Global Citizen Canvasses $22bn Funding For Africa Health Workers,Others
An international advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, said it has launched an appeal calling on world leaders to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines around the globe.
It said the appeal was aimed at aiding the world’s poorest countries, many of which were lagging behind their more affluent Western neighbours in their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.
It also said ‘VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World,’ a broadcast and streaming special, would take place on May 8.
With support from the World Health Organisation (WHO), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Prime Minister of Italy and G20 Chair Mario Draghi, and Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, and the State of California, the special broadcast, hosted by multi-platinum recording artist, actress and producer Selena Gomez, will include a night of musical performances by Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin and H.E.R.
