The China Population Welfare Fund (CPWF) will channel donations from Chinese companies, charities, and individuals towards the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in support of the work of the WHO and its partners to help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO was announced by WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in March 2020, with the support of the UN Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation. This Fund remains the largest mechanism for non-traditional donors to contribute directly to WHO’s efforts to the global response to this pandemic. Funds collected by the CWPF will go towards actions outlined in the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to enable all countries – particularly those most vulnerable and at-risk, and with the weakest health systems – to invest in preparedness efforts, and respond to the COVID-19 crisis including rapidly detecting cases, stopping transmission of the virus, and caring for those affected.
WHO is working with partners on initiatives to finance and supply protective equipment for frontline health workers; to equip diagnostic laboratories; improve surveillance and data collection; establish and maintain intensive care units; strengthen supply chains; accelerate research and development of vaccines and therapeutics; and take other critical steps to scale up the public health response to the pandemic.