KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 16 (IPS) – Quickly enabling greater and more affordable production of and access to COVID-19 medical needs is urgently needed in the South. Such progress will also foster much needed goodwill for international cooperation, multilateralism and sustainable development.
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