The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries is critical to protecting lives, building human capital, and stimulating economic recovery. The current crisis is exacerbating inequalities throughout the world and, without access to vaccines, the gap will widen further. Ensuring developing countries can access, as well as safely distribute vaccines, calls for strong partnership and cooperation at the national, regional & global levels. Join the discussion with top development speakers for the 2021 Virtual Spring Meetings! More information: [ Ссылка ] #WBGIMFmeetings

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💉 The event COVID-19: Vaccines for Developing Countries will explore:
- The work underway in developing countries to prepare for large scale vaccine rollouts; the strengths and gaps in country readiness; measures to ensure access and distribution; and the importance of partnerships and cooperation across all stakeholders for success.
- The private sector’s essential role in driving innovation, production and manufacturing to meet the enormous needs for COVID-19 vaccines, tests and therapeutics.
- Taking a broad view of COVID-19 to reflect on opportunities and challenges across research, finance and policy, as we work to build more resilient health and economic systems now –and in the future.

🗣️ Speakers
- David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, @who
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, @WTO
- Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, @UNICEF
- Seth Berkley, CEO, @Gavi
- Richard Hatchett, CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
- Gro H. Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway; Former Director-General, World Health Organization
- Axel van Trotsenburg, Managing Director of Operations, World Bank
- Gwen Hines, Executive Director of Global Programmes, @savethechildrenuk
- Jérôme Thill, Deputy CEO, Cerba HealthCare
- Makhtar Diop, Managing Director and Executive Vice President, @IFCvideocasts
- Mari Pangestu, Managing Director, Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank
- Esperanza Martinez, Head of COVID-19 Crisis Management, @ICRC
- Petit Tonton, artist

📑 Agenda
00:00​​​ Welcome to the 2021 WBG-IMF Virtual Spring Meetings
01:50​​​ Introducing COVID-19: Vaccines for Developing Countries
05:32 Voices from young people affected by the pandemic
08:13​​ David Malpass on the World Bank Group’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
11:45 Large scale vaccine rollouts: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Henrietta H. Fore, Axel van Trotsenburg
31:08 Successful global deployment of the vaccine: Gwen Hines, Esperanza Martinez
34:55 COVAX: The role of Gavi, the global vaccines alliance; with Seth Berkley
39:37 Voices from frontline workers and community leaders
42:01 The role of private sector: Jérôme Thill, Makhtar Diop
57:39 Helping countries better prepare for future shocks: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Richard Hatchett, Mari Pangestu, Gro H. Brundtland
1:20:24 Performance by Petit Tonton, artist
1:25:39 Special message from His Holiness Pope Francis
1:27:01 Discussion on COVID-19 vaccines with Stephanie von Friedeburg and Mamta Murthi
1:39:34 Voices of youth leaders & poll results
1:42:22 Country spotlight: Philippines and climate challenges, with Ndiame Diop
1:50:43​ Country spotlight: Madagascar and climate challenges, with Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira
1:56:58​​​ Thanks for joining the 2021 WBG-IMF Virtual Spring Meetings!

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