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Indonesia Calls for Global Partnerships to End COVID-19 Pandemic

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Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi emphasized the need for global partnerships to bolster the capacity of developing nations in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Marsudi stressed the importance of achieving the vaccination target of 40 percent of each country's population by the end of 2021, set by the World Health Organization (WHO). She highlighted the disparity in global vaccination, with low-income countries receiving only 0.6 percent of all available vaccines, while several countries have not yet met the WHO target. Marsudi proposed two efforts to respond to the issue: short-term cooperation to meet the WHO targets through equitable access to vaccines and long-term strengthening of health resilience.

Key Takeaways:

  • The global vaccination gap remains wide, with low-income countries receiving only 0.6 percent of all available vaccines, while 96 countries have not yet met the WHO target of vaccinating 40 percent of their population by the end of 2021.
  • Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi emphasized the need for global partnerships to bolster the capacity of developing nations in ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The WHO has set a vaccination target of 40 percent of each country's population by the end of 2021, which many countries have not yet met.
  • Indonesia has experienced challenges in distributing vaccines to all Indonesian islands, highlighting the need for adequate resources and infrastructure in recipient countries.
  • The importance of strengthening developing countries' involvement in the global vaccine supply chain through diversifying global vaccine manufacturing, establishing regional vaccine production and distribution centers, and facilitating technology transfer.

Statistics:

  • 96 countries have not yet met the WHO target of vaccinating 40 percent of their population by the end of 2021.
  • Low-income countries have received only 0.6 percent of all available vaccines.
  • 20 ministers and nine representatives of international organizations attended the USAID meeting on COVID-19.

Sources:

  • 7 December 2021 (Antara News)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)

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