Keynote speaker Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization
At nursing leadership event, speakers cite critical role for nurses in vaccination campaigns, call for vaccine equity among wealthy and developing nations
May 5, 2021 – Nurses and nursing leaders can play a significant role in supporting the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in countries in the developing world, according to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization.
Throughout history, nurses have played a key role in advocating for and in delivering vaccines, said Okonjo-Iweala in her keynote address at an April 29, 2021, virtual workshop on “Vaccine Equity in the Time of Pandemics: The Role of Nurses in Vaccination Programs.”