EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION: HEALTH
Leaders must unite to establish equitable access to medical technologies and address the root causes of inequalities to ensure the world is prepared for the next pandemic The G20’s role in ensuring global health security
I n any health crisis, it is essential to get the necessary medical technologies quickly to everyone, everywhere, who requires them. The world keeps paying a heavy price for the repeated failure to do so. Mpox, like the COVID-19 and AIDS crises, demonstrates once again how global health inequalities drive global health insecurity. The urgency to fix our global health architecture is not only a moral but also a practical one: none of us will be safe until all of us are safe. G20 leaders know from painful experience that the global model of developing and producing the tools to overcome pandemics is not fit for purpose. With a one-in-four chance of another pandemic within the next decade, there is no time to wait to ensure that a failed dependence on charity is replaced with an equitable, sustainable and affordable supply of health products for all. Winnie Byanyima , executive director, UNAIDS, and under-secretary-general, United Nations
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G20 BRAZIL: THE RIO SUMMIT — 2024
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