I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day but this is a good occasion for all of us to ponder on the concept of love one more time. I’m not talking about romantic love but, rather, love for our fellow humans that I think the world needs to have more of.
It’s ironic that while the festival is widely celebrated in the Western world, it fails to cultivate this kind of love in many of those countries.
This was evident during the coronavirus outbreak where vaccine inequality between rich and poor nations became a major issue that many said hindered global efforts to put an end to the pandemic.
Since the manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines began, many rich countries in the West raced to strike deals with pharmaceutical companies to secure doses. It’s not a secret that they have been hoarding and stockpiling vaccines while poor countries were denied access.
When the…
