Decision on the Establishment of the African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF) - Doc. Assembly/AU/18(XIX) Add.4

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
Assembly/AU/Dec.436(XIX)
Regional Body / Author
Assembly of the African Union
Date
16 July 2012
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AFRICAN
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FUND (APHEF)
Doc. Assembly/AU/18(XIX) Add.4

The Assembly,

  1. TAKES NOTE of the proposal by the Republic of The Gambia on the establishment of the African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF);

  2. EXPRESSES its appreciation for the establishment of the APHEF by the WHO Regional Office for Africa with a view to addressing the high occurrence of disease outbreaks, natural and man-made disasters and other public health emergencies in Africa;

  3. SUPPORT the Resolution of the Ministers of Health on the APHEF for its endorsement by the Assembly of the Union;

  4. CALLS UPON Member States to support the implementation of the APHEF and to make annual voluntary contributions to the Fund.

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