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Jan 25, 2022, 09:19am EST
Madhukar Pai Contributor
Healthcare
As the world battles the Omicron surge, the need for equity and global solidarity has never been more urgent. For months, experts and advocates have been warning that vaccine nationalism and hoarding by rich nations will come at a steep cost. As predicted, millions of people have died and new virus variants have emerged with disastrous consequences, dragging the world into the third year of the pandemic.
Dr. Ayoade Alakija, Co-chair African Union’s African Vaccine Delivery Alliance & WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has been at the forefront of the struggle to ensure equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines and other tools. She has been a leading voice calling for the urgent reimagining of how the world should respond more consciously and equitably to the Covid-19 pandemic. In this interview, she talks about her fears, frustrations and hopes. More importantly, she offers us a path forward to end the pandemic for everyone, everywhere. ...
Madhukar Pai Contributor
Healthcare
As the world battles the Omicron surge, the need for equity and global solidarity has never been more urgent. For months, experts and advocates have been warning that vaccine nationalism and hoarding by rich nations will come at a steep cost. As predicted, millions of people have died and new virus variants have emerged with disastrous consequences, dragging the world into the third year of the pandemic.
Dr. Ayoade Alakija, Co-chair African Union’s African Vaccine Delivery Alliance & WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has been at the forefront of the struggle to ensure equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines and other tools. She has been a leading voice calling for the urgent reimagining of how the world should respond more consciously and equitably to the Covid-19 pandemic. In this interview, she talks about her fears, frustrations and hopes. More importantly, she offers us a path forward to end the pandemic for everyone, everywhere. ...
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