{"id":162199,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/ca\/plan-daction-contre-la-pandemie-is-canada-investing-our-fair-share-in-the-global-pandemic-response\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T11:04:06","slug":"plan-daction-contre-la-pandemie-is-canada-investing-our-fair-share-in-the-global-pandemic-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/ca\/fr\/stories\/plan-daction-contre-la-pandemie-is-canada-investing-our-fair-share-in-the-global-pandemic-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan d’action contre la pandemie: Is Canada Investing our Fair Share in the Global Pandemic Response?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We need to invest 1% of our Covid-19 response to fight the global pandemic and #EndCovidEverywhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world is interconnected. This virus quickly jumped borders, showing everyone that no one will be safe until everyone is safe. That is why we need to invest in fighting the pandemic both at home and all over the world.<\/p>\n

Canadian development organizations and medical experts agreed<\/a> that Canada should take 1% of our total Covid-19 spending and invest it in the global pandemic response. And because this is an emergency, we need to act now.<\/p>\n

We are over seven months into the global Covid pandemic. So, let\u2019s take a moment to check-in to see if Canada is \u201cpulling our weight\u201d when it comes to investing in the global pandemic response.<\/p>\n

Progress was slow, but in the last weeks of September, Canada stepped up in a big way. We are now almost halfway to that goal!<\/p>\n

So far, the Government invested $1.1 billion in the global pandemic response, $740 million of which is so-called \u201cnew\u201d money \u2013 aka it did not come from the existing foreign aid budget. This is significant and a sign that the Government is listening to the voices of Canadians, the development sector, and global health experts.<\/p>\n

We can applaud the recent investments Canada made \u2013 they are good steps in the right direction \u2013 BUT this means we only invested 0.49% of our total Covid spending on the global pandemic response (about half-way to our 1% goal).
\nWe still need more action and more investments. Canada is not yet pulling our weight when it comes to the global pandemic response.<\/p>\n

When we say that we need more, it is not a criticism of what the Government invested to date. The early investments are strong, but the journey is long.<\/p>\n

Canada made an initial investment in the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A)<\/a>, which helps get Covid tests, treatments, and eventually vaccines to countries that need them the most. This partnership of the world\u2019s best global health organisations is already showing results, like securing 120 million rapid tests for lower-income countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As part of this ACT-A investment, we stepped up and supported the Covax facility, which will help coordinate global vaccine research and development efforts to make sure that everyone, everywhere has access to lifesaving research and vaccines.<\/p>\n

Through Canada\u2019s support of tried and trusted humanitarian organisations like the World Food Programme, which was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>, Canada is tackling some of the secondary effects of the pandemic: increased hunger and poverty.<\/p>\n

All of this is a good step in the right direction, but the journey is not done. The Government must not stop now thinking that the initial investments are enough. Canada needs to invest our fair share in the global pandemic response.<\/p>\n

Use your voice to encourage the Government of Canada to keep stepping up \u2013 it is a long road and we need to keep moving forward. We can #EndCovidEverywhere but only if we act now and invest our fair share. Where you live should not determine whether you live.<\/p>\n

We are halfway to our \u201cfair share\u201d. With your voice, we can help end the pandemic sooner. (It is an emergency after all!) If the world invests and coordinates, the global pandemic response will save countless lives and bring our lives \u201cback to normal\u201d again.<\/p>\n

A breakdown of Canada\u2019s investments in the global pandemic response so far<\/strong><\/p>\n