25) COVAX alliance

Question 1

What is COVAX alliance ?

Answer 1

It is a facility that aims to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID 19 vaccines for every country in the world

Question 2

Context ?

Answer 2

India has expressed its keen interest in joining COVAX alliance

Question 3

Who are the bodies involved in this alliance ?

Answer 3

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI),
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 4

Which programme also is a key part of this alliance ?

Answer 4

ACT (Access to Covid 19 Tools) Accelerator

Question 5

What is ACT Accelerator ?

Answer 5

It is a Global Collab led by WHO to speedup the development, production of COVID 19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines and ensure equal access to treatments for rich and poor

Question 6

Details about GAVI ?

Answer 6

1) Global vaccine alliance created in 2000
2) Bringing together public and private sectors
3) Shared goal of creating equal access to new and underused vaccines for children living in world’s poorest countries

Question 7

Details about CEPI ?

Answer 7

1) Global partnership between public, private, philanthropic and civil society organizations
2) Launched in 2017 in Davos
3) Develop vaccines against emerging infectious diseases and enable equitable access to these vaccines