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“Focus on health in Budget is testimony to India's commitment to fighting COVID,” said WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh on India’s Budget 2021-22. She further said that the focus also shows the country’s commitment to building stronger health systems. “Right from the beginning, India has been pro-actively handling pandemic. It has not only done this for its own country but it has also gone out of its way to support other countries of the Southeast Asian region with supplies and now vaccines so that those who are vulnerable, their needs are also addressed,” she added.