UN: this year can be the end of the pandemic only if there is unity
The world has the necessary resources to end the pandemic and offer to help the most vulnerable countries that have problems accessing vaccines.
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), assured this Wednesday that the world has the necessary resources to put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic this year.
According to Guterres, the world is in the best moment to achieve it. In an act carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO), as a method of collecting funds to support the fight against the pandemic, Guterres affirmed that "we will only be able to put an end to it by being united"
Guterres stressed that the pandemic entered its third year without the most important goals having been achieved, such as general vaccination of the world's population, increased testing or easy access to life-saving treatment for all.
The Portuguese politician assured that there is still inequality in access to vaccines, and it is "a moral failure" that countries and their citizens are suffering. On the other hand, he highlighted that the distribution of immunization doses is positively increasing.
The UN leader said that the world economy can be brought back to normal by acting immediately. In addition to rescuing the goals for sustainable development.
In the act held on Wednesday, February 9, the WHO specifically requested the most developed countries to contribute 23 billion dollars to the global fight against Covid-19.
Of the requested amount, 16 billion will be allocated to the ACT Accelerator. The rest of the money raised would be to pay for the shipment of materials to deal with covid-19.
This initiative has been created in 2020 by the WHO, and other world organizations, to facilitate the access of developing nations to treatments, vaccines and other supplies against the virus.
With the money they plan to acquire through the application, the ACT Accelerator plans to acquire 600 million vaccines, 700 million tests.
In addition, treat 120 million patients around the world and guarantee access to protective equipment for 1.7 million public health workers, prioritizing countries with a vulnerable health system.