Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) donors & partners: WHO says thank you!
The Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan calls for a total resource requirement of US$675m, of which US$61.5m is for WHO’s urgent preparedness and response activities for the period of February to April 2020.
Contributions to the WHO COVID-19 appeal for US$61.5 million
Contributors
| Donor | Funding received (US$) in thousands |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 9500 |
| Czech Republic | 262 |
| France | 1100 |
| Ireland | 1030 |
| Norway | 1084 |
| Slovakia | 206 |
| United Kingdom | 7494 |
| United States | 7800 |
| Vital Strategies/Resolve to Save Lives | 461 |
Contributions to the Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE)
WHO appreciates donors who have provided funding to WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE). The CFE has and continues to play a critical role in responding to outbreaks around the world including the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. To date, in response to COVID-19 WHO has released US$9 million for urgent preparedness and response activities globally. Total CFE contributions can be found here.
WHO thanks the following donors for their contributions to the CFE for this outbreak: Canada, Denmark, Germany, Kuwait, Netherlands, Sweden
Other contributions to the global effort
COVID-19 appeal on social media
Wonderful to see such robust support from @WorldBank to the global #COVID19 response. It’s so important for all partners to unite, now, against #coronavirus. Together, for a healthier, safer world. https://t.co/W0Y45fvVT1
— Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus(@DrTedros) March 3, 2020Glad to see @Google offering its tools to support global #COVID19 response. @WHO is grateful for your SOS search on #coronavirus directing users to reliable information.
Offering free online classrooms to closed schools is a great act of solidarity, @sundarpichai. I thank you! https://t.co/z6q34X943T
Thank you President @realDonaldTrump, @USAIDMarkGreen & @USAID for 🇺🇸’s contribution of $37 million to the global #COVID19 response. These funds will help build preparedness & response capacities in vulnerable countries. @WHO is grateful for your support to keep the world safe. https://t.co/d8EJkaFx6u
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 3, 2020
The fresh funds will help vulnerable countries prepare to:
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 1, 2020
- detect and isolate #COVID19 cases
- protect frontline #healthworkers who are most at risk
- treat patients appropriately and with dignity.
The outcome will be lives saved. https://t.co/4VlGKHhfNd #coronavirus
Thank you, @French_Gov for contributing €1 million to fight #COVID19. All support is needed & very welcome at this critical stage.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 27, 2020
Merci le @gouvernementFR pour votre contribution de €1 million pour lutter contre COVID-19. Toute aide est la bienvenue dans ce moment crucial.
Thank you to @ResolveTSL, the global public health initiative of @VitalStrat, for the quick action and early contribution of US$500k to the #COVID19 appeal. Together, for a healthier, safer world. https://t.co/2uszyBhCWc
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 20, 2020
COVID-19: EU working on all fronts, €232 million for global efforts to tackle outbreak - European External Action Service https://t.co/GWulKbeQBN
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 24, 2020
Thank you 🇩🇪 Foreign Minister @HeikoMaas for your visit to our Emergency Operation Center today and for #Germany's support to the #COVID19 and #Ebola outbreak responses. Your solidarity and collaboration is critical for preparing for and tackling health emergencies. pic.twitter.com/QrTv6XELhs
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 24, 2020
Thank you @simoncoveney, Tánaiste of #Ireland, for @dfatirl's €500,000 contribution to the Strategic Response and Preparedness Plan for the #2019nCoV outbreak.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 7, 2020
As you rightly pointed out, risk of #2019nCoV spread concerns us all. https://t.co/nnjDQhlE6w
This is great news. The @gatesfoundation is investing in:
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 5, 2020
-response preparedness for the #2019nCoV
-protecting populations at risk in Africa & South Asia
-accelerating the development of new tools to stop the outbreak.
Together, for a safer world.https://t.co/UEzBsX3B3c
Without secure supply chains, the risk to #healthworkers fighting #COVID19 around the world is real. Industry & governments must act quickly to boost supply, ease export restrictions & put measures in place to stop speculation & hoarding. https://t.co/AvmOAfc6hr #coronavirus
— Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus(@DrTedros) March 3, 2020In today's media briefing on #COVID19 I stressed that actions the newly-affected countries take will be the difference between a handful of cases & a larger cluster. I also explained similarities & differences between #coronavirus & influenza.https://t.co/KSrq8tqD9v
— Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus(@DrTedros) March 3, 2020The potential spread of the #coronavirus to countries with weaker health systems is one of our biggest concerns. @WHO thanks @UNCERF for releasing $15 million to help these countries battle the spread of the virus. https://t.co/4VlGKHhfNd
— Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus(@DrTedros) March 1, 2020Thank you @EU_Commission for working on all fronts to strengthen preparedness and support the global #COVID19 response. @WHO is grateful for your financial contribution of €232 million to fight the outbreak. Together, for a healthier, safer world. https://t.co/3DcDT3ZACz
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 24, 2020
Determined fight against coronavirus: Foreign Minister @HeikoMaas meets with @DrTedros, Director General of @WHO in Geneva. 🇩🇪 is providing a further 3 million for the WHO emergency fund to combat coronavirus. #MultilateralismMatters pic.twitter.com/tNfmeVTHVG
— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) February 24, 2020
Thank you #Canada for your contribution, solidarity and commitment to keep the world safe. @WHO will continue working with all countries to stop #COVID19 outbreak. https://t.co/YvV8PnZGsh
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 19, 2020
"The @gatesfoundation has already made a generous contribution, #Japan has also made a contribution of $10 million & there are a lot of other signals of support"-@DrTedros #2019nCoVhttps://t.co/NiDcN16vtG
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 6, 2020
I used the opportunity to remind everyone that we can’t stop #COVID19 without protecting #healthworkers. We continue to call on manufacturers to urgently increase production to meet this demand & guarantee supplies & demonstrate their solidarity in our efforts to save lives.
— Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus(@DrTedros) March 3, 2020#COVID-19 spreads less efficiently than flu, transmission does not appear to be driven by pplwho aren’t sick, it causes more severe illness than flu, there are not yet any vaccines or therapeutics & it can be contained – which is why we must do everything we can to contain it. pic.twitter.com/vRvKTlio1F
— Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus(@DrTedros) March 3, 2020.@WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing of personal protective equipment by 40% to meet rising global demand due to #COVID19 outbreak and to protect #healthworkers. https://t.co/AvmOAfc6hr #coronavirus
— Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus(@DrTedros) March 3, 2020It’s appalling to see new reports of people being targeted due to their race, ethnicity or purported association with #COVID19. @WHO once again calls for an end to stigmatization & discrimination at a time when solidarity and compassion must be paramount. https://t.co/yH501Q7BoY
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 4, 2020
My deepest gratitude to @BMG_Bund and Minister @jensspahn for this timely support of €50m for the #COVID19 response at a time when proactive solidarity is vital in preparedness as well as slowing the spread of the new #coronavirus. https://t.co/GnssOiRhi7
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 28, 2020
Thank you #CzechRepublic 🇨🇿 and @CzechMFA for your contribution of USD 250,000, which will help us be ready to act swiftly and efficiently to prepare for and contain #COVID19.https://t.co/szTE90hgZf
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 27, 2020
Thank you #Slovakia 🇸🇰 for your contribution of US$220k towards prevention and #COVID19 response activities. Grateful to all early contributors, but still a big gap to fulfill the appeal. https://t.co/2uszyBhCWc
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 20, 2020
Thank you #Sweden 🇸🇪, Minister @lenahallengren and @MinisterPeterE for your contribution of SEK 40 million to global #COVID19 preparedness and response. @WHO is grateful for 🇸🇪’s strong, continuous support to keep the world safe. https://t.co/U3BkFNwa5e
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 24, 2020
Thank you #Denmark for your contribution of DKK 8 million to the @WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies, for the global #COVID19 response. We are grateful for your continuous support to health emergency responses. Together, for a healthier, safer world. https://t.co/mAXof3kbPk
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 22, 2020
Thank you #Japan for your timely, generous $10 million contribution to the international #2019nCoV outbreak response led by @WHO. The funds will support countries with weak health systems as they prepare for the potential spread of the virus. Together, for a safer world. #EB146
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 6, 2020