World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tadros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed a Global Response Pledging conference’s over USD seven billion outcomes for research and development for the vaccine, diagnosis, and treatment against COVID-19.
Ghebreyesus, at an online news conference, said today’s conference was not only for the sake of making a pledge but to make sure people around the world have access to life-saving medications and vaccines.
He said WHO was committed to working with all countries and partners to develop and produce vaccines and provide proper diagnosis and treatment to be available for all people.
He called on the importance of protecting people from the threat of the virus. “Nobody is safe until everybody is safe,” he added.
Ghebreyesus said many countries started easing restrictions, including stay-at-home, but that did not mean abandoning hygienic rules like washing of hands, physical distancing, testing, and isolation of patients.
He acknowledged that the drop in cases and deaths in some countries was opposed by a rise in other nations. “The virus will stay for a long time and we need to show solidarity to develop the tools and share them to eliminate it,” said Ghebreyesus.
Today’s conference covers research and development, but the world would still need more personal protection equipment and oxygen.
The pledging conference, co-convened by the European Union, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Spain and Britain, pledged USD eight billion.
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