Facilitating Trade In Vaccines And Essential Medical Supplies

The coronavirus disease or COVID-19 taught the world that it needs new investments and reforms to prepare for pandemics and disasters. Timely, accurate information must be available to support national and supranational responses. The guidance note offers information and insights on the global pandemic, focusing on trade facilitation and representing a snapshot in time, based on global knowledge shared in documents and online meetings. The note aims to build a shared framework to understand trade facilitation and border health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.