-Says China has key role to play in innovation, promotion of Vaccines
BEIJING: President of Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Gargee Ghosh hailed China’s role in countering pandemic and innovations.
In an interview with Global Times published on Tuesday Ms. Ghosh said China has key role to play in innovation, promotion of vaccines as global public good.
Responding to a question regarding China’s role in global health especially in promoting fair vaccine distribution Ms. Ghosh said, in order to help us achieve a global breakthrough, we must increase our investments in multilateral cooperation mechanisms and ensure the continued innovation and promotion of global public goods, adding, China has an important role to play in this work. And the foundation is committed to supporting China in that regard.
She said since the outbreak of COVID-19, we’ve been working closely with a range of public and private sector partners in China to support their response work both in China and globally.
Ending this pandemic will require multiple safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, and our foundation is committed to supporting China’s potential contribution through COVAX. Any Chinese vaccine that meets international standards could be a helpful contribution to the world, she added.
Ms. Ghosh said the Gates Foundation was looking ahead to 2021, the foundation remains committed to supporting its Chinese partners in tackling the ripple effects of COVID-19, while continuing to make progress on our key long-term programs, such as combating HIV and tuberculosis, strengthening China’s national immunization program, improving primary healthcare and child nutrition in rural areas, and facilitating the sharing of China’s experience and expertise in malaria control and agricultural development with Sub-Saharan African countries. In response to a query about China-US Vaccines cooperation Ms. Ghosh noted, international cooperation and global partnerships make the world a better and more secure place for people everywhere, especially the most vulnerable and all countries should have an interest in promoting a globally equitable solution to the pandemic.
– The Daily Mail-Global Times News exchange item
