Consider the following statements regarding the GAVI GAVI stands for Global Alliance for Vaccines an...........

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At the first summit of the leaders of the Quadrilateral grouping, a Quad vaccine initiative was announced Friday in which India will manufacture American vaccines with Japanese funding and Australian logistical support for countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

These were among the concrete outcomes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japan PM –1--and Australian PM Scott Morrison met via virtual mode for the first summit of the grouping.

‘The Quad Vaccine Partnership: A factsheet’ issued after the summit stated: “While ensuring that vaccines have been made available to our people, “Quad” partners will launch a landmark partnership to further accelerate the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together, Quad leaders are taking shared action necessary to expand safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing in 2021, and will work together to strengthen and assist countries in the Indo-Pacific with vaccination, in close coordination with the existing relevant multilateral mechanisms including WHO and COVAX.”

It said the US will work with Biological E Ltd to finance increased capacity to support Biological E’s effort to produce at least 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of 2022 with Stringent Regulatory Authorization and/or World Health Organization Emergency Use Listing (EUL), including the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Consider the following statements regarding the GAVI.

GAVI stands for Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation.
Gavi is an international organisation – a global Vaccine Alliance, bringing together public and private sectors with the shared goal of creating equal access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest countries.
The GAVI Board is responsible for strategic direction and policymaking, oversees the operations of the Vaccine Alliance and monitors programme implementation.

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Explanation:

GAVI’s strategy supports its mission to save children’s lives and protect people’s health by increasing access to immunisation in poor countries. It contributes to achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by focusing on performance, outcomes and results. Its partners provide funding for vaccines and intellectual resources for care advancement. They contribute, also, to strengthening the capacity of the health system to deliver immunisation and other health services in a sustainable manner.