Global Health Talks with Majo Rivas - Episode 5 by Irish Global Health Network

Majo Rivas is a Paraguayan-Irish activist who has worked in sexual and reproductive rights, migrant rights and disability rights. In this episode she shares a very personal perspective on the issue of vaccine inequity and barriers to access to medicines. With almost all of her immediate family in Paraguay, the COVID-19 vaccine inequity is particularly close to home. She describes the situation in Paraguay in terms of the health system, and how it was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. She also explains what the TRIPS waiver is and how it can facilitate equitable access to vaccines worldwide. Majo urges the public to sign the petition and pressure local TDs to support the TRIPS waiver. Learn more about the waiver and the campaign fighting for vaccine equity here: https://peoplesvaccine.ie/.