A virtual symposium, organized by Global Minnesota, addressed health equity and heeding lessons learned from the pandemic to avoid needless death in future calamities.
Nations not working together seen as biggest failure of pandemic
WHO leader supports pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine
The head of the World Health Organization, which has been strongly advocating rapid, fair and equitable access to potential COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. from WHO ‘deeply regrettable,’ CHA says
President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization.
CHA head urges Trump not to pull U.S. out of World Health Organization
The CHA’s president and CEO urged President Donald Trump to reconsider the decision to pull the United States out of the United Nations’ World Health Organization.
CRS health official keeps close eye on coronavirus
Suzanne Van Hulle, the global public health expert for Catholic Relief Services, is paying particularly close attention to the spread of the virus, also called COVID-19, to ensure CRS staff members in Asia are safe.
Another diocese in Congo steps up efforts against Ebola
A Catholic diocese in Congo has boosted measures to protect its congregations against Ebola, after the latest outbreak was declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization.
Everyone must have affordable health care, Vatican official says
Everyone should have access to essential health services and no one should have to fall into poverty to obtain needed care, a Vatican representative said.