New Delhi, October 21 (IANS)| Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday touched the 100 crore immunization mark and said that this achievement belongs to the whole of India and its citizens. PM Modi said, “It is a historic day that today India has crossed the 100 crore vaccine dose mark. To combat the biggest pandemic in 100 years, the country now has a strong protective shield of 100 crore vaccine doses.” This achievement belongs to the whole of India and the citizens of India.”
Let us inform that India has achieved the milestone of 100 crore vaccinations on Thursday morning.Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Infosys Foundation Vishram Sadan at the National Cancer Institute, Jhajjar campus of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi through a video conferencing.On this occasion, the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to all the vaccine manufacturing companies of the country, the workers who carry the vaccine from one place to another, the health sector professionals involved in the vaccination.
The Prime Minister said that today the patients coming to AIIMS Jhajjar for cancer treatment have got a great convenience. He said that this Vishram Sadan, built in the National Cancer Institute, will reduce the anxiety of patients and their relatives.The Prime Minister appreciated the Infosys Foundation for building the Vishram Sadan and AIIMS Jhajjar for providing land, electricity and water for it. He expressed his gratitude to the AIIMS management and Ms. Sudha Murthy’s team for this service.The Prime Minister said that India’s corporate sector, private sector and social organizations have continuously contributed in strengthening the health services of the country. He said that Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is a great example of this.
Prime Minister Modi said that when a patient gets free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, then he gets service. He said that it is the spirit of service, due to which our government has taken steps to reduce the prices of about 400 cancer medicines.