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Germany pledges €40 million to WHO emergencies and hosts pandemic intelligence hub
Germany has agreed to provide a further €40 million for WHO health emergencies and signed an agreement to host the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin. The funding supports WHO responses to more than 50 active emergencies, according to the organization.
- Germany pledged €40 million for WHO emergency work.
- Funds are allocated across three emergency-response areas.
- Germany signed a host agreement for WHO’s Berlin hub.
- WHO reports €53.5 million in German emergency support this year.
Germany signed two agreements with WHO: a further €40 million contribution for health emergencies and a host agreement for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, established in 2021. The hub is intended to strengthen data, analytics and decision-making for detecting and responding to health emergencies.
The new funding comprises €20 million for the WHO Health Emergencies Appeal 2023, €10 million for the Ukraine emergency and €10 million for emergencies in Africa. WHO said Germany had provided €53.5 million for its emergency response so far in 2023, supporting work across more than 50 active emergencies. Germany has contributed €115 million to WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies since its establishment in 2015. The announcement describes funding commitments and institutional arrangements, not an evaluation of health outcomes or the hub’s effectiveness.
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