Public Health Insight
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
Podcast Host
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
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
Podcast Host
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
Subscribe to the Newsletter
What if there was an easy way to receive timely information about public health and global health right to your inbox? Subscribe to the newsletter to stay in the loop about the latest news, live events, jobs, and professional development opportunities. Subscribe to ensure you don’t miss out: https://thepublichealthinsight.com/subscribe/.
Tell A Friend
If you enjoy our podcasts, it would mean the world if you shared it on social media and tagged us. If you are not the social media type, we would appreciate it if you shared it with a friend or colleague who you think might enjoy the podcast. It helps us to get discovered by other people.
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