Other initiatives and mechanisms COVID-19

Regional/international/multilateral organizations and global initiatives have made significant efforts through actions and mechanisms to provide regional solutions and respond to the pandemic.

Joint Negotiation Mechanism of COMISCA

The Joint Negotiation of COMISCA® is a mechanism that favors access to medicines, medical devices and other goods of health interest, which is carried out within the framework of the Central American Integration System (SICA), based on Central American community law, as part of the political decision of the Council of Health Ministers of Central America and the Dominican Republic (COMISCA), which is coordinated from the Executive Secretariat of the Council of Health Ministers of Central America and the Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA).

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Regional Actions in COVID-19 | OLACEFS

The OLACEFS performs specialized scientific research functions and develops tasks for study, training, specialization, advisory and technical assistance, information and coordination, at the service of the Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), all for the purpose of promoting its development and improvement, as prescribed in Article 2 of its Constituent Charter.

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CARICOM: Dashboard and other measures related to COVID-19

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) presents its Platform “Dashboard and other measures related to COVID-19”, including information about the spread of the pandemic in Caribbean countries and measures that are being taken by their Governments.

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5 procurement strategies for navigating the COVID-19 crisis from around the world

The Open Open Contracting Partnership proposes 5 measures to make procurement responses more effective in terms of public policy, coordination, data, monitoring information and civic monitoring.

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OECD Perspectives for Addressing COVID-19

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) presents the impact and consequences of the pandemic and solutions that will strengthen health systems, protect jobs and businesses, ensure quality education and stabilize financial markets and economies.

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COVID-19: Solutions and suppliers interactive Map

The Inter-American Development Bank, through the ConnectAmericas business platform, launched an interactive map that allows users to quickly locate and find suppliers of goods and services in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the rest of the world, to face the pandemic of COVID-19.

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PLATFORM FOR THE DISSEMINATION AND COLLECTION OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COVID-19

The Organization of American States, through the Inter-American Competitiveness Network, promotes the generation of innovative initiatives from the private sector to solve the challenges presented by the pandemic.

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The IDB Group in response to Covid-19

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group has created a Digital Platform which provides essential information about resources that will help generate solutions in order to regain health and growth in the region.

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Post COVID-19: OAS Portal for Consultations, Forums and Repository

The OAS General Secretariat has created the Portal, "More rights beyond the pandemic: OAS Portal for Consultations, Forums, and Repository" in order to receive the best ideas and proposals from people of the Americas become concrete projects to be implemented in the region.

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