Thank you India and PM Narendra Modi, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for support to global COVID-19 response

Geneva: The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday (January 23, 2021) thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the support to the global COVID-19 response. 

The WHO Chief said, “Thank you India and PM Narendra Modi for your continued support to the global COVID-19 response. Only if we #ACTogether, including sharing of knowledge, can we stop this virus and save lives and livelihoods.”

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ comments come following India’s support to several countries by providing COVID-19 vaccines. 

Thank you #India and Prime Minister @narendramodi for your continued support to the global #COVID19 response. Only if we #ACTogether, including sharing of knowledge, can we stop this virus and save lives and livelihoods.

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 23, 2021

Earlier on Friday, around 20 lakh contracted doses of the ‘Made In India’ coronavirus vaccines reached Brazil after which the Brazilian President, Jair M Bolsonaro, took to his official Twitter account and thanked PM Narendra Modi depicting Lord Hanuman Ji with a ‘Sanjeevani’ herb. 

Bolsonaro tweeted, “Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts. Thank you for assisting us with the vaccine exports from India to Brazil. Dhanyavaad! धनयवाद.”

Namaskar, Prime Minister @narendramodi

Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts.

Thank you for assisting us with the vaccines exports from India to Brazil.

Dhanyavaad! धनयवाद

— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) January 22, 2021

‘Sanjeevani’, notably is mentioned in Ramayan as a ‘magical herb’ which Lord Hanuman Ji brought by lifting an entire mountain. 

India has supplied or will supply the COVID-19 vaccines to countries like Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. 
 

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