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HARDtalk: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: 'No-one will be safe until everyone is safe'

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

22/07/2020 GMT

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: 'No-one will be safe until everyone is safe'

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Stephen Sackur speaks to the chair of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the chair of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. How will she ensure lower income countries aren't forgotten in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine?

If Covid-19 spreads across Africa, it could be a catastrophe. Its health systems are already under strain and could buckle under more pressure. Lockdowns have badly affected local economies and pushed millions into poverty. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the chair of GAVI, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. She's also a Covid-19 envoy for the African Union. As the world races to find a vaccine, how will she ensure lower income countries don't get forgotten?

(Photo: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Credit: AFP)

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