During the COVID-19 pandemic, the success of mRNA vaccines made in the developed world overshadowed the equally remarkable achievement of vaccines developed in the Global South, which are affordable, easy to store, and have proven safety records. The webinar, ‘Lessons from the Global South: How to Develop Life-Saving Vaccines for All’, will explore how vaccine developers in the Global South brought safe, affordable, and easy-to-store COVID-19 vaccines to market—and reveal ways we can ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines during future pandemics and emergencies.
Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM EST / 6:30 PM IST / 6:00 PM PKT
Session Chair:
• David R. Williams, Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of African & African American Studies, Harvard University
Panelists:
• Raches Ella, Chief Development Officer, Bharat Biotech, India
• Gerardo Guillén, Biomedical Research Director, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba
• Verónica Vargas, Research Associate, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University
• Osman Khalid Waheed, CEO and Director, Ferozsons Laboratories Limited, Pakistan (Discussant)
This webinar is organized jointly by David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University, and Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System.
