COVAX, un órgano mundial de múltiples partes interesadas que puede acarrear riesgos sanitarios y políticos para los países en desarrollo y el multilateralismo
Summary
The report criticizes COVAX as a commercial-style mechanism that prioritizes corporate interests and market stability over human rights and equitable vaccine distribution. It contends that the multi-stakeholder governance model used by COVAX obscures accountability, sidelines governments and the WHO, and risks allowing corporate interests to dictate global health decisions for the Global South.
Key insights
- COVAX is characterized as a commercial-style entity that uses government capital to shape the vaccine manufacturing industry and consumer market in the Global South, operating without national medical approval or manufacturer accountability.
- The multi-stakeholder governance structure of COVAX is intended to marginalize the World Health Organization (WHO) and avoid public accountability in global governance.
- The report asserts that the primary motivation for creating COVAX was not to fight COVID-19 in the Global South, but to distribute vaccines without disrupting the global pharmaceutical market and by bypassing existing multilateral humanitarian emergency systems.
- The multi-stakeholder regime is criticized for inserting corporate interests directly into global decision-making and lacking standards for responsibility or accountability, which complicates the identification of moral obligations despite the high stakes for millions of people.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Gleckman, H. (n.d.). COVAX, un órgano mundial de múltiples partes interesadas que puede acarrear riesgos sanitarios y políticos para los países en desarrollo y el multilateralismo. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/publicaciones/covax-covid19-vacuna/
- Chicago
- Gleckman, Harris. COVAX, un órgano mundial de múltiples partes interesadas que puede acarrear riesgos sanitarios y políticos para los países en desarrollo y el multilateralismo. Friends of the Earth International, n.d. https://www.foei.org/es/publicaciones/covax-covid19-vacuna/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |last1=Gleckman |first1=Harris |title=COVAX, un órgano mundial de múltiples partes interesadas que puede acarrear riesgos sanitarios y políticos para los países en desarrollo y el multilateralismo |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |url=https://www.foei.org/es/publicaciones/covax-covid19-vacuna/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{gleckmanndcovax, author = {Gleckman, Harris}, title = {{COVAX, un órgano mundial de múltiples partes interesadas que puede acarrear riesgos sanitarios y políticos para los países en desarrollo y el multilateralismo}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/publicaciones/covax-covid19-vacuna/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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