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VIDEO: President Ramaphosa participates in WHO Virtual Pledging Conference

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African Union Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa is participating in a World Health Organisation (WHO) global response pledge conference convened by the European Union (EU).

The conference aims to mobilise resources for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recently launched global collaboration to accelerate development, production and equitable global access to new COVID-19 essential health technologies.

This initiative entails development and production of new COVID-19 tools and equitable global access to safe, quality, effective, and affordable COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines as well as ensuring that no one is left behind in the fight against the virus.

The Virtual Pledging Conference is co-hosted by World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; President Emmanuel Macron of France; President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Below is the the live stream of the conference:

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