Recently the union Health Minister said that G20 can serve as a platform to ensure collaboration among various stakeholders such as government research organisations and Pharmaceutical to ensure collaboration in vaccine research and development. This is an important topic for the IAS exam.
Global Vaccine Research Collaborative:
- The Union Health Minister also said that the Global vaccine research collaborative is an important mechanism to advance vaccine R&D for emerging pathogens.
- As India is a leading player in vaccine production and distribution, India can play a significant role in building greater global collaboration.
- Global Vaccine Research Collaborative is a proposal to address major gaps in research for vaccine development before the next pandemic to establish a structure and principles for better vaccine R&D preparedness and to create a mechanism for improving coordination and fostering an enabling environment for vaccine R&D.
- The Department of Pharmaceuticals is working with Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to convene and build consensus among various stakeholders from the G20 Member States as well as the special invitee countries for a proposed Global Vaccine Research Collaborative.
- The Global vaccine research collaborative is significant in the context of pandemic prevention, preparedness, response and the emergence of a harmonized medical countermeasure platform.
G20:
- The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for international economic cooperation. It plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international economic issues.
- G20 members represent around 85% of global GDP, over 75% of global trade, and two-thirds of the world’s population.Â
- The G20 was founded in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis as a forum for Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss global economic and financial issues.
- The members of the G20 are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.
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