going into the Bhishm Cube, which brings together a range of important health solutions in a convenient form factor suitable for use in different environments around the world. Our foundation is interested in the following applications: This approach helps address critical issues related to maternal and child health, solutions that are important not just for India but for the world,” he said at the BHISHM Argoya Maitri Cube.
He further mentioned the potential of Indian companies in the diagnostics space. “I believe Indian innovation will play a greater role in helping solve global health problems in the future. I met with some innovative companies in the diagnostics space earlier in the trip and I think Indian solutions have great potential to become important public A game changer for health priorities, especially TB. Low-cost, reliable TB diagnostics are critical for India to achieve its TB control and elimination goals.”
“Another area of priority for the Government of India and the Gates Foundation is maternal anemia. The government has stepped up efforts to address anemia and we believe there are some effective solutions, such as iron injections, that can help address maternal anemia. “Pregnant woman. There are other solutions and Indian innovation will be key to driving affordable products that benefit the world,” he said.
“India’s progress on many key health indicators is impressive, such as reduction in maternal and child mortality, high immunization coverage and focus on elimination of various diseases. India is now on track to eliminate kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) and Efforts are being stepped up to combat lymphatic filariasis and tuberculosis,” he added.
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