In her 2012 reconfirmation speech as WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan asserted: "universal coverage is the single most powerful concept that public health has to offer. It is our ticket to greater efficiency and better quality. It is our saviour from the crushing weight of chronic...

A central goal in the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s (NASEM) framework for equitable COVID-19 vaccine allocation is to mitigate existing inequities, particularly those affecting economically worse-off racial and ethnic minorities. The Advisory Committee on...

Complementing other efforts, the Biden Administration recently announced the purchase of 500 million rapid antigen self-tests, to help address ongoing issues with access to COVID-19 tests. A website, launched on Jan 18, 2022 (https://www.covidtests.gov) enables those wishing to receive tests to...