Japan urges head of WHO to help speed vaccines

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Japan urges head of WHO to help speed vaccines

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 | AP | Tokyo

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to help accelerate development of medicine and vaccines for the coronavirus by promoting information sharing and cooperation among countries.

Abe told Director-General Tedros Adhanom in a phone call that Japan is pursuing clinical research on flu drug Favipiravir with several other countries.

Japan’s Foreign Ministry says Tedros pledged WHO’s leadership in the development of medicine, vaccines and diagnostics.

Abe asked Tedros to make use of Japan’s USD 46 million contribution to the WHO to effectively provide technical assistance for health workers in developing countries where COVID-19 cases are sharply on the rise.

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