Danilo Turk, former President of Slovenia and chairman of the World Leaders’ League, said on Thursday that international cooperation is the most important factor in the global economic recovery and it is of great significance to make vaccines a global public good.

On the same day, While attending the Global Think tank Cloud Forum on CoVID-19 Cooperation, Turk said that the “shock” of coVID-19 has swept the world and many countries, including China, have made heroic efforts to defeat the epidemic.
Entering a new stage of development, mankind has undertaken major missions in various fields, including medical treatment and economy.

Turk noted that the recent World Health Assembly established a very comprehensive plan for combating the epidemic, which includes a lot of international cooperation.
“Addressing many of the current and potential challenges takes place simultaneously in the context of international cooperation and competition, where better management, particularly in vaccines, is critical.”
He says there may be a lot of competition between different research institutions and different countries, and there is a great need for collaboration.

“We need to think about the global availability of vaccines, and in that sense it makes a lot of sense for vaccines to be a global public good.”
“That means we need to make vaccines globally accessible, affordable for governments in low – and middle-income countries,” Turk said.

In addition, Turk said new features are emerging throughout the epidemic, such as how to ensure global supply chains.
“It’s not just an economic issue, it’s a process of action, and it requires some policy, decision support.”

To achieve this, Turk said, “low – and middle-income countries need policy assistance, and institutions like the IMF can be involved, and we need that cooperation.”

In Turk’s view, every country may encounter a common situation, which is the problem of employment.
“It is a priority to ensure that the world does not slide into a serious crisis.”
Turk said that the employment problem has been very serious in some countries, but China has made very positive progress in solving the employment problem.

“We are seeing developments on the domestic demand side in China and some of the demand is coming from smes.
Most of this is driven by domestic demand.”
Turk noted that many countries around the world need to understand the details of China’s current economic recovery.
“China has made a commitment to quality development as the main direction for the future, including the development of the entire healthcare system.”

“This is a difficult time for the world, but it is also a time of great opportunity.”
“We want to do our best to build a more resilient, people-centric economy,” Mr. Turk said.