BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s support for global effort to fight COVID-19 is extremely welcome, UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, Baroness Emma Nicholson told Trend.
“The coronavirus pandemic demonstrated that disease outbreaks do not respect borders, therefore we need a fully coordinated international response. It is only by working together that we will prevent future waves of infection and end this pandemic as quickly as possible,” she said.
Baroness Nicholson said she’s proud that the UK is taking a leading role globally, and has committed up to £744 million (AZN 1.5bn) for the international response to coronavirus, including pledge of £388 million (AZN 800mn) for the vital research and development of vaccines, treatments and tests.
In addition, the UK will be hosting the Global Vaccine Summit in June, which will focus on how to continue to ensure Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has the funds needed to deliver vaccines against diseases in the world’s poorest countries, and how we ensure fair access for all new coronavirus vaccines, she added.
“Azerbaijan’s support for the global effort, such as your financial contributions to the World Health Organisation (WHO), is extremely welcome, and I hope that you will also support this vaccines initiative. We’re also working closely with Azerbaijan on the health response in the country. Last month, together with the WHO, the UK co-funded the development of www.azercovid19.org, an online training platform enabling hospital personnel to access new training resources and interact with fellow professionals. This is helping medical staff quickly acquire the essential skills needed in the fight against coronavirus in Azerbaijan,” noted Baroness Nicholson.
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