Assistant-Secretary-General & Deputy Executive Director of U.N. Women Anita Bhatia. Photo: Twitter/@abhatiaunwomen
“India is a leader. I’m so proud of my country for this because there are so many people in need of vaccines,” Ms. Bhatia told PTI in an interview. Lauding India for its vaccine leadership, a top U.N. Women official has said the country was directly helping to address the issue of vaccine equity while rich nations were “cutting side deals” with pharmaceutical giants to buy more vaccines than they actually need.
India is called the pharmacy of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic with its vast experience and deep knowledge in medicine. The country is one of the world’s biggest drug-makers and an increasing number of countries have already approached it for procuring coronavirus vaccines.
If you look at where exactly is one manufacturing hub for vaccines in the world that will be India, Gopinath said at Dr. Hansa Mehta Lecture on International Women’s Day.
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India at forefront in fighting COVID-19, stands out in terms of vaccine policy: Gita Gopinath
India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and really stands outâ in terms of its vaccine policy, Chief Economist of the IMF Gita Gopinath said on Monday, as she hailed the country for playing a very important role during the crisis by manufacturing and shipping the COVID-19 vaccines to several nations. Gopinath made the comments in an interactive session during the Inaugural Dr. Hansa Mehta Lecture organised on the occasion of International Womenâs Day.
âI also want to mention that India really stands out in terms of its vaccine policy. If you look at where exactly is one manufacturing hub for vaccines in the world - that will be India,â Gopinath said.