Switzerland-Coronavirus/WHO Strategic Plan
FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters
2. Entrance to WHO headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland - Feb 18, 2021 (WHO - Access All)
3. Press briefing in progress
4. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, speaking
5. Attendees
FILE: Chicago, Illinois, USA - Nov 18, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Nurse collecting nasal swab sample from patient
7. Blood being drawn from patient
8. Tubes of blood
New York City, USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Vaccination poster
10. Local residents entering medical center
FILE: Chicago, Illinois, USA - Nov 18, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Medical worker treating patient
12. Patient in ward
13. Medics putting on personal protective equipment
FILE: Rome, Italy - Jan 29, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of COVID-19 fast test center, medical worker taking sample
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15. Various of pedestrians in square
16. COVID-19 notice in window
17. Various of pedestrians
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday the launch of its "Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021" for the COVID-19 pandemic that would require 1.96 billion U.S. dollars in support from its member states.
According to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the plan has six objectives: suppress transmission, reduce exposure, counter misinformation and disinformation, protect the vulnerable, reduce the number of deaths and illnesses, and accelerate equitable access to new tools, including vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics.
Of the plan's total financial need, some 1.2 billion dollars would go to the WHO component of the ACT Accelerator, a global collaboration led by the WHO to accelerate the development, production and equitable deployment of COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.
Tedros said that the plan has been designed to complement and work in coordination with other funding mechanisms, not to supplant or duplicate them. It reflects the cost of the WHO's pandemic response work this year, and recognizes the need to fully integrate COVID-19 response into planning for health and development programs. It will also cover the WHO's pandemic response work in humanitarian settings.
He stressed that the investment is not solely for addressing the pandemic problem but also to help restore and build a safer world.
The WHO launched its first strategic plan for COVID-19 last year by asking for 1.7 billion dollars and eventually raising 1.58 billion dollars, more than 90 percent of which was allocated to countries and regions in vital funding to those working on the frontline of the pandemic as well as supporting the WHO's core scientific and technical work.
Switzerland-Coronavirus/WHO Strategic Plan
Dateline : Feb 18, 2021/Recent/File
Location : Switzerland
Duration : 1'23
FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters
2. Entrance to WHO headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland - Feb 18, 2021 (WHO - Access All)
3. Press briefing in progress
4. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, speaking
5. Attendees
FILE: Chicago, Illinois, USA - Nov 18, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Nurse collecting nasal swab sample from patient
7. Blood being drawn from patient
8. Tubes of blood
New York City, USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Vaccination poster
10. Local residents entering medical center
FILE: Chicago, Illinois, USA - Nov 18, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Medical worker treating patient
12. Patient in ward
13. Medics putting on personal protective equipment
FILE: Rome, Italy - Jan 29, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of COVID-19 fast test center, medical worker taking sample
Paris, France - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Various of pedestrians in square
16. COVID-19 notice in window
17. Various of pedestrians
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday the launch of its "Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021" for the COVID-19 pandemic that would require 1.96 billion U.S. dollars in support from its member states.
According to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the plan has six objectives: suppress transmission, reduce exposure, counter misinformation and disinformation, protect the vulnerable, reduce the number of deaths and illnesses, and accelerate equitable access to new tools, including vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics.
Of the plan's total financial need, some 1.2 billion dollars would go to the WHO component of the ACT Accelerator, a global collaboration led by the WHO to accelerate the development, production and equitable deployment of COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.
Tedros said that the plan has been designed to complement and work in coordination with other funding mechanisms, not to supplant or duplicate them. It reflects the cost of the WHO's pandemic response work this year, and recognizes the need to fully integrate COVID-19 response into planning for health and development programs. It will also cover the WHO's pandemic response work in humanitarian settings.
He stressed that the investment is not solely for addressing the pandemic problem but also to help restore and build a safer world.
The WHO launched its first strategic plan for COVID-19 last year by asking for 1.7 billion dollars and eventually raising 1.58 billion dollars, more than 90 percent of which was allocated to countries and regions in vital funding to those working on the frontline of the pandemic as well as supporting the WHO's core scientific and technical work.
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Published : 2021-02-19 13:53
Last Modified : 2021-02-19 19:20:00
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