As a preview of discussions planned for the November 10-11, 2021 Jerusalem Ethics Forum, the Galien Foundation is hosting a series of Zoom webinars that will explore the increasingly important intersection of ethics and global health. The first session will examine how economics can be the driving force for, or against, ethical considerations, and how, conversely, ethical considerations can drive economic decisions, with a particular focus on how ethics, economic realities and on-the-ground experiences have played out during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Themes to be explored:
What has been the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic? How might the global economic recovery be impacted if populations in developing countries are unable to access the vaccines?
If the economic toll of a delayed global recovery outweighs the cost of supporting vaccine delivery to developing countries, how do we ensure the ACT Accelerator and other efforts to support equitable access to critical health technologies are fully funded?
What are the on-the-ground realities for policymakers and populations in low- and middle-income countries? What is working well to accelerate local vaccine access? What are the challenges? How can we ensure scarce resources are not diverted from other critical areas?
Beyond economics, what are the ethical considerations and arguments against ‘’vaccine nationalism” and how do we balance the two?
What does the future look like in a best- and worst-case scenario, from both an ethical and economic lens?

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