Washington: The United States has praised India for offering Covid-19 vaccines to many countries. Describing India as a ‘true friend’, the US said that it was using its pharmaceutical sector to help the global community. In fact, India has sent a consignment of Covid-19 vaccines made to Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mauritius, and Seychelles as help in the last few days. These vaccines are being sent as commercial supplies to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, and Morocco.
On Friday, tweeted by the US State Department’s South and Central Asia Bureau, praising India’s role in the global health sector, which delivered millions of doses of Covid-19 in South Asia. India started sending vaccines free of cost to Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, and other countries that would be helped in the same way. “It said,” India is a true friend who can use her pharmaceutical sector to help the global community India is called the ‘Pharmacy of the world’ and 60 percent of the vaccines produced worldwide are made here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India’s vaccine production and distribution capacity will be used to fight the coronavirus crisis and for the benefit of the whole of humanity. Gregory Meeks, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, also praised India for helping neighboring countries fight the epidemic. He said, ‘I appreciate India’s efforts to provide Covid-19 vaccines to its neighbors free of charge. Regional and global solutions are necessary for global challenges such as epidemics. ‘
American media also praised
The US media also praised India’s support to the global community during this health crisis. According to a report by the Washington Post, India is giving millions of doses of Coronavirus vaccine under diplomacy. It said, ‘The Government of India has sent more than 3.2 million free doses of the vaccine to Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. To be sent as donations to Mauritius, Myanmar, and Seychelles. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are next on this list. ‘
Indian Ambassador to the US praised India’s efforts
India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu thanked the State Department for appreciating India’s efforts to help the global community in fighting the Coronavirus epidemic. He tweeted on Friday, quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ‘India is feeling proud by being a long-standing partner in meeting the health care needs of the global community.’
