New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi met World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus at Jamnagar today. Earlier both dignitaries had met at the inauguration of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
“Always a delight to meet @DrTedros and exchange notes on further strengthening the health sector. He always cherishes the influence of Indian teachers on his life. And today, he got a lot of praise for his Gujarati skills too!,” Modi wrote on his Twitter handle.
He said the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine must establish a global repository of traditional medicine practices across the world, which would be beneficial for the coming generations.
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) said that traditional medicines products are abound globally and the centre will go a long way in bringing the promise of the traditional medicine to fruition. For many regions of the world traditional medicine is the first line of treatment. The New Centre will focus on data, innovation and sustainability and will optimize the use of traditional medicine, he added. The centres five main areas will be research and leadership, evidence and learning, data and analytics, sustainability and equity and innovation and technology, said Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus.