BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 24 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham Haji Jaafar voiced Brunei’s support for the theme of the recent Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting, in ensuring equitable access to vaccines and actions towards developing the resilience of the health and emergency systems.
The minister stated that the challenges in the continuous supply of medicine and vaccines, caused by several factors, including the ageing population, limited funding, supply chain issues, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and more so at this time where export bans and controls movements affect the movement of medical supply commodities and vaccines.