WHO and donors continue to provide critical support to countries fighting COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, WHO and its partners keep up their support to countries around the world. Here are some ongoing activities WHO was able to carry out thanks to the vital backing of its many donors.
WHO and KSRelief support COVID-19 preparedness and response in Yemen
Hospital in Yemen. Story published by WHO/EMRO on 27 January 2021.
WHO and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) of Saudi Arabia have joined forces in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen through a new project to support preparedness and response.
WHO will work with the Ministry of Public Health and Population to enable rapid detection and response to COVID-19 cases and clusters, including through an integrated, multisectoral coordination system at central and governorate levels. The initiative will also support emergency operation centres) across the country. In addition, twenty-six main entry points to Yemen will be equipped to enable rapid COVID-19 detection. The joint project will also enhance the testing capacity of central public health laboratories throughout the country and support the prevention of COVID-19 transmission in health and non-health settings.
This US$ 13 million project is part of a broader US$ 46 million agreement between the 2 organizations, that also includes projects on nutrition, water and environmental sanitation services, and delivery of essential health services. KSRelief has been the main funding partner of WHO Yemen in 2019–2020. The partnership has helped preserve Yemen's health system, including through support to the most vulnerable.
With support from Japan and Russia, WHO rehabilitates health centres in Syria
Photos showing the primary health care centre in Masaken Hanano in Eastern Aleppo before and after the WHO-supported rehabilitation. Story published by WHO/EMRO on 27 January 2021.
The decade-long conflict in Syria has left more than half of Syria’s hospitals and public health centres out-of-service or partially functional
With donor support, WHO has helped revive some of the most damaged health care centres across the country. With a contribution from Japan, WHO completed the renovation of two public health centres in Kadi Askar and Masaken Hanano districts in Eastern Aleppo.
Support from the Government of the Russian Federation and WHO helped rehabilitate public health centres in northern Homs. Four health centres have also been renovated in Jaboureen, Tir-Maaleh, Kafr-Nan, and Taldu.
The rehabilitation of health centres is a major step towards reviving the availability of health services in the country, providing primary health services, vaccination, reproductive health and nutrition surveillance.
WHO and CDC Africa invest in identifying and slowing the spread of COVID-19 variants
Vaccination in WHO Africa region. Story published by WHO/AFRO on 28 January 2021.
New and more contagious variants of the COVID-19 virus are fuelling the rise of cases and deaths of COVID-19 in Africa.
WHO is working to monitor and combat new variants by helping countries build the capacity for the complex genomic surveillance needed to detect and respond to new variants, send samples to sequencing laboratories. The organisation is also providing technical equipment and advice in the region.
Together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa (CDC Africa), WHO has helped establish a network of genomic sequencing laboratories for COVID-19, with laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda
WHO launches app to help health workers use PPE more effectively
medPPE application. Story published by PAHO/WHO AMRO28 January 2021.
The WHO Regional Office for the Americas recently launched MedPPE, a mobile application that provides detailed information on the personal protective equipment that health personnel use to guard against COVID-19.
MedPPE emphasizes the role and timing of health workers jobs and offers specific information to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The guidelines are aimed at all personnel working in health facilities, including security guards, administrative and cleaning personnel, transfer assistants, nurses, biomedical and imaging technicians, surgeons, physicians, and others.
Health personnel are one of the population groups most affected by the new coronavirus, and the Americas reports the highest number of COVID-19 infections in health workers in the world.
WHO delivers EU-funded medical supplies to protect health care workers in Kazakhstan
WHO Logistics Hub in Dubai. Story published by WHO/EURO on 1 February 2021.
WHO, with financial support from the European Union (EU), recently delivered over 8 tonnes of medical supplies to Kazakhstan to support the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery included personal protective equipment such as surgical masks and gowns as well as laboratory equipment.
The cargo is part of a joint delivery plan by WHO and the EU to support national health authorities in responding to the virus. In July 2020, the EU launched the Central Asia COVID-19 Crisis Response (CACCR) Programme, a solidarity package with a budget of € 3 million euro to help Central Asian countries, with Kazakhstan being a major beneficiary of the programme.
Countries in the Americas notified of first COVID-19 vaccine allocations through COVAX
Story published by PAHO/WHO on 31 January 2021.
COVAX, a coalition led by WHO and Gavi to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, has notified countries in the Americas of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of vaccine delivery. Thirty-six of the countries and territories participating in COVAX received letters about the estimated number of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that they could be receiving from the second half of February through the second quarter of 2021.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is currently under review by WHO for emergency use approval. The number of doses and delivery schedule are subject to EUL and manufacturing production capacity, as well as establishing supply agreements between the producers, WHO, and UNICEF. According to the COVAX statement, it is estimated that around 35.3 million doses will be arriving in the Americas in the first stage.
Countries in the Americas participating in COVAX that received letters are Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucía, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The WHO Regional Office for the Americas provided technical assistance in preparation for receiving and deploying the vaccines.
WHO donates COVID-19 medical supplies to the state of Amazonas and the municipality of Manaus
Story published by PAHO/WHO on 1 February 2021.
The WHO Regional Office for the Americas recently donated 4 600 oximeters to the Amazonas State Health Department and to the Manaus Municipal Health Department to help monitor the health conditions of patients with COVID-19.
WHO has also sent 45 oxygen cylinders to supply health facilities in the state and 1 500 thermometers to take patients’ temperatures.
In addition, the international organization has guaranteed the delivery of 60 000 rapid antigen tests to support COVID-19 diagnosis. PAHO has donated these supplies to several countries in the Americas in order to facilitate the identification of people infected with the disease, even in hard-to-reach communities.
Government of Japan pledges new US$ 9.6 million agreement with UNICEF and WHO to strengthen immunization in the Pacific
WHO Representative Dr Corinne Capuano, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, H.E. Kawakami Fumihiro and UNICEF Pacific Representative, Sheldon Yett sign agreement. Story published by WHO/WPRO Fiji Country Office on 27 January 2021.
The Government of Japan recently pledged US$ 9.6 million with UNICEF and WHO to strengthen immunization in the Pacific region. The agreement will support Pacific governments including Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Palau and Republic of Marshall Islands. UNICEF and WHO in the Pacific will work collaboratively with national health authorities to strengthen health programmes through effective and safe immunization.
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Read more about WHO’s response to COVID-19 across the world.
Without the support of donors and partners, WHO would not be able to reach these countries in need and help them make it through the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHO thanks all governments, organizations and individuals contributing to the COVID-19 response around the world, and in particular those who have provided fully flexible contributions, to ensure a comprehensive fight against the disease.
African Development Bank, Alwaleed Foundation, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bulgaria, CAF, Canada, Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), China, Côte d’Ivoire, COVID MPTF, COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Commission, Finland, France, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, Germany, GFATM, Pacific Health Officers’ Association, Guinea, Holy See, Iceland, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Japan, Ireland, Islamic Development Bank, Italy, King Baudouin Foundation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Novartis International AG, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Pacific Health Officers’ Association, Pandemic Tech, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Slovenia, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tetra Pak Export FZE, Standard Chartered Bank, Thailand, United Kingdom, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNDP/UNOSS, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UNFCU Foundation, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United States, Viet Nam, Vital Strategies/Resolve to Save Lives, World Bank, World Bank/PEF
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