World Health Summit in Berlin: 1 billion for global health!

World Health Summit in Berlin: 1 billion for global health!

Berlin, Deutschland - nag/nag editor - the World Health Summit in Berlin attracts thousands of participants, while everything is about health issues and international cooperation. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for more global cooperation and announced impressive news: Financial commitments of a total of $ 700 million were confirmed on Monday evening during the largest encounter event with the World Health Organization (WHO). Together with another $ 300 million from the European Union and African countries, the commitments add up to a fabulous billion US dollar to prevent avoidable deaths in the next four years.

top-class personalities such as WHO general director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Olaf Scholz and Bill Gates were present and emphasized the urgency to invest in global health. Scholz emphasized that Germany will provide at least 360 million euros for the WHO. Gates and other speakers emphasized that global challenges require global solutions. The summit, which is under the motto "Building Trust for a Healthier World", now focuses on the health effects of climate change and the challenges of artificial intelligence. The WHO summit thus shows how urgently solidarity is in health issues-in view of the teachings that have to be drawn from Corona pandemic.