The World of International Organizations
No single nation or international organization has the scope to confront global health challenges, like the COVID-19 pandemic first reported in late 2019, on its own. Among the organizations that shape global health and medical policies, research and trends are prominent U.N. agencies such as the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization.
May 12, 2021
An independent expert panel faulted the World Health Organization and world leaders with a slow-moving response to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 7, 2021
WHO added a Chinese shot to its list of COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use, providing COVAX another option to broaden vaccine access.
May 5, 2021
The United States and WTO chief backed waivers to vaccine patent protections aimed at speeding efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic.
May 3, 2021
Global online sales among seven major economies jumped to almost one-fifth of all retail sales last year during the pandemic, UNCTAD reported.
April 30, 2021
WHO listed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the fifth such designation since the pandemic began and another step towards global access.
April 29, 2021
Two of every five cases were in the United States, India and Brazil alone — with more than 3.1 million deaths and 87 million recoveries worldwide.
April 20, 2021
The World Bank approved US$2 billion in financing for COVID-19 vaccines in 17 developing countries as part of a two-year US$12 billion package.
April 19, 2021
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined WHO in calling on rich nations to stop hoarding vaccines and start accelerating the spread of shots worldwide.
April 13, 2021
The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency offered support for Japan’s decision to release treated radioactive wastewater from Fukushima into the ocean in 2023.
March 30, 2021
The coronavirus was likely transmitted initially from bats to humans through another animal and not from an accident in a Chinese lab, scientists reported.