Thread by @WHO

LIVE with @DrTedros from the #GlobalHealthSummit hosted by @g20org and @EU_Commission ⬇️
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"I would like to thank the Italian @g20org Presidency and the @EU_Commission for their leadership in initiating the Rome Declaration"-@DrTedros at the #GlobalHealthSummit

"We welcome the declaration, esp. the commitment to support & enhance the existing multilateral health architecture for preparedness, prevention, detection & response, with an appropriately, sustainably & predictably funded, effective WHO at its centre"-@DrTedros

"And we welcome the other commitments to strengthening national and global preparedness for preventing future pandemics"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"But our commitment to the future is measured by our actions today. Yesterday alone, more than 13,000 people around the world lost their lives to #COVID19 – 9 every single minute. Today the number will be similar. And tomorrow, and the next day"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"People will continue to die as long as the global disparity in vaccines persists"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1395742130002440192?s=20

"Yes, the rapid development of #COVID19 vaccines is a triumph of science. But their inequitable distribution is a failure for humanity. Almost 90% of all vaccines administered globally have been in @g20org countries"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"We can only end the #COVID19 pandemic if everyone has the tools to stop it"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity #GlobalHealthSummit

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1395742577043906561?s=20

"So today I have 3⃣ requests.

1⃣ end the #COVID19 pandemic, with a combination of tailored public health measures and the equitable distribution of vaccines. We call on @g20org countries to fully fund the @ACTAccelerator, as a matter of urgency"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"To share more doses faster through #COVAX. We thank all countries that have announced generous donations today. This is a very encouraging start towards the hundreds and millions of doses we will ned in the coming weeks and months"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"To scale-up manufacturing as a matter of urgency, through sharing technology & know-how, & waiving intellectual property provisions, with a focus on Africa. The @g20org has all the means to vaccinate the world, and the world cannot wait any longer"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"2⃣strengthen health security, nationally & 🌍.

We welcome the commitments of the Rome Declaration to support the full implementation of the IHR, & for a multisectoral, all-of-government, all-of-society, evidence-based, One Health approach to health security"-@DrTedros

"WHO remains committed to working with all Member States to explore every avenue for keeping the world safer, including the proposal for a treaty on pandemic preparedness and response"-@DrTedros #PandemicTreaty #GlobalHealthSummit

"We believe such a treaty would create a high-level framework for political accountability that redefines the way countries deal with health emergencies – and that would encompass all countries, not just the richest and most powerful"-@DrTedros #PandemicTreaty #GlobalHealthSummit

"3⃣ drive progress towards universal health coverage in all countries, based on strong #primaryhealthcare.

The #COVID19 pandemic has demonstrated that health is not a luxury, but the cornerstone of social, economic and political stability"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"This will not be the last pandemic. We might be able to prevent some, but we cannot prevent them all. Business as usual will produce the usual result: a world that is unsafe, unprepared and unfair"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

"But with bold ideas, bold commitments and bold leadership, we can write a healthier, safer, fairer future for our children and our children’s children"-@DrTedros #GlobalHealthSummit

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1395744452044627975?s=20