Nigerian-born Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has thanked the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, for the kind words they penned about her as she makes the TIME 100 list of The World\u2019s Most Influential People.
The magazine has noted the globally-rated economist\u2019s activities around the efforts to ensure that everyone on the planet earth gets vaccinated against any preventable disease for which there is a vaccine.
The ex-World Bank guru has been the Board Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, since January 1, 2016.
Gavi has the goal of increasing access to immunization in poor countries.
Concerning the TIME entry, the Duke and the Duchess state, \u201cWhat will it take to vaccinate the world? Unity, cooperation\u2014and leaders like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala\u201d.
\u201cAs the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, a 164-member group of nations that oversees trade across the world, Okonjo-Iweala took on the role of director-general this March at a watershed moment for our global health and well-being. Make no mistake; her job affects every person, family and community.
\u201cAs we face a constant barrage of vaccine misinformation, bureaucratic slowdowns across both government and industry, and the rise of variants that underscore the urgency of the situation, Okonjo-Iweala has shown us that to end the pandemic, we must work together to equip every nation with equitable vaccine access.
\u201cOur conversations with her have been as informative as they are energizing. This is partly because, despite the challenges, she knows how to get things done\u2014even between those who don\u2019t always agree\u2014and does so with grace and a smile that warms the coldest of rooms.
\u201cThe fragility of our world right now cannot be overstated. Just over a quarter of the nearly 8 billion global population is fully vaccinated.
\u201cAchieving vaccine equity is a global duty of compassion for one another. Our hope is that guided by strong leaders like Ngozi, we can get there soon\u201d, they wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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