WHO reviews COVID-19 draft financing framework Monday
Lara Adejoro
The World Health Organisation says itwill review strategic priorities towards the drafting of financing framework in order to close the ACT Accelerator’s financing gap for 2021.
The global health agency said almost one billion doses of leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates had been secured as part of the COVAX Facility, and 189 countries and economies are now participating.
Speaking during a virtual media briefing on COVID-19, the Director-General of WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that the COVAX is in discussions with several other manufacturers and further deals will be announced in the near future.