The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged to step up the global efforts to inoculate populations.
Speaking during the opening of the organization's annual assembly, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called all countries to vaccinate 10% of their populations by September. He also said that 115,000 healthcare workers succumbed to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
"For almost 18 months, health and care workers all over the world have stood in the breach between life and death," Ghebreyesus said. "Many have themselves become infected, and while reporting is scant, we estimate that at least 115,000 health and care workers have paid the ultimate price in the service of others.”
The Health Assembly is the WHO’s highest decision-making body and is attended by delegations worldwide. It will also be open to Associate Members, Observers, invited representatives of the UN and other participating inter-governmental organizations, and non-State actors. This year’s session will run from 24 May to 1 June 2021 and be held virtually.
The seventy-fourth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) will stress the urgency of ending the current pandemic and preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer, and fairer world.
Speaking during the opening of the organization's annual assembly, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called all countries to vaccinate 10% of their populations by September. He also said that 115,000 healthcare workers succumbed to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
"For almost 18 months, health and care workers all over the world have stood in the breach between life and death," Ghebreyesus said. "Many have themselves become infected, and while reporting is scant, we estimate that at least 115,000 health and care workers have paid the ultimate price in the service of others.”
The Health Assembly is the WHO’s highest decision-making body and is attended by delegations worldwide. It will also be open to Associate Members, Observers, invited representatives of the UN and other participating inter-governmental organizations, and non-State actors. This year’s session will run from 24 May to 1 June 2021 and be held virtually.
The seventy-fourth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) will stress the urgency of ending the current pandemic and preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer, and fairer world.
