BALI. KAZINFORM - The countries of the Group of Twenty (G20)
will advance their effort to ensure universal access to safe
vaccines against COVID-19, according to the declaration by the
group’s leaders approved on Wednesday following the Bali-hosted
summit, TASS reports.
«We recognize that the extensive COVID-19 immunization is a global
public good and we will advance our effort to ensure timely,
equitable and universal access to safe, affordable, quality and
effective vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics,» the declaration
reads.
Moreover, G20 member-states remain committed «to embedding a
multisectoral One Health approach and enhancing global
surveillance, including genomic surveillance, in order to detect
pathogens and antimicrobial resistance that may threaten human
health.» «To enable global pathogen surveillance as part of our
commitment to implement the IHR (2005), we encourage sharing of
pathogen data in a timely manner on shared and trusted platforms in
collaboration with WHO. We encourage sharing of benefits arising
from the utilization of pathogens consistent with applicable
national laws,» the declaration stated.
