COVAX, un órgano mundial de múltiples partes interesadas que puede acarrear riesgos sanitarios y políticos para los países en desarrollo y el multilateralismo

This report by Friends of the Earth International and the Transnational Institute critiques COVAX, describing it as a multi-stakeholder entity that prioritizes pharmaceutical market interests over human rights and multilateral humanitarian systems in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the Global South.

• The report asserts that COVAX was not primarily created to combat COVID-19 in the Global South, but rather to distribute vaccines without disrupting the global pharmaceutical market and by bypassing established multilateral humanitarian emergency systems.
• COVAX functions as the vaccine distribution arm of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, primarily managing financing for vaccine purchases. It is described as operating like a commercial bank using government capital to shape the vaccine manufacturing industry and the consumer market in the South.
• The document argues that the multi-stakeholder governance model of COVAX is designed to marginalize the World Health Organization (WHO) and avoid public accountability. This structure allows corporate interests to be inserted directly into global decision-making processes without standards of responsibility or obligation.
• The report claims COVAX serves as a meeting point for corporate interests to coordinate the commercialization, production, investment, and distribution of vaccines, creating a high probability that selfish commercial interests will improperly influence decision-making.

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

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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} }