We've taken historic steps to increase affordable healthcare access to far-flung areas, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (local time) told the United Nations during the first-ever high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage that India has taken "many historic steps" to increase affordable healthcare access to far-flung areas in the country."World welfare begins with public welfare and health is its important unit. And so this subject is a very big priority for India," Modi told the world leaders gathered at the summit.This summit was held under the theme "Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World," which aims to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC).The meeting aims at mobilising the global community to secure a political commitment from Heads of State and Government to accelerate progress toward achieving universal health coverage by 2030.Nearly 160 UN member states participated in the meeting.The Prime Minister highlighted four pillars of healthcare which are currently being focused on in his country, including