PAHO working with ECLAC to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines

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PAHO working with ECLAC to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr Carissa Etienne, says the entity is working with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to explore ways to expand member countries’ access to coronavirus (COVID...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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