The World Health Organization of the United Nations launched Friday a "historic" initiative that brings together several countries, including France and Germany, to accelerate the production of vaccines, treatments and tests for the emerging coronavirus, while ensuring equal opportunities in obtaining them, while United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced yesterday that he was defeated The epidemic requires "the greatest efforts in history in terms of public health."
China recorded, yesterday, a new day without deaths due to the emerging corona virus, while the number of infections decreased from the day before yesterday, and the total number of deaths in the world exceeded 193 thousand cases, and recorded about two thirds of deaths in Europe, while the infections exceeded two million and 762 thousand cases based on Official sources.
This represents "historic cooperation to accelerate the development, production and distribution of vaccines, diagnostic examinations and treatments against (Coffid- 19).
He added that this pulmonary disease is a "common threat that we cannot defeat without joint action." He added: "Experience has taught us that even when the means are available, they are not equally available to all. "We cannot allow this to happen."
The goal of a global fundraising effort in early May will be to raise 7.5 billion euros (8.1 billion dollars) to boost work in the area of prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Ursula von der Line said.
"This is only a first step, but more will be needed in the future," she said.
The President of the African Union, Cyril Ramaposa, praised the "excellent management" of the World Health Organization for fighting the "Covid-19" disease that swept the world. He cautioned that the African continent is "highly vulnerable to the scourge of this virus and needs support."
And the launch of the global initiative was participated in by television messages and the words of heads of state and ministries from different regions of the world, in addition to the managers and heads of international organizations concerned with health and medical affairs, as well as personalities from the private sector with the aim of mobilizing everyone's efforts to accelerate access to tools that enable the elimination of the Corona epidemic in Everywhere around the world.
"The world needs to develop and produce vaccines, treatments and safe and effective diagnostics against (Covid-19), and distribute them fairly," Guterres said during the video conference, to launch the initiative. There is no vaccine or treatment for a country, region, or half of the world, but a vaccine and treatment that is moderate, safe, and effective, that can be given easily and available throughout the world, to everyone everywhere. ”
Earlier, a spokesman for the American mission in Geneva told Reuters that the United States would not participate in launching the initiative.
"There will be no official US participation," he said in an email response to a query from Reuters. "We look forward to learning more about this initiative to support international cooperation to develop a vaccine for the virus as soon as possible," he added.
US President Donald Trump has announced the suspension of his country's funding for the World Health Organization. Washington is the organization's largest donor.
This comes at a time when European leaders have postponed preparing a plan to revive the economy in the face of the recession caused by the epidemic, due to the lack of consensus.
The African continent is highly vulnerable to the scourge of this virus and needs support.