The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has received the Porter Prize 2023. It was presented to the Ministry in the virtual presence of Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, MoHFW. <br />''<br />''It recognised the Government's strategy in managing COVID-19, also the approach, and involvement of various stakeholders, especially the involvement of ASHA workers in the industry to create PPE Kits. It was also noted that "the idea of vaccine development and vaccine manufacturing and the scale that India achieved, was tremendous. The Ministry took all the necessary steps to combat the COVID situation in the country.<br />''<br />''The prize was announced at "The India Dialog" organised by Institute for Competitiveness and US Asia Technology Management Centre at Stanford University last month. The theme of the conference was "The Indian Economy 2023: Innovation, Competitiveness and Social Progress". <br />''<br />''Porter Prize is named after award-winning economist Michael E. Porter. He has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems faced by corporations, economies and societies, including market competition and company strategy, economic development, the environment and healthcare. He is also the most cited scholar today in economics and business. <br />