New WHO scheme could speed response to global health crises
The year 2020 has been marked by the new coronavirus. It started in China and spread with frightening speed across a globalised world. Vaccines may give hope for 2021 but we lack international rules for sharing research and benefits to help in this and the next pandemic. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch a new system for sharing scientific research samples in the fight against Covid-19. We explain how this could work and what obstacles must be overcome.
This content was published on January 6, 2021 - 11:00