Bangladesh calls for equitable, affordable usage of COVID-19 vaccines
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Rabab Fatima has highlighted the necessity for making the Covid-19 vaccines available, affordable and distributing those equitably to all countries that need those most.
"A fair equity principle is required to be sure this," she said adding that advancements in regards to various vaccine applicants are undoubtedly very encouraging.
Ambassador Fatima stressed a strong global determination and collaboration to take care of Covid-19 vaccine seeing as a 'global public great' is completely essential.
She was speaking at a virtual conversation co-hosted by Lord Tariq Ahmad, United Kingdom Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the US, and Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens, President & CEO, US Foundation on Wednesday, said a media release on Thursday, reports UNB.
The meeting titled, 'Towards and equitable framework for the study, development and delivery of Covid-19 vaccines' was briefed by Kate O'Brien, Director, Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, WHO and Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao, Managing Director, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance on the approaches towards universal access to potential Covid-19 vaccines.
Asserting that the Covid-19 pandemic is definitely a stark reminder that the community is normally interconnected, Ambassador Fatima described that the international community own a stake in addressing this global public health challenge together.
"If we want to prevent a good recurrence, we need to prepare, prevent and recover alongside one another, with an effective global outreach."
Emphasising the value of vaccines in the pandemic response and potential prevention, and seeing that ways to hasten economic recovery, the lady acknowledged the great job done so far simply by the Oxford's Jenner Institute team led simply by Prof. Sarah Gilbert.
She also expressed the hope that the 3rd stage of the vaccine trial which arrives to start the following month will achieve success in developing an efficient and safe vaccine.
Discussing the commitment created by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a virtual Vaccine Summit held in London last month, Ambassador Fatima reiterated Bangladesh's support to do something accelerator and COVAX facility initiatives undertaken by Whom, Gavi and other private sector partners.
Highlighting the existence of a well-developed pharmaceutical market in Bangladesh, she pointed out that, "After meeting each of our large domestic demands, these businesses are exporting drugs to 145 countries, like the regulated market segments of the united states, the EU, UK, Singapore and different OECD countries."
Underling their power and capacity in producing vaccines which can be double of the existing demand, Ambassador Fatima explained Bangladeshi pharma companies should be able to produce Covid-19 vaccines to get global distribution in the event that Intellectual Property rights are waived and necessary technology is shared.
The briefers discussed how exactly to mobilise political and financial investment in equitable approaches to COVID-19, including the Action Accelerator for therapeutics and the COVAX Facility for global pooling and risk sharing.
WHO and Gavi begins working to determine modalities for procurement and incentivising differential market gain access to for high and low-and middle-income countries.
A total of 2 billion doses of vaccines are estimated to be needed globally by the finish of 2021.
Lord Ahmad reiterated the determination of the British federal government to the equitable distribution of vaccines and treatment of Covid-19 for the global people, and in particular for the persons of South Asia region.
He mentioned that his federal government has already authorised 760 million Uk Pounds in financing for Covid-19 initiatives.
Numerous Permanent Representatives to the US, diplomats, representatives of varied international organizations, private sector and civil society organisations attended the getting together with.
