Thank you, the WHO director general for your invite. I highly appreciate ACT-A’s function in motivating the development of and reasonable access to COVID-19 drugs, diagnosis gadgets, and vaccines
Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has admired the function played by the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) in encouraging the development of COVID-19 drugs, tools, and vaccines.
” Thank you the WHO (World Health Company) director general for your invitation. I highly appreciate ACT-A’s role in encouraging the development of and fair access to COVID-19 drugs, medical diagnosis gadgets, and vaccines,” he mentioned in a virtual address at the ACT-Accelerator Campaign 2022, accessed through the Youtube channel of the Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday night.
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ACT-A is a vital part of the global health architecture and concrete evidence of the advantages of multilateralism, he stated.
Looking ahead, ACT-A’s role will still be badly needed, especially to bridge global vaccine inequality, Widodo included.
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” No one is safe up until everybody is. I call on nations and donors to use this chance to enhance their support for ACT-A,” he stated.
During its G20 Presidency, Indonesia will strengthen global health architecture as one of its top priority agendas, he included.
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