President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: GCIS)
President Cyril Ramaphosa once again warned the hoarding of vaccines by richer countries would not help in the global fight against Covid-19.
Ramaphosa and several other African and world leaders were addressing the Friends of Multilateralism s roundtable on the work of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who chaired the discussion, said a lot of time was wasted in the early response to Covid-19 with the hoarding of information and a laborious exchange of official emails and letters .
Covid-19 cannot be overcome as long as richer countries hoard vaccines, President Cyril Ramaphosa told a forum discussing ways to improve international preparedness for pandemics on Tuesday.
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President Kagame today participated to the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) Roundtable. Read His Remarks below:
Excellences, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen:
I first want to thank the Co-Chairs, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and the Right Honourable Helen Clark, for convening this roundtable. I can only commend the excellent work of the Independent Panel.
We look forward to your final report later this month. The world did indeed mobilise in important ways, to respond to Covid-19. Alongside protectionism, there were also examples of solidarity.
But it was not enough, given the speed and severity of the disease. The Pandemic Preparedness Treaty is on the table, but it will take time to negotiate, and even longer to come into force. We need bold action, right away. First, the only way to ensure vaccine equity is to produce more vaccines, where they are needed.
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