Could India and China help stop ‘vaccine nationalism’?

Mar 9, 2021

A child looks on as a member of the local hygiene services wears a protective suit and face mask while disinfecting a Dara, or Koranic school, to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dakar, Senegal April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC2ZVF9VO3LN

According to the World Bank school closures in Sub-Saharan Africa will cost close to $500 billion in future earnings. Image: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra.

Nina Rawal

Partner; Co-Head, Ventures, Trill Impact Advisory AB

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Founder and Chair of ayzh Inc, and Managing Director, CARE Social Ventures

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