MEDIA ADVISORY: Inaugural meeting of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator Facilitation Council -10 September

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No images? Click here Wednesday 9 September MEDIA ADVISORY Inaugural meeting of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator Facilitation Council  WHO invites you to a virtual event on Thursday 10 September at 1230-1300 CEST (Geneva time).  The inaugural Facilitation Council will advise on the work of the “Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator” to achieve the rapid development, scale-up and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. Only the first half hour of opening statements will be live-streamed, followed by a closed working session. A press release will be issued after the event.  Co-chairs: H.E. Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa  Co-hosts: President, European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Director-General, World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  More information on high-level speakers and participants available tomorrow.  Follow the event on WHO social media platforms:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube The WHO Director-General's regular virtual COVID-19 press conference is scheduled for 16:00 CEST on 10 September. Connection details will be made available tomorrow morning.  For the audio file: http://who.canto.global/v/coronavirus The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator: https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator Media contacts: Ms Fadela Chaib | +41 79 475 5556 | chaibf@who.int  Dr Margaret Harris | +41 79 290 6688 | harrism@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. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team   World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland    Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe