If we can speak about recovery for some, we must acknowledge that #COVID has been a thriving time for others, particularly #BigPharma.
#Pfizer's vaccine is one of the most lucrative products in history, amassing nearly $37 bn
Dr Lesley Ann Foster at #ECOSOC
#Fem4PeoplesVaccine
This is what #COVID caused in low-income countries:
🔸Debt increase 📈
🔸Untold hardship
🔸Millions of jobs lost
🔸Food insecurity
🔸High levels of GBV
🔸Decrease in investments in social programs 📉
Dr Lesley Ann Foster at #ECOSOC Partnership Forum
#Fem4PeoplesVaccine
"When we talk about accountability to partnerships, there have to be parameters, inexcusable promotion and protection of #HumanRights & scrutiny of how partnerships work, & how benefits are shared.
Dr Lesley Ann Foster at #ECOSOC Partnership Forum
#Fem4PeoplesVaccine
"The absurd & unconscionable profits raked in by #BigPharma during #COVID are paid in human lives, particularly in the global South".
Dr Lesley Ann Foster, Executive-Director of @masimanyane at #ECOSOC Partnership Forum
#Fem4PeoplesVaccine
"The absurd & unconscionable profits raked in by #BigPharma during #COVID are paid in human lives, particularly in the global South."
Dr Lesley Ann Foster, Executive-Director of @masimanyane at #ECOSOC Partnership Forum
#Fem4PeoplesVaccine