UN Health News

WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all

Friday, March 05, 2021 - 2:39 PM

Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the global initiative making these medicines accessible by all countries, the UN’s top health official said on Friday.

WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access

Monday, January 18, 2021 - 10:28 AM

A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting equitable access to these lifesaving treatments at risk, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.