W.H.O. Demands $16 Billion in Cash from ‘Wealthy Countries’ to Fight Coronavirus

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Wednesday demanded “wealthy countries” pay them $16 billion in cash up front to drive coronavirus schemes in developing countries, including mass vaccination rollouts. Having only raised $814 million for its $23.4 billion 2021-2022 budget for the ACT-accelerator scheme – which provides developing countries “access to” vaccines, treatments, coronavirus tests and PPE – the W.H.O. said the rapid cash injection could finish off coronavirus as a global health emergency this year, as AFP reports.-- More...