Health needs to be accessible for all: mandaviya
New Delhi: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is on four-day official visit to Davos to attend World Economic Forum. On his first day, Minister attended the High-level round table of UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) on the theme “Access for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health”. UNAIDS provides the strategic direction, advocacy, coordination and technical support needed to catalyse and connect leadership from governments, the private sector and communities to deliver life-saving HIV services. UNAIDS is leading the global effort to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a High-level round table discussed about what Government of India has done for Health Access to All in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He mentioned various schemes initiated by Government of India for “Creating a Healthy India”. He deliberated about the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat) — the largest healthcare programme in the world and Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana — to provide affordable quality medicines for all. In a one-hour long discussion Minister Mandaviya stated that, “Health needs to be accessible for all and innovative technologies and solutions can play a key role, including in bridging economic inequalities.” In 2015, Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has delivered his key-note address in United Nations on “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
PXIL launches new trading platform – PRATYAY
New Delhi: Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL), India’s first institutionally promoted Power Exchange has unveiled its new technology-based Trading Platform – PRATYAY, which went live on Tuesday. The tech-enabled platform aims to ease participation and provide customer delight for trading on the exchange.