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Over 40 Charities in Africa Slam Rich Nations for Blocking Access to COVID-19 Vaccines


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. ....

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Africans slam rich nations for blocking access to COVID vaccines


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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Africans slam rich nations for blocking access to generic COVID vaccines

By Nita BhallaNAIROBI, 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." ....

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Charities slam rich nations for blocking access to generic Covid-19 vaccines


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.
A medical worker at the Jabra Hospital for Emergency and Injuries in Sudan s capital Khartoum receives a vaccine.
Photo: AFP
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 .
Oxfam International s Africa director Peter Kamalingin said sub-Saharan Africa - 14 percent of the global population - had received only 0.2 percent of 300 million vaccine doses administered worldwide. ....

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