China donates additional $30 million to WHO

The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 22, 2016. /VCG

China has decided to donate another 30 million U.S. dollars to the World Health Organization (WHO), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a daily media briefing on Thursday.

Geng said the donation aims to help developing countries strengthen their health systems.

In March, China already donated 20 million U.S. dollars to the organization to support it in carrying out international cooperation in fighting the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and for helping developing countries improve their response capacities.

The official also noted that the WHO, led by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, had actively fulfilled its duties with objective, science-based and fair position and played an important role in assisting countries in responding to the outbreak and boosting international cooperation on COVID-19.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency