Wilmington (Delaware): Highlighting India’s vision of ‘One Earth, One Health,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (local time) pledged USD 7.5 million to supply sampling kits, detection kits, and vaccines nations to fight cervical cancer. At the Cancer Moonshot event in Delaware, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India’s efforts in combating cervical cancer, stating that the country is prepared to share its knowledge and expertise with the world.
He also emphasized the importance of an “integrated approach to prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment” in order to reduce the cancer burden. As per news agency ANI report, 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.
PM Modi said,”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.”
Furthermore, he added, “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.”
Prime Minister stated that India has developed its own vaccine for cervical cancer, and new treatment protocols are being implemented with the assistance of AI. He also mentioned that a highly cost-effective cervical cancer screening program is currently being conducted 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 further announced that India will collaborate on radiotherapy treatment and capacity building, while also contributing 40 million vaccine doses to Indo-Pacific nations as part of the GAVI and QUAD initiatives.
(With ANI Inputs)
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