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The African Union (AU) COVID-19 Response Fund is set to launch a US $ 300 million fundraiser to help address the effects of COVID-19 in Africa, the AU Commission revealed on Saturday.
The AU COVID-19 Response Fund, which is a vehicle for the implementation of the continental strategy to combat the pandemic, revealed on Saturday an upcoming fundraising event that is expected to raise US $ 300 million, which will be used to help address the pandemic.
The fundraising webinar, which will be jointly organized by the AU Commission in collaboration with Afrexim Bank on October 24, hoped to “inform and solicit support and contributions from the African private sector, public and other partners, in order to ensure that the continent can respond effectively to this unprecedented global crisis, ”the pan-African bloc revealed in a statement issued on Saturday.
The AU, which noted that the continental anti-COVID-19 initiative has raised 44 million, also highlighted that the virtual fundraising event is part of a program of activities that aimed to publicize the AU COVID-Response Fund. 19.
“We need your help to raise another US $ 300 million to deal with the immediate effects of COVID-19 in Africa,” the AU said.
According to the AU, the main objectives of the fund are to mitigate the social, economic and humanitarian impact of COVID-19 in all African countries.
It also envisioned boosting “CDC Africa’s ability to support the response to public health emergencies across the continent,” as well as supporting the procurement and distribution of essential medical supplies for COVID-19.
The anti-COVID-19 high-level continental fundraising event is expected to be attended by Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, as well as the current AU President.
The event, which will feature interventions by various African leaders as well as international artists, will be broadcast in the AU’s working languages of Arabic, English, French and Portuguese.
The two-hour program will also feature African celebrities, government leaders and front-line health workers, it was noted.
As of Saturday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 1,622,455, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said.
The Africa CDC, a specialized health agency of the African Union Commission, said in a statement that the death toll due to illnesses related to the pandemic reached 39,584 on Saturday afternoon.
Africa’s CDC said the number of people who have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent has reached 1,337,964 so far.
The African countries most affected by COVID-19 in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
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