21 April 2020

Innovative health industries united in welcoming United Nations General Assembly Resolution on “International Cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19"

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is creating severe disruption to societies and economies, testing health systems worldwide and profoundly impacting the lives of those most vulnerable.

On behalf of global biopharmaceutical and medical technologies companies, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), the International Council of Biotechnology Associations (ICBA), the Global Medical Technology Alliance (GMTA), the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT & Radiation Therapy Trade Association (DITTA), and the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF) welcome the initiative by the Government of Mexico to highlight the need for effective international cooperation to ensure that no one is left behind in the race against COVID-19 through the UNGA Resolution “International Cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19” (A/75/L.56).