"We are seeing inequality between rich and wealthy countries in post-pandemic recovery," Maria Fernanda Espinosa, the former President of the United Nations General Assembly and former Foreign Minister of Ecuador, told a panel on "Global Health Governance" held as part of the IX Global Baku Forum., Report informs.
She stressed that during the pandemic, there was no coordinated work between the countries, as well as an inequality in the distribution of vaccines between the states.
"For a while, the selfish reaction did not allow making progress in preventing the pandemic," Espinosa said.
She added that there is a need for unity in the fight against the pandemic.