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The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in just four months is now equal to about three-quarters of the number of people who die annually from malaria.
Union Health Minister chaired a high-level review meeting on prevention and control of malaria, dengue and chikungunya in Delhi through video conferencing.
It is the first drug shown to help fight COVID-19, which has killed more than 230,000 people worldwide.
The WHO chief said that shortages of vaccines against other diseases were being reported in 21 countries as a result of border restrictions linked to the pandemic, citing the GAVI global vaccine alliance.
Around 8% of all cases reported in the United States have been fatal, while more than 10% of cases reported in Spain and Italy have resulted in deaths.
The decades-old drugs, also prescribed for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, can cause a number of side effects, including heart rhythm problems, severely low blood pressure and muscle or nerve damage.
India is in the process of supplying hydroxychloroquine to 55 coronavirus-hit countries as grants as well as on a commercial basis.
Here's what we do and don't know about what this might mean for the WHO and its programmes around the world.
The piecemeal efforts are currently on in various countries, but a coordinated global vaccine development effort is nowhere to be seen.
In a tweet, Trump praised Modi for his strong leadership and said that India's help during this crisis will not be forgotten.