World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the coronavirus pandemic will end when all countries start using available health equipment effectively. Addressing the World Health Summit in Berlin, Tedros said it is in our hands when the coronavirus pandemic ends.
“The pandemic will end when the world wants to end it. It’s in our hands. We have all the tools we need: effective public health tools and effective medical equipment. But the world hasn’t used those tools well. Almost With 50,000 deaths a week, the pandemic is far from over,” Dr Tedros said.
The WHO chief called on G20 countries that have already vaccinated 40 percent of their populations to actively engage in the COVAX mechanism, as well as the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT).
On Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on G20 countries to help collect USD 8 billion to ensure the fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
Speaking at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Guterres said that earlier in October, he joined the WHO chief to launch a global strategy for COVID-19 vaccination to distribute vaccines to 40 percent of the population. Suggests a reliable and cost effective plan. in all countries by the end of this year and 70 percent by the middle of 2022.
(with inputs from ANI)
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