The continued spread of COVID-19 and a rise in global food insecurity demands urgent action from U.S. leaders now.
COVID-19 knows no borders. The longer the virus continues to spread outside of the U.S., the longer we risk senseless death and economic pressures here at home. At the same time, people around the world are experiencing dramatically rising levels of food insecurity as COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine continue to increase already alarming global hunger rates.
As the war in Ukraine continues, the risk of knock-on impacts will grow. The hunger clock is urgently ticking.
A joint analysis by CARE and Booz Allen Hamilton reveals the investment it will take to reach low- and middle- income countries with vaccines and what we stand to lose without action. Read More
CARE’s report details the role women frontline health workers play in vaccine delivery and why we must invest in fair pay and decent working conditions. Read More
CARE launched its largest-ever Crisis Response Campaign in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, CARE’s vital work is aimed at facilitating the fast and fair delivery of COVID vaccines to people in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places.
The costs of vaccine inequity are hidden in Americans’ everyday expenses. For example, the average bill on a single grocery store trip in the U.S. is 55% more expensive since COVID-19. Until everyone everywhere, including low- and middle- income countries, has access to vaccines, the price will only keep rising. The longer the pandemic, the more we pay at home. Yet countries around the world face an urgent crisis of resources to get COVID vaccines from tarmacs into arms before they expire.
The true cost of COVID-19 is not just measured in dollars and cents — nearly 1 million Americans have died of COVID, now the third leading cause of death worldwide.
CARE continues to play a central role in combating COVID-19 – with the largest emergency response in our 75-year history, so far reaching 69 of the 100 countries where CARE works. Our achievements to date include:
Since vaccines became available, CARE has mobilized resources and expertise to support vaccination campaigns that are efficient, equitable and reach those most at risk, including women and frontline health workers.
CARE’s two-year vaccine initiative will work with national, regional and local governments that are implementing vaccine campaigns, to ensure:
Now is the time to create and resource a roadmap for ending the pandemic, prioritizing the world’s most vulnerable. It’s time to step up and end the pandemic — for everyone.
