LIVE: Ensuring universal access to #COVID19 health technologies with @DrTedros. #UNGA pscp.tv/w/cjylFzI2MTAy…
"Since the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic, WHO has supported 🌍 efforts to develop vaccines, diagnostics & therapeutics to suppress transmission & save lives.
From the beginning, we have insisted that these tools must be available equitably to all countries"-@DrTedros #UNGA
"Every day counts and every part of the world needs to be covered.
Moving quickly means sharing data and information that may normally be kept secret or protected by intellectual property"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #UNGA
"Throwing off these constraints will accelerate the speed at which technologies are developed and avoid the duplication of research.
By widely licensing new technologies to fight #COVID19 around the world, we will hasten the end of this pandemic"-@DrTedros #UNGA
"The WHO #COVID19 Technology Access Pool is a “WIN-WIN-WIN” initiative for patients, owners of rights & generic manufacturers.
C-TAP offers a mechanism with huge potential to expand global manufacturing capacity through technology transfer & local production"-@DrTedros #UNGA
"In these extraordinary times, we are asking companies to take a step back from business as usual and consider the long-term benefits of cooperation.
The longer the global economy is hobbled by #COVID19, the worse it is for everybody"-@DrTedros #UNGA
"Ensuring equitable access to vaccines, diagnostics & therapeutics is not just morally right, it’s economically smart.
If people miss out on the tools to prevent, detect or treat #COVID19, the virus will continue to kill & the 🌍 recovery will be delayed"-@DrTedros #UNGA
"The time to act is now. Decisions are already being taken on product development, licensing and allocation that will impact the global research agenda"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #UNGA
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