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Financing research and development for new vaccines in Asia-Pacific developing countries
(United Nations, 2022)
There have been many important innovations in the landscape of vaccine development for neglected and emerging infectious diseases, such as the launch of public-private product development partnerships (PDPs). However, there ...
International transport and logistics of vaccines across borders : the case of the Asia-Pacific region : special series on trade and health
(ARTNeT, 2022)
Vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have provided hope for containing the pandemic, but there are challenging obstacles to international transport and logistics of the new vaccines and vaccine inputs needed ...
Vaccine Research and Development (R&D) in the Asia-Pacific : the economics of vaccine R&D and policy recommendations to overcome market failures and promote R&D cooperation
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted both the strengths and weaknesses of national, regional, and global vaccine research and development (R&D) systems. Translating public and private R&D efforts into effective ...
Trade and trade barriers in vaccines and inputs to vaccine production in the Asia-Pacific region
(ARTNeT, 2022-11)
The COVID-19 pandemic re-emphasized the role of vaccines in prevention and control of outbreaks and infectious diseases, but not all countries are able to produce them. Limited domestic capacities combined with other ...
Practical means of applying the TRIPS agreement’s flexibilities to spur vaccine production : special series on trade and health
(United Nations, 2023-01-05)
<p>Timely and equitable access to vaccines and other health technologies is vital in effectively responding to pandemics and treating other communicable diseases. This paper shows how countries might overcome real or ...
Vaccine global value chains and regional production capacity in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of vaccines in public health management and economic recovery. Its worldwide impact has raised national security concerns and implications on ...
Strengthening health systems to address inequities in COVID-19 vaccine access in the Asia-Pacific region : special series on trade and health
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>The economic and health recovery of countries in the Asia-Pacific region from the pandemic is hinged on the rapid and equitable deployment of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. However, in the initial years of the ...