UNCTAD-WHO Global Webinar: Investment in quality local production to address supply bottlenecks related to the pandemic

Overview

UNCTAD and WHO on 23 April 2020 organized a webinar on investment in quality local production to address supply bottlenecks related to the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. The event, which was attended by 127 participants online, was opened by the Director of UNCTAD’s Investment and Enterprise Division, and the Director of WHO’s Regulation and Prequalification Department. Both emphasized the importance and potential of local pharmaceutical production to respond to Covid-19-related supply bottlenecks through effective partnerships between low income country-based producers, foreign investors, host country governments and development partners.