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The Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Financing Roadmap to End Pandemic by End of 2022
Calls for $44 billion in SDRs through IMF to achieve 70% vaccination rate in LMICs
Recommends an allocation of $650 billion in SDRs to catalyze a sustainable global recovery
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NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Rockefeller Foundation released a new roadmap for financing the end of the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of 2022 and kick-starting a just and sustainable global recovery.
An Action Plan for Financing Global Vaccination and Sustainable Growth issues a call to action to leverage $44 billion in special drawing rights (SDRs) through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to achieve a 70% vaccination rate in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by the end of 2022. These special drawing rights would be a part of a broader issuance of $650 billion in SDRs to jump start a more inclusive, sustainable recovery in LMICs
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WASHINGTON, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As vaccinations efforts slowly ramp up across the U.S. and more states and communities start to reopen, testing remains a critical proactive strategy to control local outbreaks, monitor for variants, and end the pandemic. Yet, vulnerable communities at greatest risk for Covid-19 often have limited to no access to pharmacies and health systems that provide the foundation for testing and vaccination networks. A new report,
, by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, provides important considerations for equitably prioritizing testing resources to communities at greatest risk as states and local governments face shortages of testing and ancillary supplies. It also includes longer-term strategies for controlling Covid-19 after the surge in cases subsides to stop any emerging outbreaks and identify new variants.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As school leaders across the country work to reopen safely for in-person instruction, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, announce the launch of a bi-monthly
Innovation Series focused on Covid-19 testing in school settings. The new series will feature leaders across the education, public health, and healthcare fields who will share best practices, science-based resources, and engagement strategies for successful implementation of testing in support of returning to in-person instruction. It starts this Friday, February 26 at 1:30 pm ET with a session focused on Testing for America s newly released K-12 Testing Playbook, a step-by-step guide informed by the latest real-world evidence. Participation in the series is free and open to both the public and media.