Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Rajkot through a video conference on Thursday. Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Governor Gujarat Acharaya Devvrat, Chief Minister Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister remembered the efforts of millions of doctors, health workers, scavengers and other frontline corona warriors who have constantly put their lives at stake to protect humanity. He lauded the efforts of the scientists and all those who provided food to the poor in this difficult period with full dedication.
The Prime Minister remarked that this year showed that when India unites, it can effectively cope up with the most difficult crisis. He said India is in a much better position as a result of the effective steps and India’s record of saving victims of Corona has been much better than other countries. He said in India, every necessary preparation about the vaccine is going on. He said that efforts are in the final stages for making the vaccine made in India, rapidly reaching every nook and corner.
He said India’s preparation is in full swing, to run the world’s largest immunisation campaign. He called to move forward together to make vaccination successful just the way last year we tried to prevent infection.
The Prime Minister said under Ayushman Bharat scheme, the work to establish about 1.5 million Health and Wellness Centers in remote areas is being undertaken and among those about 50000 centers have already started functioning. About 5 thousand among those are in Gujarat alone.
The Prime Minister said if 2020 was the year of health challenges, 2021 is going to become the year of health solutions. The world will move towards health solutions with better awareness.
He stressed, India will play a major role in the health solutions as it played in the meeting the challenges of 2020. He said India’s contribution for the health solutions of 2021 will be critical for the scaling of the solutions.
Given the competence of Indian medical professionals and service motivation, along with expertise like mass immunisation experience India will provide smart and affordable solutions to the world.