Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Support to the Contingency Fund for Emergencies - World Health Organization - 2025 to 2026
Agreement Number:
7466807 P015711001
Agreement Value:
$5,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 17, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
February 2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) works with countries and partners to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from hazards that create health emergencies, including disasters, disease outbreaks and conflicts. The WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) is a replenishable multi-donor fund that provides resources necessary to rapidly scale up WHO’s initial response to health-related outbreaks and emergencies.
With GAC’s support, the CFE helps the WHO react early to prevent health emergencies from escalating. Project activities include: (1) deploying experts to assess outbreak threat; (2) delivering essential medicines, supplies and equipment; (3) training health personnel; and (4) strengthening health sector coordination and health information systems.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved surveillance, early detection and rapid assessment of disease outbreaks; (2) increased access to essential life-saving health services; and (3) improved coordination of emergency health responses globally.
The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated, and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.
Location:
Geneva 27, CH 1211
Reference Number:
064-2025-2026-Q1-00231
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
3200000000000
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
WHO - World Health Organization
Federal Riding Name:
Not Coded
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
Grants - Multilateral Programming
Program Purpose:
Subvention Programmation multilatérale