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G7 Health Ministers’ communique, Oxford, 4 June 2021

4 Jun 2021

We commend the commitment and innovation of governments, scientists, researchers, manufacturers and clinical trial participants in enabling the identification, testing, production and rollout of safe and effective COVID-19 social and medical countermeasures and the individuals throughout the world who have taken steps to reduce the spread and decrease the impact of COVID-19. [...] We also recognise the importance of vaccine confidence, and the severe risk posed by misinformation and disinformation about the importance, safety and effectiveness of vaccines on the acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines around the world. [...] Looking ahead to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties and the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, we acknowledge the important relationship between health, the environment and climate change, including the role the health sector plays in building health system resilience and contributing to sustainability. [...] We welcome efforts to improve monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to help countries better assess their public health capabilities, including the efforts to review and update the tools and processes under the auspices of the WHO and for accountability and oversight. [...] We welcome the work of the WHO and the Global Digital Health Partnership to call for the development and international recognition of a framework for the clinical evaluation of health AI based on the democratic values we share as G7 nations, and our shared commitment to responsible AI as set out in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) principles on AI.

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Russia