World leaders pledged at least an additional US $170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event Tuesday at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Amid rising global health challenges, leaders reaffirmed their support for multilateral cooperation through these contributions to WHO’s Investment Round (IR).
Earlier, Member States approved an increase in Assessed Contributions, adding a separate US $90 million a year of income, and marking another important step on WHO’s journey towards sustainable financing, said WHO in press note.
Award
Meanwhile, Award for Global Health was given to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood
In recognition of their lifetime achievements in global health, specifically in malaria elimination and beyond, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has given Director-General’s Award for Global Health this year to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood.
The Director-General’s Award for Global Health, established in 2019, was conferred during the High-Level segment on Tuesday, 20 May, at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly and this year included an honorary lifetime achievement award to each recipient.
“Their invaluable contributions have helped to alleviate the burden of malaria and other vaccine-preventable diseases and to build sustainable health system capacity in Africa,” said Dr. Tedros.
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