6 U.S. EPA and World Health Organization Partner to Protect Public Health Agreement recognizes the increased environmental and public health risks from the warming global climate and prioritizes environmental justice. WHOJanuary 21, 2022
2 WHO adds new drugs to COVID treatments amid Omicron surge Latest recommendations prompt new calls for patent waivers to allow more people access to treatments. AljazeeraJanuary 14, 2022
Malaria vaccine a ‘breakthrough for science’, WHO chief says UN health body announces the Mosquirix vaccine against malaria should be widely administered to children in Africa, a move saving tens of thousands of lives. News AgenciesOctober 13, 2021
UN calls for $8bn to redress world COVID vaccine imbalance UN chief Antonio Guterres says vaccine inequity is not only “immoral but stupid” because it will give rise to new variants and more deaths. Al JazeeraNovember 23, 2021
Biden is poised to propose a global vaccination summit President Biden is planning to call for a global summit on vaccinations during next week's U.N. General Assembly The Washington PostOctober 13, 2021