- India has notified the UN Security Council will constantly administer vaccines to the COVAX facility of the World Health Organisation.
- Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives have accepted India’s COVID-19 vaccines beneath privileged support.
- India has started trading exports of COVID-19 vaccines and shipped two million doses each to Brazil and Morocco.
TheNewsDesk: India has notified the UN Security Council will constantly administer vaccines to the COVAX facility of the World Health Organisation. It will begin contractual supplies to several countries in a phased manner, as over six million doses have been airlifted to nine countries following New Delhi’s “vaccine diplomacy.”
K Nagaraj Naidu, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador, stated, “As the largest vaccine-producing country of the world, we are fulfilling our commitment to make our vaccine production and delivery capacity available for the benefit of the entire humanity.”
Conversing at the UN Security Council advising on ‘Maintenance of international peace and security: Follow-up on the implementation of resolution 2532’, Naidu stated, “We have already airlifted more than six million doses to nine countries in Phase-I as grant assistance.
Contractual supplies to various countries are also being undertaken in a phased manner. We will also gradually supply to the COVAX facility of the WHO.”
He further added that India has also presented training to various associate countries to increase their clinical abilities and improve their potentials for vaccine management.
He stated that the Council that India has served more than 150 countries through urgent health and medical provisions. New Delhi has vowed $15 million for GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, and operationalized the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for its neighbors with a $10 million primary contribution.
Naidu stated, “In the spirit of South-South cooperation, through the $150 million India-UN Development Partnership Fund, we have responded to member states’ requests for COVID-19 related assistance.”
Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives have accepted India’s COVID-19 vaccines beneath privileged support in sync with its “Neighbourhood First” policy.
Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives have taken India’s COVID-19 vaccines following grant aid in sync with its “Neighbourhood First” strategy.
India has started trading exports of COVID-19 vaccines and shipped two million doses each to Brazil and Morocco.
The MEA had said stated, “This will be calibrated against domestic requirements and international demand and obligations, including under GAVI’s Covax facility to developing countries.”
Source- Express Pharma