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that's what's happening in Nepal the government of KP Sharma Oli has signed what is called a nondisclosure agreement with China this is to procure 10 million shocks of the Chinese vaccine sign of farm 10 million shots a nondisclosure agreement basically means that the government cannot share any information regarding vaccine prices or the transactions with the public the Government of Nepal China feels no obligation to share anything anyway now Nepal's Health Ministry says is that such an agreement is in violation of the country's laws and the timing of this deal is making them even more apprehensive sign of farm is facing immense scrutiny in countries like Bahrain and the UAE also the sessions why because sign of Pharmacy pins people who got the Chinese vaccine in these countries have been found to have a low antibody count so much so that in some cases a current knows is being administered and that to of another vaccine not a sign of four
so the questions are bound to arise is a part putting the safety of its citizens at risk is it compromising on transparency for the Chinese vaccine here's a report
DePaul is on the edge and the second wave his worsening the cases are skyrocketing and vaccines are in short supply the government of KP Sharma Oli has been forced to take a drastic step they've signed a nondisclosure agreement with China this is to procure the Chinese vaccine Sinha form what does this mean the non-disclosure Lozier agreement is basically a confidentiality pact between two parties it means you can't share details of a deal with a third party or the public this includes product formulas prices and proprietary information among other things so the Nepal government cannot share information on this vaccine deal with its people this deal has put Katmandu in a fix and that's because the country's laws don't recognize such agreements in public procurement and
also public procurement act 2007 and the covid-19 crisis management ordinance allow direct procurement from suppliers and manufacturers but they're silent on non-disclosure agreements so is Nepal's vaccine deal with China illegal a heated debate is own Nepal's Health Ministry officials are apprehensive they fear this deal will put them at risk of inquiry for abuse of authority the director of the Ministries Family welfare division has said the existing procurement law and the ordinance don't allow us to procure the much-needed vaccines through the non-disclosure agreement the procurement process can move ahead only through a policy decision of the cabinet so we'll Nepal's cabinet approve this deal the country's outgoing Health Minister says no such proposal has been made but even if the cabinet accepts the agreement Reports say it will be tough
for the government to go ahead the country's budget for vaccines relies heavily on foreign donors and foreign donors will want details on where their money is being spent like the World Bank which is provided 75 million dollars to the fall and the Asian development bank which is finalizing a 165 million dollar deal both deals required appalled 75 million dollars to the fall and the Asian development bank which is finalizing a 100 65 Million Dollar Deal both deals required appalled to send all procurement-related documents what makes things more complex is to track record of sin a farm to start with the company has been selling vaccines at different prices to different countries in Bangladesh one dose was being sold at $ 10 in Sri Lanka the same dose was being sold for $15 the second issue has to do with the vaccines efficacy come
switch relied on Chinese shots have found low antibody count in the recipients some cases a third booster shot of another vaccine is being given to Citizens for instance the UAE and Bahrain have been forced to offer a third goes after the Chinese shot the shells were much of the population was vaccinated with Sinha Farm is witnessing a spike in cases along with growing calls to suspend the Chinese short the ball must keep an eye on both emerging Trends and all disclosure agreement with Senna form could contribute to a lack of transparency at the same time it might put the health of Nepalese citizens at risk be rip