To this, the U.S. President said he was looking forward to partnering with organizations, and the government and non-governmental organizations here in India, around broader public health issues including the issue of obesity.

 He said his wife Michelle has already done a lot on this issue.

 Talking about obesity, he said, "This is an issue that we would like to work on internationally, including here in India. And it is a part of a broader set of issues around global health that we need to address."

 He said he had discussed with Modi how a better job can be done in dealing with issues like pandemic and making sure that there are good alert systems so that if a disease like Ebola, or a deadly flu virus, or Polio appears, it is detected quickly and then treated quickly without spreading.

    "The public health infrastructure around the world needs to be improved," the U.S. President said and patted the back of Modi for "doing a great job in focusing on these issues here in India".

 He said India has a lot to teach many other countries who may not be advancing as rapidly in improving this public health sector. "...We think that there is a lot of progress to be made here and I am very excited about the possibilities of considering this work even after I leave office."

 To a question on girl child, Modi said there is a lot of worry because of the sex ratio in India as for every 1000 boys, the number of girls is less.

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Source: PTI