Bill Gates Applauds Indian Vaccine Manufacturers for Supplying Affordable Vaccines Across the World
Addressing a virtual roundtable on India-US Health Partnership organised by the Indian embassy on Tuesday, Gates noted that over the last year, India has delivered over 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 100 countries.
Washington, Februaru 23: Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has praised India for its vaccine-manufacturing prowess and applauded the efforts of the country's manufacturers for supplying affordable vaccines across the world. Addressing a virtual roundtable on India-US Health Partnership organised by the Indian embassy on Tuesday, Gates noted that over the last year, India has delivered over 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 100 countries.
"At the same time, thanks to Indian vaccine manufacturers, almost every country in the world now is offering vaccines to protect children from diseases such Pneumonia and Rotavirus, which have been leading causes of child's deaths for decades,슬롯사이트� Gates said. The roundtable was organised to bring together key stakeholders in India and US for leveraging the bilateral partnership to make affordable vaccines available to the world.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Bill and Melinda Gates Announce To End Marriage After 27 Years, To Continue To Work Together at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
슬롯사이트œWhile this pandemic isn't yet over, we have begun to look beyond the emergency response. This means not only controlling Covid but also being ready to stop future outbreaks before they become pandemics and continuing to fight all the infectious diseases,슬롯사이트� he explained.
In his remarks, Gates said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked about deepening India's commitment to global health by continuing to harness the country's science and technology talent to advance scientific discovery and the creation of new products. 슬롯사이트œThis is a shared ambition and partnerships are central to making it a reality,슬롯사이트� he said.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천COVID-19 Vaccine Corbevax Gets Emergency Approval From DCGI for 12-18 Age Group.
Gates said that the three vaccines -- Covaxin, Corbavex and Covishield - were the products of partnerships that bridge sectors as well as borders. 슬롯사이트œThe Quad country partnership with Bio E. to produce over a billion vaccines is an example of how these partnerships can be scaled up to support an equitable response,슬롯사이트� he said, referring to the four-nation grouping of the US, India, Australia and Japan.
Noting that risks of COVID-19 had 'dramatically reduced', Gates warned that it was almost certain that the world will see another pandemic, for which collaborations between vaccine manufacturers was the need of the hour.
슬롯사이트œThis is what makes initiatives like the developing country's vaccine manufacturers networks so exciting. Everyone involved understands that if we want to make COVID-19 the last pandemic, we need to invest now in collaborative efforts,슬롯사이트� Gates said.
슬롯사이트œWe can't predict where the advances to give us better tools will come from, but we do know that our investments today will determine whether these advances come on time and whether they are ready to reach everyone who needs them,슬롯사이트� he added.
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