DG remarks and links for COVID-19 press briefing, 15 March, 2021

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No images? Click here Monday 15 March, 2021 Please find enclosed the link of the WHO Director-General's statement as well as other materials from the COVID-19 media briefing on 15 March: https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-15-march-2021 Today marks 10 years since the start of the crisis in Syria. WHO continues to work on the ground with our partners to deliver services and supplies, protect public health and to support a network of more than 1700 health facilities.  Since our last press conference on Friday, several more countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines as a precautionary measure. WHO’s Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety has been reviewing the available data, is in close contact with the European Medicines Agency and will meet tomorrow.  Today marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. We are now inviting everyone to support the 2021 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan through the Solidarity Response Fund. The money collected will be used to suppress transmission, save lives, fight the infodemic, and accelerate equitable access to vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics. Media briefing audio link (Length 1hrs 08mins):  http://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/presser/WHO-AUDIO_Emergencies_Coronavirus_Press_Conference_15MAR2021.mp3 News edit link (TRT  4mins 34sec):  https://who.canto.global/b/JQF80 Media assets and information on COVID-19 https://who.canto.global/v/coronavirus RELATED   COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund marks first anniversary and appeals for continued support One year ago WHO created the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund to respond to the unprecedented show of support by individuals and companies to help WHO in the fight against COVID-19. Powered by the UN Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, it was developed as an innovative platform to enable private companies, individuals and other organizations to contribute directly to WHO’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to COVID-19 around the world. More.  Statement by WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the 10th year of the Syria crisis Exactly 10 years after the conflict in Syria began, new challenges have emerged, perpetuating the suffering of Syrian people already exhausted by the ongoing conflict, violence, political fragility, and the burden of unmet socioeconomic needs. COVID-19 and the regional economic crisis have brought further devastation to individuals and communities all over Syria. Given the fragility of the situation, the capacity of the health system is likely to fall short of a successful response to COVID-19 and global efforts to stop its transmission. More.   Media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Do not reply to media@campaign.who.int as it is an unmonitored mailbox. Journalists may write to mediainquiries@who.int.   World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland    Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe