VACCINE

MAITRI
BY-G Sai Manikandan
18BME1040
DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS
COVAX-COVID19 VACCINES GLOBAL
ACCESS
1. Worldwide
Initiative for
equitable access
to COVID19
Vaccine, Tests
and Therapies.
2. Directed by
GAVI,SEPI and
WHO.
 TIMELINE OF VACCINE
20th
January
MAITRI
21,25 Jan
and 25 Feb 1 FEBRUARY 2 March 27 March Early April

Start of Largest Consignment Canada India gifted India

Vaccine Delivery of 9 of 1 million to becomes 0.2 million suspends the
million doses South Africa only G7 doses to UN
Maitri by export of
cancelled due
dispatch of to nation to for Vaccine and
to South
0.15 million Bangladesh receive peacekeeping thus Vaccine
African variant
vaccine activities
doses spread Maitri
LAUNCH OF VACCINE
MAITRI 1. Launched on
20th January.
2. Aimed at
providing free
vaccine to
mostly
neighbouring
countries.
VASUDEVA KUTUMBAKAM
Union Minister
Dr. Harsh
Vardhan
addressing the
WHO South
East Asia
Regional Office
on April 7,2021.
RECEIVING COUNTRIES
1.As of April 9,
India has
delivered around
66 million doses
to 95 countries.
2.Includes both
the Covidshield
and the Covaxin.
COUNTRIES THAT RECEIVED OVER
1 MILLION DOSES
 COUNTRIES THAT RECEIVED
BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 MILLION DOSES
 Sri Lanka Mauritius

Bangladesh Maldives
WHY COUNTRIES ARE OPTING
FOR INDIAN VACCINES

The Serum
Institute of India
is the largest
producer of
vaccine in the
world.
Out of all the
vaccines,
Covishield is the
cheapest and a safe
option too, which
attracts a lot of
countries to opt for
it.
 REACTION OF NOTABLE
PEOPLE

PM Modiji Bhutan PM-Lotay Tshering

Maldives Foreign Affairs Minister Nepal PM-KP Sharma Oli

 Bangladesh PM-Sheikh Hasina Seychelles President-Wavel Ramkalawan

Mauritius PM-Pravind Jugnauth Afghanistan Foreign Affairs Minister

WHO Director General-Tedros Adhanom English Cricketer-Kevin Peitersen

Jamaican Cricketer-Chris Gayle Canadian PM-Justin Trudeau

WHAT IS IN IT FOR INDIA?
This Vaccine
Diplomacy brings
a lot more than
just inoculating
people of lower to
middle income
countries.
INDIA V/S CHINA
China is currently
leading the vaccine
diplomacy race,
due to the
suspension of
vaccine exports
after the second
wave caused
mayhem in India.
SUSPENSION OF VACCINE
MAITRI
The Second Wave of
the Coronavirus in
India has been
having a way higher
detrimental for
people of all age
groups, as compared
to first wave.