Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested a temporary waiver on COVID-19 vaccination patents once again. According to an official release, Modi underlined the specific duty of democratic and transparent societies in dealing with the challenge while speaking digitally at the G7 summit’s outreach session on June 12.
The UK and Prime Minister Boris Johnson are hosting the G7 meeting this year, which will take place in Cornwall from June 11 to 13. It will be US President Joe Biden’s first G7 Summit in his new post, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s final one. Australia, South Korea, and India’s leaders have all been invited.
The agenda for 2021 is jam-packed. Leaders will discuss a worldwide crisis, similar to the first G6 conference in 1975, that exceeds the earlier oil crisis in terms of economic ramifications and human damage.
India and South Africa had previously urged the WTO to waive intellectual property rights (IPR) on coronavirus vaccines, medicines, treatments, and related technologies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged India’s support for “joint endeavors” to strengthen global health governance, emphasizing the importance of a “One Earth, One Health” approach.
He expressed gratitude for its support, as well as that of several guest countries, during the second Covid wave in India, speaking digitally at the G7 Summit’s first Outreach Session on Saturday, according to a government announcement.
PM Modi’s appeal for open supply chains for vaccine raw materials and components to enable nations like India to improve vaccine production garnered considerable support, according to the statement.
“Building Back Stronger – Health” was the title of the session, which focused on global recovery and boosting resilience against future pandemics.
The UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States are gathering in Cornwall, southwest England, as part of the Group of Seven (G7). The UK, as chair of the G7, invited India, Australia, South Korea, and South Africa as guest countries to the meeting.
Between January and May, almost 2 lakh people perished in India as a result of Covid, during which the country experienced an unparalleled resource scarcity. Several countries, including the United States and Canada, assisted, including oxygen cylinders and regulators. PM Modi will speak in two sessions on the final day of the G7 Summit tomorrow: Building Back Together and Building Back Greener.
The United Kingdom, which now holds the chair of the grouping, has invited India, Australia, South Africa, and South Korea to the summit.
The Prime Minister emphasized India’s “whole-of-society” strategy to combating COVID-19, which included coordinating government, industry, and civil society activities.
India’s willingness to share its experience and knowledge with other developing countries was also emphasized by him. He emphasized the specific responsibilities of democratic societies in preventing future pandemics, calling for global unity, leadership, and solidarity.
PM Modi tweeted after the meeting, “I took part in a health discussion at the @G7 summit. Partners were thanked for their assistance during the recent COVID-19 wave. India is in favor of international action to avert future pandemics. Our message to humankind is “one earth, one health.”
