Pakistan urges OIC states to build self-reliant vaccine manufacturing ecosystem

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to strengthen collaboration to build a self-reliant vaccine manufacturing ecosystem, the Pakistani information ministry said, citing the country’s state minister for health. Pakistan, like many OIC countries, imports vaccines used in major immunization campaigns at an annual cost of about $400 million, according to Health Minister Mustafa Kamal. This is despite its heavy reliance on international partners that bear 49 percent of total costs.

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