Jo churchill, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care

As part of one of the most historic and time-relevant events this year, world political leaders, global health experts, frontline workers, sportsmen and artists from 100 countries converged to deliberate on the socio-economic implications, brewing mental health crisis, vaccine nationalism, the role of alternative healing systems and wellness, and other discussions on the ethical costs in healthcare in the post-COVID-19 world.Some of the esteemed keynote speakers included global spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, World Forum for Ethics in Business; Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Orgzation; Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname; Dr Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health, Bangalore; Jo Churchill, Minister for Public Health, Primary Care and Prevention, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom.The conference titled 'Changing Paradigms in a Pandemic World' hosted by the World Forum for Ethics in Business founded by Gurudev was attended by 2 million attendees. The distinguished keynote speakers reiterated the need to collaborate, bring more equity in resource allocation and provide support during the current times that are a true test of human values.Offering confidence, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said, "Despite dark clouds of gloom, silver linings will emerge. I'd like to congratulate the healthcare workers and scientists whose dedication has given us hope for the future." He also encouraged the researchers to come together and study the solutions offered in traditional medicine. "Vaccination, of course, is for prevention, but we also need to find a cure through Ayurveda, herbal and other natural systems of medicines," he said.Director-General of the World Health Orgzation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, also graced the occasion and stressed on increasing cross-country collaborations in making vaccine resources available more equitably. He stated that the world has been given a new sense of hope with the development of life-saving vaccines in record time. "But we also knew from experience that market forces alone would not achieve the equitable distribution of these lifesaving tools. Vaccine equity is the challenge of our time."Noted Cardiologist and Philanthropist, Dr Devi Shetty, felt the future was bright given the holistic healing systems in India. "India is one country poised for Integrative Healthcare. We have a rich foundation with allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Yoga and various other forms of medicine available. When this pandemic comes to an end, I hope to live in a better world," he said.Jo Churchill, Minister for Public Health, Primary Care and Prevention, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom summarized the learnings from a year while stressing the importance of collaboration. "We can build a stronger healthcare system if we choose to, a healthcare system where we care for each other and learn from each other."The six-hour conference also included 12 breakout sessions that brought together academia, subject matter experts and student leaders to hold focused discussions in the areas of mental health, women's role in the post-COVID world, approach towards family and education, strengthening mental health at the core of peacebuilding, development and humtarian work and other specific discussions.The grand conference was planned at a scale to provide a wide-ranging multicultural, multi-stakeholder and collective forum to discuss the impact, efforts, success stories, and potential ethical pitfalls in the way nations and communities are dealing with the healthcare implications of the post-pandemic world, including mental health well-being.The series of discussions is available for viewing on YouTube.WFEB is a registered public interest foundation based in Belgium. Through dedicated programmes at the European Parliament and collaborations with institutions such as FIFA, United Nations Geneva, Max Planck Institute, FC Union Berlin, Anti-Doping Norway, DPMA, EPO and the Technical University Munich, as well as through global leadership interventions, WFEB has been advocating and acting towards ethics, sustainability, good governance and shared value globally for 18 years. The World Forum for Ethics in Business holds special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. WFEB was founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and is governed by a global Board of Directors.Further information is available onThis story is provided by NewsVoir. will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (/NewsVoir)( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Pahalgam Terror Attack

Tahawwur Rana

IPL 2025

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Jo ChurchillFOLLOW

Jo churchill, Latest News

Business :Collaboration is the way forward, agree world leaders and global experts from 100 countries

As part of one of the most historic and time-relevant events this year, world political leaders, global health experts, frontline workers, sportsmen and artists from 100 countries converged to deliberate on the socio-economic implications, brewing me ...