LDCs support request made by India, South Africa for waiving COVID vaccine-related IPR
The Hindu
India and South Africa have called for the WTO to suspend Intellectual Property Rights related to COVID-19 for a limited period of time
The 46-member grouping of the Least Developed Countries has said it supports a request made by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to temporarily suspend intellectual property rights for the COVID-19 vaccines to increase their access in these countries. India, which has been at the forefront of the global fight against COVID-19, told the U.N. General Assembly last month that vaccine inequity will defeat the collective global resolve to contain the coronavirus as the disparity in the accessibility of vaccines will affect the poorest nations the most. India and South Africa have called for the WTO to suspend Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) related to COVID-19 for a limited period of time, to ensure rapid scaling-up of manufacturing of vaccines and ensuring accessibility and affordability of vaccines for all.More Related News