The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, held a meeting this Wednesday with the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The meeting took place in Davos, Switzerland; where he is fulfilling a work schedule.
Through his account on the social network Twitter, Petro pointed out that, during the meeting, they discussed stopping treating basic medicines as merchandise for the prevention of different medicines.
"How to achieve a system that prioritizes prevention and stops treating basic medicines for disease prevention as commodities subject to profit. Topics of the meeting with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director of the WHO, World Health Organization," Petro wrote on the social network.
According to the Cambio Colombia portal, at the meeting with the director of the WHO, President Petro asked him to review the issue of medical patents and technology transfer in this area.
Credits from the IDB
On the other hand, President Petro held a meeting with Ilan Goldfajn, president of the IDB, in order to obtain financial support for projects in Colombia, for development.
For this reason, the IDB approved a loan for 73,5 million dollars to protect the Amazon and promote the energy transition.
Of the total, 70 million dollars will be allocated to the energy transition program and the remaining 3,5 million dollars for design and structuring.
Likewise, work will be done on a financial framework for the payment system for Environmental Services in the Amazon basin and the reduction of carbon emissions.
