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| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has
named Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, a special
envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) accelerator.
She is to serve alongside Andrew Witty, CEO of
GlaxoSmithKline, in the same capacity.
The duo is expected to mobilise international commitment to
the initiative.
Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, announced the
appointments during the launch of the ACT Accelerator — via webinar from
Geneva.
The initiative is an international collaboration aimed at
accelerating the development, production, and equitable distribution of COVID-19
drugs, tests kits, and vaccines around the world.
It has been reported that this is the fourth international
assignment given to Okonjo-Iweala in less than two months.
Okonjo-Iweala is an economist and development expert, who has
served as managing director of the World Bank.
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