Alberto Fernández at the World Health Summit: …

After announcing the new restrictions due to the increase in coronavirus cases, the president Alberto Fernandez participated this morning at the World Health Summit practically from Quinta de Olivos. “The coronavirus pandemic is a warning but, at the same time, an opportunity to move towards more equitable, more inclusive and more just societies,” he said in front of the rest of the leaders.

The president spoke virtually from the Olivos residence with the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti. From there he warned that “the serious inequality in access to medicines and vaccines is an unfair and extremely immoral act and contrary to the interests of the entire international community. “

The president considered that there is a “Disproportionate negative impact on developing countries and the most vulnerable populations” of the “serious health, economic and social consequences” caused by the pandemic, and for this reason, he demanded that “the unprecedented scientific achievements that have been made benefit all”.

“It is essential to promote technology transfer and guarantee greater flexibility of intellectual property rights, in order to expand global vaccine production, ”said Alberto Fernández. The President added that the equal access the vaccine “must be a priority for the States, because it is a necessary condition to overcome this pandemic and promote the effective enjoyment of the right to health.

In his thesis, he stressed the need to “Review and update the global healthcare architecture to enable knowledge sharing, conduct joint research and promote the participation of developing countries in international scientific networks ”.

“The overhaul of the global health governance system is the starting point,” he said and reiterated his support for “the adoption of new tools and strategies aimed at fostering preparedness and response to emergencies based on international solidarity and cooperation “.

Presidents of the United States, Joe Biden; from China, Xi Jinping; from France, Emmanuel Macron; and from Russia, Vladimir Putin; German Chancellor Angela Merkel; the Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga and of Canada, Justin Trudeau; UN Secretary General António Guterres; IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva; WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; and the Secretary-General of the OECD, Ángel Gurría; among other leaders of G20 member countries and representatives of invited countries, international and regional organizations and global health experts.

The summit was co-chaired in the Italian capital by the The President of the Council of Ministers of this nation, Mario Draghi, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.