The Centre is all set to resume publishing the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on COVID-19 vaccination certificates in five States - Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur – following the conclusion of the Assembly polls here.
The PM’s photo was removed from the vaccination certificates on January 8, after the announcement of the poll dates and the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct.
Government sources told The Hindu that the move has been cleared by the Health Ministry and necessary changes will be made on the CoWIN platform to include the picture of the Prime Minister in the COVID-19 certificates.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister on Saturday conveyed India’s happiness to be the home of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine and expressed the hope that the center will contribute towards making a healthier planet and leveraging our rich traditional practices for global good.
Replying to the tweets of Ayush Ministry and World Health Organization the Prime Minister said: “India is honoured to be home to a state-of-the-art @WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. This Centre will contribute towards making a healthier planet and leveraging our rich traditional practices for global good.”
He added “Traditional medicines and wellness practices from India are very popular globally. This @WHO Centre will go a long way in enhancing wellness in our society.”
The Ministry of Ayush has signed the Host Country Agreement with the World Health Organization for establishing WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in India at Jamnagar, Gujarat, with its interim office at the Institute of Training and Research in Ayurveda in Gujarat.
“The primary objective of GCTM is to harness the potential of traditional medicine from across the world through modern science and technology and improve overall health of the communities’ world over,’’ the Ministry added.
India on Saturday continued the downward trend for its active COVID caseload which stood at 16,741 today, constituting 0.04% of the country’s total positive cases, as per the Health Ministry release.
