GENEVA (AN) — More than 30 nations on Thursday pledged to help a global collaboration among 10 international organizations raise US$35 billion for speeding development and production of coronavirus tests, medicines and vaccines worldwide.
Heads of state and ministers attending the collaboration's inaugural meeting, co-led by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solber, said in a statement afterward they fully support the Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, coordinated by the World Health Organization and European Commission.
Climate & Health — Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — Brazil — Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) — Europe — European Commission (E.C.) — European Union (E.U.) — Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) — France — Gavi the Vaccine Alliance — Global Financing Facility for Women Children and Adolescents (GFF) — Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria — Global Issues — India — Norway — South Africa — Switzerland — Unitaid — United Nations — Americas — Wellcome Trust — World Bank Group — World Health Organization (WHO)
