A Study on the Key Elements of Bangladesh's Vaccine Diplomacy During Covid-19

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ID2309237
AuthorsNoor Mohammad Sarker (0000-0002-3219-6533, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs, corresponding author), Sourav Ghosh (0000-0002-9441-2756, South Asian University)
Year2025
Volume60
Issue2
Pages786-808
Publication date2025-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00219096231179659
OpenAlexW4379986552
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited21

In May 2022, Bangladesh was ranked fifth in a Global Index comprising of 121 countries' performance of managing the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. The Index provided Bangladesh with global recognition of its endeavours that aimed at lowering the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases since the mid-2020, in which the country's vaccine diplomacy played a greater role. In view of that the present study identified the key elements of Bangladesh's vaccine diplomacy in the context of the pandemic. The study employed the qualitative approach of the social science research, while the data were generated from both primary and secondary sources. The study found that Bangladesh pursued a proactive vaccine diplomacy with a combination of five key elements: identifying the critical areas of intervention, figuring out the volume of internal demand, counting on multiple sources of vaccines, generating diverse source of external funding and making the most use of 'soft power' strategy

Computer security · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Diplomacy · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Index (typography · Key (lock · Pandemic · Political science · Politics · Soft power · Computer Science · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Immune responses and vaccinations · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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