IMF
Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday, lauded India’s vaccination programme. Alongside, the role the country is playing against the COVID-19 pandemic by supplying vaccines in large numbers across the world.
Gopinath appreciated India’s effort with its Coronavirus-vaccine policies when asked by the representative of UAE to the UN, Lana Nusseibeh. He had asked her about the health crisis agenda and what role it can play in global economic recovery.
“IMF projected the growth of 11.5 per cent in 2021 for the country”, she had said.
Commenting on the vaccination production capacity of India, Gopinath said, “Serum Institute which produces the most number of vaccines on a regular year. Due to this, India has been at the forefront of fighting this pandemic.”
She emphasized on how the country is also part of the COVAX mission of the World Health Organization. The aim is to provide equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines to lower-income countries.