Support to the contingency fund for emergencies – World Health Organization - 2024

April 2024 – The World Health Organization (WHO) works with countries and partners to prepare prevent respond and recover from hazards that create health emergencies. This includes disasters disease outbreaks and conflicts. The WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) is a replenishable fund established to provide the resources necessary to rapidly scale up WHO’s initial acute response to outbreaks and emergencies with health consequences. The Fund seeks to fill critical funding gaps from the beginning of an emergency until the organization can access additional sources of funds. With GAC’s support the CFE helps the WHO to react early to prevent health emergencies from escalating. Project activities include: (1) deploying experts to assess outbreak threat; (2) delivering essential medicines supplies and equipment; (3) training health personnel; and (4) strengthening health sector coordination and health information systems.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved surveillance early detection and rapid assessment of disease outbreaks; (2) increased access to essential life-saving health services; and (3) improved coordination of emergency health responses globally. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.