The World Health Organization yesterday said it wants fast and equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccine in South and Southeast Asian countries, including Bangladesh, where a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak looms large.
Friday, 11 Dec 2020 06:56 PM MYT
Asian Development Bank President-elect Masatsugu Asakawa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo in this file picture taken on November 29, 2019. Reuters pic
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MANILA, Dec 11 The ability of developing countries in Asia to fight the coronavirus pandemic got a much-needed boost after the Asian Development Bank said today it has launched a US$9 billion (RM36.4 billion) facility to help nations access and deliver Covid-19 vaccines.
“As ADB’s developing members prepare to vaccinate their people as soon as possible, they need financing to procure vaccines as well as appropriate plans and knowledge. to manage the vaccination process,” ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa said.
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Vietnam-RoK consultancy and technology solution centre inaugurated
The Vietnam – Republic of Korea consultancy and technology solution centre (VITASK) was inaugurated during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 11.
Funded by the official development assistance, the centre is a joint project between the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) with an aim to help Vietnamese enterprises operating in automobiles, electricity and electronics join the global value chain.
Korean experts will offer technical support to Vietnamese businesses, provide training for engineer students, and build experimental infrastructure to review product functions.
Called the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility, it will offer rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe coronavirus vaccines