Zachary Katz is the vice president of essential medicines at Clinton Health Access Initiative, leading work on access to oxygen therapy to drastically reduce over 825,000 hypoxemia-related deaths annually. His team is also focused on improving care and treatment for diarrhea and pneumonia, which are among the leading causes of mortality for children under 5.
The World Health Organization has announced its plan to introduce the Increasing Access to Medical Oxygen resolution. This is a significant milestone in global health efforts in low- and middle-income countries.
