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prevent inequities in access during a Public Health Fifth: Regulatory Agencies to collaborate and build
Emergency of International Concern. capacities in existing and emerging technologies,
aiming for regulatory cooperation, convergence
Third: Funders, regional and multilateral and harmonisation, without creating barriers
organisations, cooperation agencies civil society, and for countries still developing their capacities,
international community stakeholders to support recognizing the challenge of intellectual property
the establishment of the Alliance for Regional and technology transfer.
and Local Production, Innovation, and Access, as
discussed within the G20 framework, which aims Sixth: All stakeholders to work collaboratively,
to reduce health inequalities for neglected and sharing data, information and knowledge, pooling
socially determined diseases, health emergencies cooperation efforts based on the principles of
and pandemics, including disparities in access to solidarity, addressing the interests of the Global
vaccines, medications, diagnostics, and other health South with shared responsibilities; equity, striving to
technologies, especially for vulnerable populations. overcome unnecessary and avoidable differences,
through equitable benefit sharing; excellence,
Fourth: Academic and research institutions in adopting an inclusive approach in preparedness,
developing countries and the Global South to law, regulations aiming to achieve the highest quality
mobilise efforts to increase their contribution in our endeavors for our populations; and respect,
to research, development, innovation, and acknowledging the sovereignty and differences of
the generation of necessary knowledge and each country with the aim to improve the health and
technology, forging strategic alliances, to develop well-being of populations in the Global South.
appropriate policies to address current socio
economic, socio-epidemiological, environmental, Rio de Janeiro, July 29-30, 2024
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