Amid row over actual COVID-19 deaths, WHO Director General to visit India

The Director-Common of the World Well being Group (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth shall be among the many overseas visitors to take part within the inauguration of WHO International Centre for Conventional Medication (GCTM) in Jamnagar on April 19. The WHO International Centre for Conventional Medication shall be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Considered one of its form globally, GCTM would be the first outpost centre for conventional medicines and is geared toward creating a global hub for wellness. The go to by Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus is anticipated to attract better consideration because the WHO is within the eye of a storm following media stories informing that India is stalling the discharge of a WHO report that exposed that the precise COVID-19 loss of life rely in India is round 40 million.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi highlighted the information and urged Prime Minister Modi to grant ₹4 lakh to the households of these affected by the pandemic. India has criticised the methodology utilized by WHO in compiling the report.

Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus may even go to Nepal throughout his South Asia journey the place he’s anticipated to survey the varied measures taken by Kathmandu to cope with the pandemic.