Okonjo-Iweala gathers vaccine makers, ministers amid TRIPS waiver impasse

In a proactive bid to address an international emergency, World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday convened nearly 50 vaccine and medical supply manufacturers, trade ministers, civil society groups and international organizations to explore how the WTO can facilitate broader vaccine access even as an ongoing impasse over the proposal to waive certain WTO intellectual property obligations continues to draw significant attention. A former chair of the vaccine alliance Gavi, Okonjo-Iweala has made vaccine access a significant priority in...