Covid-19: Rich countries are putting “relationships with big pharma” ahead of ending pandemic, says Oxfam

Some rich countries are “continuing to put their relationships with big pharma ahead of ending this pandemic,” Oxfam’s health policy adviser has said in response commitments made by G20 leaders at the Global Health Summit. Anna Marriott described action agreed end summit, which was co-hosted European Commission and Italy on 21 May, as equivalent throwing a bucket water forest fire. World summit reaffirmed support for Access Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, launched World Organization just over year ago accelerate development tests, treatments, vaccines ensure equitable distribution. However, on—and global death toll from virus surpasses three million—there is still …