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Over 40 Charities in Africa Slam Rich Nations for Blocking Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Africa has received only 0.2% of 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered worldwide.
By Nita Bhalla
NAIROBI, March 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Charities in Africa slammed rich nations on Thursday for blocking efforts to waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandemic for years in poorer nations and push millions across the continent deeper into poverty.
More than 40 charities, including Amnesty International and Christian Aid, said Wednesday s move by Western nations to prevent generic or other manufacturers making more vaccines in poorer nations was an affront on people s right to health care.
By Nita Bhalla
NAIROBI, March 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Charities in Africa slammed rich nations on Thursday for blocking efforts to waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandemic for years in poorer nations and push millions across the continent deeper into poverty.
More than 40 charities, including Amnesty International and Christian Aid, said Wednesday s move by Western nations to prevent generic or other manufacturers making more vaccines in poorer nations was an affront on people s right to healthcare.
Peter Kamalingin, Oxfam International s Africa director, said sub-Saharan Africa - 14% of the global population - had received only 0.2% of 300 million vaccine doses administered worldwide.
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Friday March 12 2021
A man gets a Covid-19 jab in Kigali on March 6, 2021 as Rwanda rolls out the vaccination exercise. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | THE EASTAFRICAN
Summary
Richer members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) blocked a push by some 80 developing countries - led by India and South Africa - to waive its Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) agreement rules on patents.
The move sent a message that African lives were less important than those of people in rich nations, Oxfam Africa director said.
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Charities in Africa on Thursday slammed rich nations for blocking efforts to waive patents for Covid-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandemic for years in poorer nations and push millions across the continent deeper into poverty.