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Published on 19 Nov 2020
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Devex: How AI can push for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

Writing for Devex, Access to Medicine Foundation Executive Director Jayasree K. Iyer and Researcher Thomas Collin-Lefebvre explore the issue of artificial intelligence and its potential role in facilitating access to medicines and vaccines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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Key finding: COVID-19

R&D for COVID-19 has increased, yet other pandemic risks go unaddressed

Despite years of warnings that novel coronaviruses were among the pathogens most likely to cause a global health emergency, the pharmaceutical industry, as well as society at large, was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BBC talks to Jayasree K. Iyer about pharma company social responsibility and access to medicine

Jayasree K. Iyer talks about pharmaceutical companies’ approaches to access to medicine, licensing and equitable pricing to ensure that their products are available and accessible to people in low- and middle-income countries.

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Promoting Equitable Access to COVID Relief with Mara Lilley

The Access to Medicine Foundation's Investor Engagement Manager, Mara Lilley, joins The Gadfly podcast to discuss equitable access to prospective COVID-19 treatments.

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