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Concerns over proposed intellectual property waiver 09 Mar 2021 / 20:34 H.
We refer to Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram’s articles attacking the intellectual property (IP) system over the last few months, including “Intellectual property monopolies block vaccine access” (16/12/2020), “Year of living dangerously?” (06/01/2021), “Caught in a tangled web of vaccine nationalism” (04/02/2021) and “Intellectual property cause of death, genocide” (15/02/2021).
It is unfortunate that Prof Jomo has decided to use the word genocide in his most recent article as it is improper and has clearly been chosen to provoke an emotional response rather than promoting constructive discussion. Genocide is deliberate targeting of a nationality or ethnic group with the intention of elimination. There is no evidence to support a claim that any group has been deliberately targeted for elimination by IP owners.
We the undersigned view with much apprehension and concern the current status of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
Our national metrics paint a very bleak picture of Covid-19 pandemic management. Despite movement control orders (MCOs) and other health interventions, the daily reported cases are not decreasing.
The Cumulative Incidence Density (per 100,000 population) and the Infection Rate (active cases per 1,000 population) is not flattening, with the latest national Infection Rate registered at 0.879 per 1,000 population, meaning between eight and nine persons are actively infected for every 10,000 people.
The testing positive rate (rolling seven-day average) is rising, registering 8.9 percent on Jan 3,2021, well above the World Health Organization s (WHO) 5.0 percent benchmark of effective pandemic control and containment.
Published on: Sunday, January 10, 2021
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WE the undersigned view with much apprehension and concern the current status of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
Our national metrics paint a very bleak picture of Covid-19 pandemic management.
Despite MCOs and other health interventions, the daily reported cases are not decreasing.
The Cumulative Incidence Density (per 100,000 population) and the Infection Rate (active cases per 1,000 population) is not flattening, with the latest national Infection Rate registered at 0.879 per 1,000 population, meaning between 8-9 persons are actively infected for every 10,000 people.
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The testing positive rate (rolling 7-day average) is rising, registering 8.9pc on 3 Jan 2021, well above the WHO’s 5.0pc benchmark of effective pandemic control and containment.