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WHO Director-General s opening remarks at the Member State Information Session on COVID-19 - 22 April
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Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends,
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to all Member States, and thank you for joining us once again.
This Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the launching of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator.
Tomorrow we will hold a special press conference involving the principals of all the partners in the ACT Accelerator.
As you know, the ACT Accelerator was conceived with two major objectives: rapid development of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics; and equitable access to those tools.
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Champion goalkeeper Alisson Becker, World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill ambassador for health promotion, is kickstarting a new global fundraising campaign, titled "Give a Breath for Health," driven by the WHO Foundation and WHO.
The European Commission and the High Representative set out plans for a targeted EU response to support partner countries efforts in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic combining resources from the EU, its Member States and European
financial institutions, as ‘Team Europe . By 1 January 2021, Team Europe had already supported partner countries around the world with more than €26 billion, 65% of the overall response package that now stands at over €40 billion and exceeding the original €20 billion pledged.
Team Europe is also working to ensure global, equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and supporting the rollout of vaccination campaigns, while exploring possibilities for boosting local manufacturing capacity. The EU played a leading role in setting up the