Phnom Penh: With the participation of our Global Social Relief (SOS) Campaign, the AIDS Health Care Fund (AHF) Cambodia attaches great importance to the role of Asia in seeking support for equity. In negotiating the World Health Organization’s epidemic response agreement, which is nearing completion.
Dr. John Phanna, Acting Country Director of the AHF, spoke at a press conference on the afternoon of October 31, 2024. To ensure the availability of vaccines and other life-saving equipment, Asia must seek a framework for decentralization of pandemic preparedness and response methods and protect all nations in the region.
“Economic and technological advances in the region have made Asia the only position to seek support for an equitable framework that will benefit low-income regions and countries around the world,” he said. . Existing regional production capacity and partnerships with other regions in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) provide opportunities for increased health systems across Asia and the world in the South. Also.
At the same time, he said, the COVID-19 pandemic represents a significant gap in access to health care, especially in low- and middle-income countries where access to vaccines and life-saving supplies is essential. Slower than high-income countries. By promoting decentralization of production and promoting technology sharing, Asia can lead and take responsibility as the framework is prepared and better.
“By working together on equity, we can create epidemic agreements that are not only for Asia, but also for the well-being of all, ensuring no region,” said the AHF Asia Representative. “Which is vulnerable in future crises.”
At the same time, Dr. John Phanna said that advocates seeking support in the SOS Global Campaign for Social Security (SOS) are pushing for a new pandemic agreement, including regional production capacity, to establish specific mechanisms to facilitate Regions for the production of vaccines, means of diagnosis and treatment for regions and southern parts of the world.
This work requires indications for the transfer of technological knowledge and sustainable long-term financing as provided in Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the draft agreement. Representatives of the organization also said that the adoption of a model of governance that includes meaningful participation of civil society could increase legitimacy, strengthen accountability and transform the security structure for global health into a more inclusive system. Equitable and more effective to prevent, prevent, prepare and better respond to global health threats.
“As the process of negotiating an agreement is approaching a critical juncture, the AIDS Health Care Foundation calls on Asian nations to support a meaningful and feasible agreement,” he said. “Which promotes equity, public health and builds a future that is ready and manageable.”
