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2the WHO Constitution
2the WHO Constitution
states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
3 their goal is to ensure that a billion people have universal health coverage, to
protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion
people with better health and well-being.
4Here we can see a graph regarding the top ten who programs that received the
most funds
5 For its COVID-19 response, WHO initially requested $675 million from
donors and plans to significantly increase the amount to fund its services
providing "advice, supplies and leadership" in the pandemic. WHO has launched
multilingual e-learning courses about various aspects of COVID-19, including for preparedness
and response.[138][139] By April 2020, WHO's Solidarity Response Fund had gathered more than
US$140 million from more than 200,000 individuals and organizations.[140] Safe Hands Challenge,
a campaign launched by WHO urges everyone to wash their hands regularly saw participation
from celebrities.[141] WHO has active presence on all social media channels, where they work to
counter misinformation.[140] In order to counter myths related to COVID-19, WHO has created
resources for the public
6 WHO has sent more than 70 teams of response coordinators, epidemiologists and
other advisers into countries to help guide COVID-19 responses. It is also raising
money for and organizing a global COVID-19 supply chain to get diagnostic tests,
medical equipment and aid workers to places that need them
7 WHO declared the coronavirus a PHEIC on Jan. 30, when there were no
reported deaths outside of China but a sharp increase in the number of
countries reporting cases.In the months since, WHO has requested information
that countries are bound to provide under international health regulations — for
instance, explanations of why travel bans are needed to stop disease spread. WHO
has also asked countries — including China — for timely and accurate outbreak data
that they're required to provide under the international health regulations.