Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass at the Virtual COVID-19 Global Action Plan Foreign Ministerial Meeting
These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass at the Virtual COVID-19 Global Action Plan Foreign Ministerial Meeting on July 19, 2022. He said that Coronavirus (COVID-19) has highlighted the pressing need for action to bu...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102207202297190/IDU05290e71a010a08e370b16bcb05a122 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37812 |
| Summary: | These remarks were delivered by World
Bank Group President David Malpass at the Virtual COVID-19
Global Action Plan Foreign Ministerial Meeting on July 19,
2022. He said that Coronavirus (COVID-19) has highlighted
the pressing need for action to build stronger health
systems and mobilize additional resources for Pandemic
Prevention, Preparedness, and Response or PPR. He mentioned
that when COVID-19 struck, it required immediate support for
developing countries, and the World Bank Group mounted the
fastest and largest response in our history with operations
in over 100 countries. He declared that the World Bank Group
is working closely with the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
Partnership to support focus countries to achieve their
coverage goals. He said that they have worked closely with
the WHO, IMF, and WTO throughout the pandemic. He also added
that they have also worked with other development partners,
including USAID and JICA, to strengthen the laboratory
capacity of regional entities, such as the Africa CDC. He
mentioned that the World Bank Group is proceeding quickly to
establish a financial intermediary fund or FIF to mobilize
additional resources for PPR and complement efforts to
strengthen health systems in developing countries and
regions. He concluded by saying that they look forward to
more countries joining this partnership, to strengthening
health systems further, and to working together on this
critical agenda, including at the Tokyo International
Conference on African Development (TICAD) in August in Tunisia. |
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