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Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Monday lauded India's contribution to the global health security agenda at the 77th World Health Assembly which agreed to the package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) based on 300 proposals made by member countries after the Covid-19 pandemic. On WHO World Health Assembly, Secretary MoHFW Apurva Chandra said, "One of the biggest outcomes of this World Health Assembly has been the approval of the International Health Regulations. The International Health Regulations were first approved in 2005, and they are like international law which all countries need to follow in terms of epidemics and pandemics. So, now there were some amendments proposed after the COVID pandemic, and more than 300 amendments were proposed by various countries... Finally, on 1st (June), the IHR was concluded, which was a big achievement... India's contribution in that sense was good, getting the people together. Since we are respected by the global south and global north, I think we play a good mediatory role..."