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Getting vaccines, medicines and tests ready for emergency use

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    Making vaccines, tests
    and medicines available
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    can take a long time.
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    Even when there is a health emergency,
    like Covid-19.
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    To ensure rapid access for all,
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    WHO has developed the EUL -
    Emergency Use Listing.
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    This video explain how EUL works.
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    Before vaccines, medicines
    and diagnostic tests can reach people,
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    they must be evaluated
    to make sure that
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    quality, safety and effectiveness
    are up to standard
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    This protects people
    from potential harm
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    and ensures the products
    do what they are meant to do:
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    prevent, test and
    treat disease.
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    But many countries
    don't have the resources
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    to carry out this crucial step,
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    which can cause delays
    in getting life-saving products
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    to those who most need them.
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    The challenge is even harder
    when a disease is new,
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    like with Covid-19.
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    New Covid-19 health products
    must be checked,
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    thoroughly yet quickly,
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    to ensure they are effective
    and safe for use.
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    To speed up this process,
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    WHO has set up
    Emergency Use Listing - EUL,
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    which assesses the suitability
    of health products
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    on a risk versus benefit basis.
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    For tests,
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    we assess the available quality,
    safety and performance data
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    with independent experts.
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    Several Covid-19 tests have already
    complied with our requirements
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    and have been listed for use.
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    For vaccines and medicines,
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    we assess the data
    from clinical trials
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    and other data on safety,
    effectiveness and quality,
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    and invite experts
    from national health authorities
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    to review them too.
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    Once a vaccine,
    medicine or test
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    has been listed for Emergency Use,
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    we work with our partners and experts
    to explain its benefits
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    and help with the approval process
    in different countries.
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    But we don't stop there.
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    WHO will keep doing
    regular quality checks of all products.
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    The goal:
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    to support countries
    around the globe
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    to deliver high quality,
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    safe and effective
    vaccines, tests and medicines
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    as quickly and safely as possible.
Title:
Getting vaccines, medicines and tests ready for emergency use
Description:

Making vaccines, tests and medicines available can take a long time, even when there’s a health emergency like Covid-19. To ensure rapid access for all, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the Emergency Use Listing (EUL). This video explains how EUL works.
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Video Language:
English
Team:
Amplifying Voices
Project:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Duration:
02:19

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