A two-day meeting of the Health Working Group ahead of the G20 summit began in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. The guests were welcomed in a traditional manner. Union Minister of State for Health Dr. Bharti Pawar inaugurated the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bharti said that during the crisis of the Corona pandemic, the G20 countries worked relentlessly to promote coordinated efforts among their member states to achieve decent and equitable health for all. Health is an integral part of the G-20 agenda.
Health emergency, vaccine and digital health are to be discussed in this meeting. In this two-day meeting, for the first time in Troika, three developing and emerging economies Indonesia, India and Brazil are participating. India has assumed the chairmanship of G-20 on 1 December. In 2023, four health working group meetings will be held in the G-20 health track. There will also be a health ministerial meeting. These meetings will be held at various places in the country including Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Goa, Hyderabad (Telangana).