Cooperative approach needed to face collective threat like COVID-19
Keiji Fukuda Keystone / Anja Niedringhaus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been criticized for its slow response to the pandemic. However, a leading health expert says a large part of the blame lies with governments for failing to implement existing global regulations.
This content was published on May 17, 2021 - 12:20
May 17, 2021 - 12:20
Akiko Uehara
Born in Yokohama, Japan. I live in Switzerland since 1999. I hold a master’s degree in international relations from Geneva. I am the Head of the Japanese section of swissinfo.ch since 2016. Previously, I worked for 15 years for Asahi Shimbun at the UN in Geneva, where I closely followed multilateral and Swiss affairs. I was secretary-general of the Foreign Press Association in Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 2015 to 2016.