Statement on the US support for TRIPS Waiver

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..... Statement on the US support for TRIPS Waiver
News and Press Release
Dated:- 7-5-2021

In view of the global health crisis and the need to combat the Covid 19 pandemic, India and South Afr .....

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..... ica proposed in WTO on 2nd Oct, 2020 a relaxation in the norms of the agreement on TRIPS, to ensure quick and affordable access to vaccines and medicines for developing countries. As a result of proac .....

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..... tive outreach by India and other like-minded countries, the proposal has received the support of more than 120 countries. During his recent phone call on 26 April 2021 with the US President Biden, Pr .....

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..... ime Minister informed him about India's initiative at the WTO which was aimed at the benefit of humanity. We welcome the statement of the US government of 5th May announcing their support for this in .....

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..... itiative. We are hopeful that with a consensus based approach, the waiver can be approved quickly at the WTO. The waiver is an important step for enabling rapid scaling up of manufacture and timely av .....

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..... ailability of affordable Covid 19 vaccines and essential medical products.
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