that lays out the Organization's essential contribution to global health and seeks investment in its 2025-2028 strategy to save 40 million lives and improve the health of 6 billion people., which kicked off on Sunday and has gained many robust expressions of support, commitments from countries to co-host, and a number of initial pledges that build momentum toward the Investment Round's culmination later this year.
"I thank Brazil, which will host the Investment Round as President of the G20, alongside co-hosts France, Germany and Norway, and Mauritania in its capacity as Chair of the African Union," said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking at Tuesday's event."I also thank the G7 finance ministers, who recently called for increased funding for WHO through the Investment Round.
During the event, Singapore's Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung announced the country's contribution of SGD 24 million to the Investment Round. Ireland's Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly announced that the country would immediately bring forward its assessed contribution to 2028-2029 levels by committing additional flexible funds."We want to see a WHO which is sustainably financed, accountable and effective.
WHO's strategy for 2025-2028 is built around the Organization's continuing pledge to promote, provide and protect health; in text, data and graphics, the investment case provides examples of the activities that will support that pledge over the next four years.
Finance Finance Latest News, Finance Finance Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Africa: Global Fund Hails Launch of Africa Health Workforce Investment CharterThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), warmly welcomes the launch of the Africa Health Workforce Investment Charter, which was signed today in Windhoek, Namibia, at the Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Eximbank 'Actively Expanding' U.S. Trade & Investment with AfricaFive members of the Sub-Sahara Africa Advisory Committee (SAAC) at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank) are defending the record and important role of the Bank - official U.S. government export credit agency - in promoting trade and investment in Africa.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Source: BusinessTechSA - 🏆 24. / 61 Read more »
Source: BusinessTechSA - 🏆 24. / 61 Read more »