South Africa & India took a stand for COVID-19 patients everywhere. Here’s why African leaders should back it.

“Last month, South Africa and India took a bold stance with a joint waiver request to the World Trade Organisation to prevent countries from granting or enforcing patents and other intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, diagnostics and other medical tools until most of the world’s population has received effective vaccines and developed herd immunity.”

via Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism
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