<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the G-20 joint Finance and Health Ministers meeting in Rome on October 29, which among other things will discuss Covid pandemic prevention and response.</p>.<p>“Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman embarks on an official visit to attend #G20 Joint Finance & Health Ministers meeting in #Rome to discuss measures to strengthen #Covid-19 #PandemicPrevention, #preparedness & #response. The meeting precedes #G20RomeSummit,” the Finance Ministry tweeted.</p>.<p>Finance and health ministers will discuss how to keep momentum in response to the pandemic and build on further coordination arrangements between the ministries.</p>.<p>On October 29, G20 Finance and Health Ministers will gather in Rome for their first joint meeting under the Italian G20 Presidency. The meeting will be co-chaired by Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Daniele Franco and Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza.</p>.<p>The meeting will be held on the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit taking place in Rome on October 30-31, 2021.</p>.<p>Speaking at the 36th Annual G30 International Banking Seminar earlier this month, Sitharaman had highlighted the need of an international financial architecture to fight the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe and stressed on the need to keep the supply chains open for vaccine raw materials.</p>.<p>The Minister also highlighted the need of an international financial architecture to fight the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe and supported the need of new financial instruments to focus and press forward green initiatives.</p>.<p>India has suggested a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights under a WTO agreement on Covid-19 vaccines and medicines.</p>.<p>Last week India, which has a population of over 130 crore, achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against Covid-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark. About 104 crore people have been vaccinated till Wednesday.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the G-20 joint Finance and Health Ministers meeting in Rome on October 29, which among other things will discuss Covid pandemic prevention and response.</p>.<p>“Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman embarks on an official visit to attend #G20 Joint Finance & Health Ministers meeting in #Rome to discuss measures to strengthen #Covid-19 #PandemicPrevention, #preparedness & #response. The meeting precedes #G20RomeSummit,” the Finance Ministry tweeted.</p>.<p>Finance and health ministers will discuss how to keep momentum in response to the pandemic and build on further coordination arrangements between the ministries.</p>.<p>On October 29, G20 Finance and Health Ministers will gather in Rome for their first joint meeting under the Italian G20 Presidency. The meeting will be co-chaired by Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Daniele Franco and Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza.</p>.<p>The meeting will be held on the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit taking place in Rome on October 30-31, 2021.</p>.<p>Speaking at the 36th Annual G30 International Banking Seminar earlier this month, Sitharaman had highlighted the need of an international financial architecture to fight the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe and stressed on the need to keep the supply chains open for vaccine raw materials.</p>.<p>The Minister also highlighted the need of an international financial architecture to fight the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe and supported the need of new financial instruments to focus and press forward green initiatives.</p>.<p>India has suggested a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights under a WTO agreement on Covid-19 vaccines and medicines.</p>.<p>Last week India, which has a population of over 130 crore, achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against Covid-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark. About 104 crore people have been vaccinated till Wednesday.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>