Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende pledges Norway will provide NOK 10 million for WHO efforts to fight the Zika virus.
Brende says Norway will provide NOK 10 million for WHO efforts to fight the Zika virus.
‘The World Health Organization needs NOK 23 million in immediate contributions for its efforts to fight the Zika virus. When I met Director-General Chan, I promised that Norway will quickly provide NOK 10 million,’ Brende said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) played a major role during the Ebola outbreak that affected several West African countries e.g Nigeria,Liberia,Guinea etc during much of 2014. The organisation was criticised for being too slow in responding and lacking in operational capacity.
‘The World Health Organization, the countries affected and donors must apply the lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak. It is crucial that WHO quickly and decisively steps up its efforts to fight the Zika virus, which is mosquito-borne,’ said Mr Brende.
WHO has a unique position as an intergovernmental, independent and normative specialised health agency within the UN. Norway is one of the largest donors to the organisation, and provided NOK 336.5 million in support in 2015.
NORWAY POST
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