Through a new five-year partnership, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) is contributing approximately USD 14 million to the World Food Program (WFP) to support the pandemic response and help make health systems more resilient. Nearly USD 3 million is being put to immediate use by WFP to support the Global Humanitarian Response Plan.
The amount has helped construct a treatment and isolation center for humanitarian and health workers responding to COVID-19 and establish a supply chain “control tower” to monitor humanitarian cargo that is part of the response. The remaining contribution will be used by WFP starting in 2021 to strengthen public health supply chains and support long-term pandemic preparedness at the country level.
In collaboration with public health stakeholders in four African countries, WFP will promote best practices in supply chain management and introduce tools, processes, and simulation-based training sessions to enhance the ability of health systems to absorb and respond to health shocks.
Source: World Food Program
