[speaking german] normally we would meet in. Bows in davos. This time, we are meeting virtually. We were talking about how we can shape this world more inclusively and more sustainably, and we have seen these issues gain more priority due to the pandemic. In the meantime, i can safely say that due to the virus, there is increased need to strengthen the resilience of our economic and social systems. I would say that you have been able to guide germany, europe, the world, with a study and at the rudder. Steady hand at the rudder, you have steered the ship through unsteady waters. I am looking ahead to your assessment of the present situation and i would like to add that one of the goals of this Virtual Meeting is to rebuild trust in our ability to shape the future. And part of this is obviously International Cooperation is one of the preconditions for doing just that. We are very much looking forward to your address. Chancellor merkel thank you, and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Covid
Shocking glaring spotlight on Health Inequities of the united states. Latinos, africanamericans, native americans have been disproportionately second, hospitalized and killed by the coronavirus. And even before the pandemic, latinos faced huge obstacles getting healthcare. The highest uninsured rate of any racial or ethnic group in the united states. Theres still a big gap. This morning im grateful to have with us this morning to talk about these things the California Attorney general, nominee for secretary of health and human services. He served on the ways and Means Committee so he actually knows a lot of healthcare items. I use to run down the hallway shouting questions at him. He has done a lot of work on healthcare antitrust and other issues. We dont have a lot of time so we are going to just jump in. We all knew there were Health Disparities. You are married to a physician and im sure youve heard about this at the dinner table over the years. Its an enormous what we have seen. Ar
Normally, we would meat both meet in davos. This time, we meet virtually. Last time, we were in davos, talking about how we can shake this world more inclusively, more sustainably in these issues that have gained more of a priority due to the pandemic. Due to the virus, there is an increased need to increase the resiliency of our systems. I would say that you have been able to guide germany, europe, the world, you have shown farsightedness, you have steered this ship through the unruly waters of recent months. Looking ahead to your assessment, allow me to add, one of the goals of this Virtual Meeting is to rebuild trust in our ability to shape the future. Part and parcel of this is the International Cooperation, as one of the preconditions for doing just that. Chancellor, a warm welcome to you. Very much looking forward to your address. Thank you, professor. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Covid19 has changed the world. That is also illustrated by this years format, which is a virtual
Are thrilled to be here today we have a terrific lineup of speakers i will introduce momentarily the ceo of the vaccine alliance. First thank you to our colleagues who put this program together very carefully over many weeks and my partner catherine who we will hear from on the panel. This is a big year of replenishment you hear about that it is the second replenishment in the tenure of ceo data back to 2013 and in that. Reflecting on what has happened during his tenure it is remarkable. The amount of leadership and achievement and change we have seen over the course of this. A continuous process of reworking and improving the transition policy, we have Seen Movement of the institution to a concentrated discussion in advancing Health Security and promoting stockpiles to advance hpv vaccine and looking immunization across the entire lifespan. The institution has been graded at various points with very high marks in terms of gender equity and accountability to shape markets to bring pric
Where they have Good Public Health system and you can make critiques about some aspects but china was able to jump on it quickly. That wasnt true in 2014 when people appeared in west africa. There was no Health System and for three months we were unable to know if it was evil and it turned into an explosive epidemic. We have to have no communities left out. We have to think of this not just as a development or equity issue but a Global Health security issue. If you get sick in one of those communities, you are likely to have side effects or die or have that disease spread among you. For all those reasons it is a good community. 75 , 13 large fractional countries, we are going to get granular with a metric, try to take away at that but also a metric on how those 0 dose children get incorporated into a system and we want to build a resilient Health System for everybody. We have to be more differentiated and targeted. We have to go subnational. There is a reason communities are being reac