Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phudit Tejativaddhana, M.D.; Director of ASEAN Institute for Health Development #AIHD, Mahidol University joined DEVEX @ WHA 2021 on 26 May 2021. Dr. Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine discussed the topic “Combatting vaccine misinformation”. Mr. Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca also discussed vaccine distribution. Anstes Agnew, Head of Health Systems, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Dr. Richard Mihigo, Immunization and Vaccine Development Programme Coordinator, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Dr. Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone, and Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Centre had a group discussion on the topic “Lessons learned from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Africa” that was moderated by Sara Jerving, Global Health Reporter, Devex. Thomas Cueni, Director General, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, Ellen t'Hoen, Medical Activist and Lawyer discussed the topic “The battle over COVID-19 vaccine IP rights” that was moderated by Amruta Byatnal, Associate Editor, Devex.
