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From Vision to Action: India's Priorities at the SCO Health Ministers Meet

Content Editor: Dr. Ismail Rifai

May 22, 2023 at 10:01:24 PM

Global Health, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO

Content Editor: Dr. Ismail Rifai

  • The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, international security, and defence organization representing 42% of the world's population, 22% of its land area, and contributing 20% of the global GDP.

  • It comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan).

  • India holds the Presidency of the SCO for 2022-23 and chaired the virtually-held sixth session of the Health Ministers meeting of the Shanghai Corporation Organization (SCO) member states.

  • The focus remained on the following topics:-

  1. Global Health Architecture for Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response. 

  2. Digital Health: Strengthening National Monitoring and Surveillance Systems.

  3. Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for Mitigating the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases.

  4. Enhancing Access to Affordable and Quality Healthcare through Medical Value Travel.

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