<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar today chaired the virtually-held sixth session of the Health Ministers meeting of the Shanghai Corporation Organization, SCO member states. The meeting was also attended by AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Director General of World Health Organization Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, SCO Secretary-General Jhang Ming, and other high-level stakeholders and partners.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Highlighting the efforts of all SCO member states, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar said, discussions will bring the world a step closer the direction of achieving Universal Health Coverage. She said that collective efforts by the SCO towards creating long-lasting positive impacts for the betterment of mankind will guarantee health security for citizens. Underscoring the role of technology in delivery of healthcare services, Dr. Pawar said that digital health interventions can bridge the existing gap among different stakeholders of healthcare ecosystem. She also urged the SCO member states to recognize the potential of medical value travel in promoting and exploring the ways to collaborate and exchange best practices within the region.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also urged the SCO member countries to work together to recognize the potential of medical value travel in promoting and exploring ways to collaborate and exchange best practices within the region. He said, traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda are an important form of healthcare system that is holistic and people-centric.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></p>