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Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images Global health experts think vaccine equity can be achieved by focusing on available policy tools. Multilateral solutions like the COVAX scheme dont address the problem of supply chain governance. To secure vaccine equity, states should be prepared to disrupt power relations within supply chains. Accusations abound of vaccine nationalism against states that stockpile vaccines and of vaccine apartheid, as COVID-19 vaccines become con...

(Last Updated On: April 21, 2021) According to the Statistics and Information Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), 2,529 metric tons of peppers were produced in the country last year, of which 184 tons were bell peppers. According to the ministry, Laghman province had the highest yield with over 400 tons while Helmand, Parwan, Kandahar, Takhar and Balkh also provided substantial yields, MAIL said. Parwan province was however noted as being th...

(Last Updated On: April 20, 2021) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a $50 million grant to help the Afghan government procure and deploy safe, high-quality COVID-19 vaccines, and strengthen the country’s capacity to implement its vaccine program. The ADB said in a statement that the project will support the National Plan for COVID-19 Vaccination in Afghanistan by procuring and transporting six million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for priority segments of the pop...

Accusations abound of vaccine nationalism against states that stockpile vaccines and of vaccine apartheid, as Covid-19 vaccines become concentrated in rich countries. Calls for vaccine equity or justice demand vaccine allocation on account of need, based on the idea that no one is safe until everyone is safe. At stake is our ability to ensure an end to the pandemic and restoration of the global economy via an end to border restrictions. Efforts to address vaccine equity have focused on multila...

ASEAN Chairman’s statement: The ASEAN-United Kingdom (UK) Open-Ended Troika Meeting was held on 8 April 2021 via videoconference to discuss the critical situation on the COVID-19 pandemic, initiatives to build a resilient and sustainable economic recovery, and efforts to address the adverse impact of climate change. The Meeting was chaired by The Honourable Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam, in his capacity as the Chair of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers...

ASEAN Chairman’s statement: The ASEAN-United Kingdom (UK) Open-Ended Troika Meeting was held on 8 April 2021 via videoconference to discuss the critical situation on the COVID-19 pandemic, initiatives to build a resilient and sustainable economic recovery, and efforts to address the adverse impact of climate change. The Meeting was chaired by The Honourable Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam, in his capacity as the Chair of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers...

The global approach to vaccine equity is serving as a smokescreen for vaccine nationalism Instead of looking to multilateral institutions for permission, the focus should be on the policy tools that are already available to states. 2 hours ago Supply chain governance remains the central problem of how vaccines are manufactured and delivered around the world. | Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Accusations abound of vaccine nationalism against states that stockpile vaccines and ...

The arrival of 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX on February 24, 2021. Op-ed by U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan  Under the dire circumstances of this pandemic that has taken such a heavy toll on the world, the United States is grateful that Ghana is now better equipped to combat the virus. We welcomed the arrival of 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX on February 24, 2021.  On that day, I joined the Honorable Minister for Health, Kwa...

US and Gavi kick off global pledging event for Covid vaccines CNN 9 hrs ago By Jennifer Hansler, CNN © WDCPhotographer/Shutterstock WASHINGTON - AUGUST 2, 2020: US AID Agency for International Development flag with emblem seal outside headquarters building The United States government and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, kicked off a pledging event Thursday aimed at raising an additional $2 billion to support vaccine distribution to lower income countries around the world. The B...

US and global vaccine alliance kick off Covid fundraising effort The United States government and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, kicked off a pledging event Thursday aimed at raising an additional $2 billion to support vaccine distribution to lower income countries around the world. The Biden administration’s involvement in the effort is the latest example of its work to reestablish the US standing on the world stage after four years of President Donald Trump’s dislike and disavowal of interna...