The Telegraph: Britain’s success with COVID-19 and its support toward developing countries

 

Britain’s success with COVID-19 and its support toward developing countries

The United Kingdom progresses toward Herd Immunity and works in coalition with Greece, Russia, and China to support undeveloped countries following their vaccination success and steps toward normalcy 

By Presley Liu

5 March 2022 • 4:30 pm




The United Kingdom triumphs with 70% of people fully vaccinated, moving toward herd immunity or, according to the Mayo Clinic, “when a large portion of a community (the herd) becomes immune to a disease, making the spread of disease from person to person unlikely.” Vaccinations allow individuals protection against infections in the future.


Despite multitudes of new COVID variants, the vaccination remains essential for the United Kingdom, allowing COVID restrictions to be lifted, returning towards pre-pandemic policies while acknowledging the international impacts driven by COVID. 


The United Kingdom, following its own success, wishes to build partnerships between nations to lower the impacts of COVID, emphasizing the country’s role in potential future pandemics. The World Health Organization’s United Kingdom delegate put it best: “if any future pandemic or covid situation occurs, we will definitely partner with other countries, giving effort to develop a vaccine, supporting rural or underdeveloped countries in particular.” The global nature of the pandemic illustrates the significance of economically advanced countries helping those of lower socioeconomic stature. 


Working with Greece, China, and the Netherlands, among others, the United Kingdom describes themselves as “trying to reach out to more countries, trading support for natural resources, and providing vaccinations and masks where they are needed.” Through international collaboration between countries, the common good remains protected and economic and social growth follow. 


Programs proposed include the “Reach Out Rural” Program described by the United Kingdom as “utilizing simple and easy to understand information strategies through folk media, radio stations, newspapers, posters, cultural groups, and organizations such as the Red Cross, the WHO, Doctors without Borders” to communicate pandemic statististics. 


Cementing the relationship between developed countries and underdeveloped nations through trade partnerships allows essential workers, medical resources, and health supplies to be delivered to countries where such commodities are inaccessible. Underdeveloped countries will receive urgent, widespread medical care while developed countries, such as the United Kingdom, receive mineral rights. 


The United Kingdom advocates for a globalized response between countries to the current COVID-19 pandemic and pandemics of the future. The UK, in its collaborative effort between developed countries and those currently developing or underdeveloped, emphasizes the benefits of reform strategies to support the unequal distribution of healthcare worldwide. 


Through the expansion of telehealth agencies and the construction of temporary health hubs in underdeveloped countries, effective, obtainable medical care can expand internationally. The products of the United Kingdom’s proposal would see to mutually-beneficial results for all involved members.


The proposal – drafted by the United Kingdom and its allies – expounds upon funding for their drafted plan, describing how it will come at the financial expense of advanced nations. Nonetheless, the United Kingdom will still prosper from the natural resources which they will receive in return. Additional funds will be derived from United Nations committee sponsors such as WHO and UNICEF. Revolving funding ensures longevity in these global healthcare trade partnerships. 


In addition to global trade partnerships to share medical supplies and healthcare with underdeveloped countries, the establishment of a social media platform to spread accurate updates internationally will allow transparency in pandemic-related information – vaccine rates and benefits – an essentiality due to the vast amounts of COVID-19 disinformation on the internet. In rural or underdeveloped countries, working with organizations such as the International Red Cross in addition to localized organizations, information can be disseminated to all.


At the heart of the United Kingdom's draft World Health Organization proposal lies international support, benefits, and accessible factual information. The UK’s movements toward a pre-pandemic lifestyle while determining international solutions to pandemics of the past and future signify the country’s goal of helping not only their people but also the international community. Through supporting underdeveloped countries, the United Kingdom builds relationships with others, working toward accessible healthcare through decisive action. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The New York Times: World Leaders Propose Global Education and Financial Programs to Expand Women’s Education

Image
World Leaders Propose Global Education and Financial Programs to Expand Women’s Education One year after the 2021 UNCSW conference where leaders committed $40 billion to improving gender equality, world leaders reconvene to face the lasting impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on women’s freedoms. By Elena Higuchi Published March 5, 2022 __________________________________________________________________________ The Covid-19 pandemic had extreme short-term and long-term impacts across the world which disproportionately affected women and children. During the 2021 UNCSW conference, world leaders reconvended for the first time since the 1995 Beijing Conference for Women, and committed $40 billion to advancing gender equality. This weekend, global leaders met again at the 2022 BMUN UNCSW Conference to focus on “restoring and and improving girl’s education during post-covid-recovery”, according to Head Chair Rajita Pujare. Hilary Clinton at the 1995 Beijing Conference for Women Doug Mills/Assoc...
Read more

Fox News: YEMEN PARTITION DIVIDES NATO AS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WORSENS

Image
YEMEN PARTITION DIVIDES NATO AS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WORSENS NATO split over partitioning Yemen as the U.S. leads the charge against division and allocates millions of dollars to alleviate the humanitarian crisis Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), sourced from Encyclopedia Brittanica As the Yemeni Civil War rages on, Separatists within the country go head to head with Houthis, gaining traction to promote partition. Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization remain sharply divided about a partition while the United States relentlessly advocates for negotiations of an armistice agreement, which have so far failed. As the humanitarian crisis becomes increasingly more untenable, U.S. delegates champion an influx of humanitarian aid despite having already dedicated millions of dollars to the issue with little change.  In previous directives, U.S. delegates have attempted to limit weapons possessed by the Saudi Arabian government to reduce the potency of fact...
Read more

Independent: Delegates in CSTD set aside their differences for equitable AI healthcare

Image
  Delegates in CSTD set aside their differences for equitable AI healthcare The UN CSTD met this Saturday to discuss the future of AI in healthcare, arguing over access to technology, job opportunities, and more, coming to a shaky consensus at the end of the second session.  By: a delegate from the Independent With technology becoming ever-present in people’s lives, the question arises of how we can use technology, such as AI, to solve previously unsolvable problems. This Saturday, the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) debated the topic of the Implications of Artificial Intelligence within the Healthcare System, beginning to form solidified blocs with similar areas of focus after hours of contentious debate.  Delegates’ focus of committee was the implementation of equity in a variety of aspects, whether it was ensuring developing nations had access to AI technology, making sure healthcare workers did not lose job opportunities to A...
Read more