WHO asks rich nations to pay ‘fair share’ of US$16 billion Covid-19 funding gap

The World Health Organization has called for rich countries to pay their “fair share” of a US$16 billion shortfall to fund tools it says could end the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic this year.Launching an appeal for funding together with several national leaders on Wednesday, WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to close the funding gap to ensure equitable global access to Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines.It came with many wealthy countries gradually…

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