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‘Beyond Covid: Global Public Health after the Pandemic’

with @abdulla_shahid @MoYS_SriLanka @MdShahriarAlam @shoba_suri

Moderated by @MalikAshok

#Raisina2021

@MalikAshok opens with the Q of vaccine haves and have nots. Inequity/ inequality and being left behind.

@MoYS_SriLanka Countries like us and Maldives are facing much bigger challenges - because of traditional reliance on tourism for economic lift.

.@MalikAshok: We have many developed countries with a surfeit of COVID vaccines and also large parts of the world that have not seen a vaccine. #Raisina2021

.@abdulla_shahid: Vaccine inequality perpetuates the existing inequalities in the system – between the haves and the have-nots, the developed and the developing. #Raisina2021

.@abdulla_shahid: Those who will be left behind are the developing countries because of lack of resources. #Raisina2021

@MalikAshok: With the pandemic’s end becoming a moving target what does it mean for countries like Bangladesh and Maldives - so dependent on textile exports and tourism, respectively?

.@MoYS_SriLanka: A human-centric approach towards vaccination must be given priority.

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.@MoYS_SriLanka: The G20 and developed nations must play an important role in rolling out the vaccinations to the countries that need it the most. #Raisina2021

Smiles all around as @abdulla_shahid talks about the air bubble with India and Bollywood being ferried across.

.@MalikAshok: While South Asian countries have shown some cooperation on COVID-19 and on vaccines, most other nations have paid only lip service to human-centric pandemic response. #Raisina2021

.@MdShahriarAlam: Unfortunately, global leadership has been failing miserably in dealing with the pandemic. #Raisina2021

.@shoba_suri: The pandemic has caused twin burdens of both health crisis and economic slowdown.

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@MdShahriarAlam reports 20% increase in remittances to Bangladesh during the pandemic.

Garments: Demand for formal clothes decreased substantially.

@shoba_suri: Although the vaccination process has started in various parts of the world, it is not at the speed at which it should be. #Raisina2021

@MdShahriarAlam: For export focused economies like ours, the upside is that destination countries are recovering quite swiftly. Businesses have needed to adapt product line but they have navigated well.

.@MoYS_SriLanka: The biggest challenge that we have to face in the future is the mental health issue because of the pandemic. #Raisina2021

.@abdulla_shahid: India has given hope to the international community in becoming an example of how multilateralism *should* function. #Raisina2021

.@MdShahriarAlam: On climate change, we are a vulnerable country, at the epicenter of the crisis, but we will carry out our responsibility at #Glasgow #COP26.
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@shoba_suri: We have understood the costs of neglecting health systems. We must build a more equitable vaccine distribution framework. #Raisina2021

Looking forward to meeting everybody in person next time.

We close
‘Beyond Covid: Global Public Health after the Pandemic’ here.

Thank you for joining us! #Raisina2021

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