Four United Nations agencies on Tuesday launched the Tech Access Partnership as part of a coordinated approach to strengthen response of developing countries to Covid-19 by increasing access to lifesaving health technologies.
TAP is meant to scale up local production to address critical shortages of essential health technologies and equipment by connecting manufacturers with critical expertise and emerging manufacturers in developing countries.
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