The group also emphasized the need for vaccine equity in the United States and around the world.
âThis is a clarion call for us to act,â said Mercy Sister Mary Haddad, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, noting the significance of announcing formation of the group on World Health Day and stressing the role faith-based providers can play as the world makes initial steps to recover from the global pandemic.
She said the pandemic has shown us that âwe are so interconnected as a global community; we canât just act in isolation.â
Sister Haddad said this new coalition represents all social ministries of the church coming together and is a chance to elevate the work they do and to show how they serve everyone, not just the Catholic population.