Equity-Driven Global Approaches to Developing, Acquiring, and Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated social and health disparities across many regions, highlighting the need for an intentional global response to ensure that resources are allocated in an equitable way. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, Julia Anderson, CEO of CanWaCH, joins us to discuss:

• Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator and the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) pillar; 
• Global health landscape for vaccine research, development, manufacturing, procurement, and distribution; 
• Intellectual Property (IP) as a barrier to global vaccine equity; and
• COVID-19's overall impact on Canadian foreign policy.

Podcast Guests

• Julia Anderson

Podcast Host

• Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
• Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®
• William Wang, BA, MPH

References for Our Discussion 

• CanWaCH: 7 Things You Should Know About COVAX 
• CanWaCH: National Survey Results: Canadians concerned about the health of women and children amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Music Credits

The following tracks were used to produce this podcast episode:

• Mona Wonderlick: Wakanda • New Day • Himalayas • Alone Together • Suede • Creamy Soda
• Artificial.Music & Syiphorous: Your Gentle Touch