Reiterating its global health diplomacy and commitment to the 'Global South', India has sent major relief material to Botswana, a country in the African continent. The Government of India has dispatched a consignment of 10 tonnes of anti-retroviral medicines to Botswana to strengthen its public health system and assist in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Let us tell you, Foreign Minister S. Announcing the decision on social media platform 'X', Jaishankar said that this assistance reflects India's determination to enhance health cooperation with partner countries. With this, on the international stage, the 79th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia concluded with the adoption of the historic 'Dili Declaration', in which it was resolved to strengthen health infrastructure and ensure equitable access for all to specialized health services.
In this sequence, as part of India's growing role on the global stage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral review meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the 18th BRICS Summit. In the meeting, it was agreed to take the proposed India-SACU trade agreement to new heights of mutual cooperation in the field of critical minerals, digital public infrastructure and new technologies.