The United Nations official website published an article on the 22nd that the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the opening ceremony of the 75th World Health Assembly on the 22nd that currently only 57 countries in the world have achieved a new crown vaccination rate of 70%.
“Only 57 countries have a vaccination rate of 70%, almost all of which are high-income countries.” Tedros said that there are still nearly 1 billion people in low-income countries who have not been vaccinated against the new crown, and Africa is the continent with the lowest vaccination rate. “He called on countries to work together to achieve a 70% global Covid-19 vaccination rate.
On May 22, local time, the 75th World Health Assembly opened in Geneva. This is the first time the World Health Assembly has been held offline since the new crown epidemic, and the session will last until the 28th. The theme of this World Health Assembly is “Health for Peace and Peace for Health”. Strengthening preparedness and response to health emergencies will be a key theme of this conference. In addition, the Assembly will discuss WHO reform and budget, as well as other health issues
Post time: May-27-2022