The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator

The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator

TOPIC: Science & Tech

Context- The WHO, on Wednesday, urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid by contributing $16 billion as a matter of urgency.

Concept-

Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator:

• The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is a WHO led global collaboration to accelerate development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines.
• Launched in April 2020, the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator brings together governments, scientists, businesses, civil society, and philanthropists and global health organizations (the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CEPI, FIND, Gavi, The Global Fund, Unitaid, Wellcome, the WHO, and the World Bank).
• ACTA gave birth to the Covax facility, designed to ensure poorer countries could access vaccines.
• Following the ACT-Accelerator launch, UNICEF and PAHO became delivery partners for COVAX, the vaccines pillar.