Optimizing Pandemic Funds
Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been present now for more than two years, the Indonesian Group of 20 Presidency inaugurated the Pandemic Funds to address the financing gap.
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Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati gave the opening remarks at the launch of the Pandemic Fund in Nusa Dua, Bali, Sunday (11/13/2022).
At present, the Pandemic Funds resulting from commitments from 24 donors -- both members of the G20, non-G20, as well as several philanthropic institutions -- have amounted to US$1.4 billion. It is hoped that the funds that will be managed by the World Bank will continue to increase due to the commitments of other parties.
The pandemic that has been going on since March 2020 has indeed provided an extraordinary lesson. Health systems, even in developed countries, are unprepared for large-scale emergencies. The capacity of basic health services, health facilities, human resources, diagnostic systems and the availability of laboratories is not sufficient when massive illness and mortality occurs.