India reaffirms commitment to pandemic preparedness at UN High-Level Meeting; calls for fair pathogen access and benefit sharing
On 25 September 2026 Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava represented India at the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York.
Summary
She called for fair pathogen access and benefit sharing under the WHO Pandemic Agreement and said India supplied 300 million vaccine doses to around 100 countries and medical assistance to over 150 countries during COVID-19. She described India's expansion of laboratory networks, emergency coordination, health workforce, stockpiles and clinical care capacity.
Key facts
- Event
- UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, New York, 25 September 2026
- India represented by
- Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava
- Ask
- Fair pathogen access and benefit sharing under the WHO Pandemic Agreement
- COVID-19 help
- 300 million vaccine doses to ~100 countries; medical assistance to 150+ countries
Practice MCQs 1 questions
At the UN High-Level Meeting on pandemic preparedness (25 September 2026), India said it had supplied how many COVID-19 vaccine doses to around 100 countries?
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Correct answer: B — 300 million
India supplied 300 million vaccine doses to around 100 countries and medical assistance to over 150 countries.