The Heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization gather for the Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Developing Countries. The organisations are calling to (1) embrace the target of at least 40 percent vaccination in every country by end-2021, and at least 60 percent by the first half of 2022, (2) share more vaccine doses now, including by ensuring at least 1 billion doses for developing countries in 2021, starting immediately, (3) provide funding, including grants and concessional financing, to close the residual gaps, including for the ACT-Accelerator, and
(4) remove all barriers to export of inputs and finished vaccines, and other barriers to supply chain operations.

This session discussed how members of parliament can work together with
international financial institutions to reach these targets in the short-term. Furthermore, the event presented an opportunity for legislators to hear from high level representatives and experts from these institutions about the most pressing issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and the policy recommendations that legislators can implement in their respective countries to mitigate its impact.