Ensuring health security in the WHO African Region/ Quarterly emergency preparedness and response, quarter 1, 2024
Over the quarter, several ongoing shifts in the global landscape of health emergencies impacted our approach to serving Members States in the African Region. It is fair to say that Africa’s attention has shifted from COVID-19, but the latter’s impacts still reverberate across the Region. For example, due to the pandemic, the world is changing how it funds health emergencies. The Pandemic Fund – which has raised more than US$ 2 billion for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – reached its second round of applications this quarter.
