Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India is emerging as a top cost-effective healthcare destination and, at the same time, a leader in the global pharmaceutical industry, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said.
Addressing the ‘Global MedTech Summit 2024,’ organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the national capital, the minister spoke about the transformation in healthcare brought about in recent times.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has laid down a vision for a healthy India with the elimination of communicable diseases and prevention of non-communicable diseases, developing health indices and making steady progress,” Jitendra told the gathering, adding that preventive healthcare is a national priority to achieve the vision ‘India@2047’. The minister highlighted the increasing prevalence of morbidities of later age happening in younger ages like type 2 diabetes, young heart attacks, and malignancies etc.
“These are not only a health challenge but also threaten to drain away the vital youth energy and youth potential which would otherwise be contributing to the task of nation-building and realizing the vision of India 2047,” he emphasised.
