New Delhi: “We must make choices – many of them difficult. We must take actions – many of them challenging. Individually and collectively, we must be engaged in this effort,” said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
He said this while chairing the 147th session of WHO Executive Board, through video conference. “We need to make difficult choices and drive some radical changes within,” Harsh Vardhan said.
According to the Minister, “We must engender in our health workforces a desire to make a real difference in the post-Covid world.”
“In India, we have just finished celebrating the Grand Diwali Festival, which is the festival of lights. Across the world, it is the festive season now. We have Christmas, Easter and New Year Celebrations lined up next month. As an eternal optimist, I hope that the festivals shall be the harbingers of good health, peace and prosperity, and the dark period of the pandemic will soon be gone,” he said.
“My heartiest congratulations and greetings to all. A big shout out to citizens of the world who are braving this unforeseen crisis. I wish each one of them good life and good health,” Harsh Vardhan added.