Draft resolution 1.

Committee: World Health Organization

Agenda:  Tackling global medical supply shortages

Sponsors:  Republic of Ecuador, Republic of Turkey, Republic of India

Signatories: Republic of South Africa, People’s Republic of China, Federal Republic

of Germany, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
State of Israel

Recalling the WHO Constitution which recognizes that the enjoyment of the
highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every
human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or
social condition,

Acknowledging the consequences of shortage of medical supplies on the both the

people affected by COVID-19 and other diseases,

Concernedabout the lives of the people affected by both COVID-19 and other
diseases in areas with a lack of proper medical supplies,

Recognizing the United Nations General Assembly resolution 72/139 of 12

December 2017 entitled “Global health and foreign policy: Addressing the health
of the most vulnerable for an inclusive society” in which the member states
decided to hold a high-level meeting in 2019 on Universal Health Coverage,

Conscious of the necessary actions required to be taken to ensure proper medical

supplies in case of future outbreaks,

The General Assembly,

1) Urges governments of all nations to put special emphasis on reducing the

demand of medical supplies amidst the current COVID-19 crisis by limiting human
interactions among the general population by using various methods of social
distancing;
2) Encourages Governments to ensure proper supply chains of medical
equipment by removing various bottle-necks in the supply chains through proper
management procedures by:

a)        Encourages the assistance of subsidiary industries

to existing medical infrastructure  in production of
COVID-19 related Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
and ventilators,
b)         Encourages member nations to initiate programs
to give proper health protection equipment to
individuals involved in transportation and manufacture
of essential commodities such as drugs and medical
equipment;

3) Encourages the centralization of health care systems under a single body (the
government or the United Nations) and reduced competitions among hospitals in
order to ensure:

a)      Sharing of inventory and resources between departments

and hospitals,

b)      Proper sharing of information within the departments and

also with the public;

4) Encouraging militaries and volunteers to support in management of supply

chains of ventilator production;

5) Calls upon the State of Israel to share its information related to their latest PCR
testing technology with the global community in order to tackle the COVID-19
crisis;

6) Calls upon China and Russia to provide additional funding to the WHO and also
to the COVID-19 Solidarity Fund;

7)  Strongly urges agencies of the UN such as the ILO and IOM to assist the WHO
and provide data of the condition of those refugees who are being
detained/transported to their target countries in the midst of the pandemic;
8)  Strongly urges nations to not stop production of drugs/medical equipment
besides those for COVID-19 by giving special emphasis to pharmaceutical
industries, as these will ensure the immune systems of individuals are not
compromised which itself can be a source of increased COVID-19 cases;

9) Calls upon nations to provide support to countries affected by epidemics and

pandemics other than the COVID-19;

10) Recommends building separate hospitals or turning existing infrastructure

such as hotels into temporary hospitals for the COIVD-19 patient to minimize the
outbreak of COVID-19.