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WHO: US$100 million fund needed for future health alerts
19.05.2015 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Additional powers and a US$100 million fund are needed to tackle future global health alerts, the WHO’s (World Health Organization) chief Margaret Chan said on Mon, UN Radio reports.
As to the report, Margaret Chan described the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa as a «defining moment» for the organization.
Reportedly, the UN health agency head made her remarks on the opening day of the organisations 68th annual general meeting in Geneva, where 194 member states are set to decide the future shape of public health.
As to the report, Margaret Chan described the world as «ill-prepared» for the killer disease that struck West Africa leaving more than 11,000 people dead.
In her address to nearly 200 member states, Dr. Chan said that with the help of the international community, she planned to bring in changes that would result in a single, streamlined structure to deal with future health emergencies.
Dr. Chan admitted the new WHO structure is to have performance benchmarks for 24, 48 and 72 hours and «not months», she told delegates.
For that, Dr. Chan said, about US$100 million contingency fund is required.
«I do not ever again want to see this organisation faced with a situation it is not prepared, staffed, funded or administratively set up to change and manage all these changes. We will move forward on an urgent footing; I plan to complete these changes by the end of the year,» Dr. Chan emphasized.
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