WHO - World Health Organization: federal grants and contributions: 82 agreements; $744M value; 1 departments; 5 programs.
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Malaria, Pneumonia and Diarrhea Program - Rapid Access Expansion
This Project aims to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 related death and serious illness, particularly amongst priority groups and vulnerable populations, by increasing equitable access to and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in five countries in the African region. The Project will support health systems strengthening to enable the delivery of gender-equitable COVID-19 vaccination and routine health services. With GAC’s support, the World Health Organization (WHO) is working in Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania to promote effective, transparent, and acc
This project supports the World Health Organization in improving equitable health and well-being, especially those experiencing marginalization and vulnerable populations, in at least eight countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Project activities include: (1) designing and implementing innovative models of care for equitable access; and (2) providing technical assistance to implement guidance, tools and training on key areas of primary healthcare system governance, such as strengthening health workforce capacity.
This project aims to improve access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among women and girls in the targeted countries. It focuses on safe abortion, family planning, and comprehensive sexuality education. Project activities include: (1) providing tools and technical assistance to national health ministries, civil society organizations, and professional associations. It seeks to help scale up access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services; (2) conducting and publishing research papers on a comprehensive SRHR; and (3) undertaking consultations, cou
Canada's assessed contribution to WHO - World Health Organization
This project aims to support Unitaid in advancing equitable and affordable access to medical oxygen for COVID-19 treatments in low- and middle-income countries. The support comes through market interventions to increase the supply and adoption of oxygen innovations and investments in sustainable delivery models. As a result, the project increases the national oxygen systems’ capacity and enables national health systems to treat chronic respiratory conditions such as COVID-19. Project activities include: (1) identifying local and regional liquid and gas suppliers to increase the availability an
Canada’s assessed contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO)
Canada’s assessed contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO supports countries who do not receive support from Gavi to boost populations’ long term immunity to polio through the withdrawal of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) and the introduction of injectable Inactivated Polio Vaccines (IPV). These are critical components of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan (2013-2018). Non-Gavi countries who are eligible to introduce IPV will apply to WHO for a one-time grant to cost-share vaccine introduction, as a means of strengthening national routine immunization programs. WHO will coordinate with UNICEF to procure the required IPV vaccines and provi
Payments to United Nations and related organizations
Canada’s assessed contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO)
This project seeks to improve the health of infants, children, women and men in Bauchi and Cross River States and reduce deaths. The project aims to increase the quantity and quality of frontline health care workers, such as midwives, nurses, and community health workers, in order to improve the delivery of maternal, newborn and child health care services for 1.9 million pregnant women and mothers and 1.7 million children under five. It also seeks to build the capacity of Nigeria's Ministry of Health to support the states in meeting national health standards. The project also seeks to reduce t
P015734001: March 2025 - The humanitarian crisis in the West Bank and Gaza remains dire, with the UN estimating that 3.3 million people (1 million children), require life-saving assistance in 2025. The health system in the Gaza Strip continues to be dismantled and devastated by attacks, with70% of hospitals non-functional due to fuel shortages and damage. Overcrowded living conditions and poor sanitation have caused a rise in communicable diseases, while severe restrictions delay and disrupt humanitarian efforts to provide essential health care and services. With GAC’s support, the World Heal
The World Health Organization (WHO) works with countries and partners to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from, hazards that create health emergencies, including disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflicts. In early 2020, the WHO and Chinese authorities identified a new coronavirus in Wuhan City, Hubei Province in the People’s Republic of China. The WHO and its partners are working with Chinese authorities and global experts to identify populations most at risk, the transmission of the disease, and the most effective ways to detect, interrupt, and contain human�to�human transmissi
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This project supports Afghanistan's Polio Eradication Initiative, which aims to ensure more children are protected from polio by increasing national polio vaccination coverage. Afghanistan is one of the three countries in the world where polio remains widespread. Experts believe that the country is at a critical point in its efforts to eradicate polio. Canada – in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Government of Afghanistan, and other donors – is contributing to providing polio vaccinations to more than nine million children a
This project aims to reduce suffering and improve the mental health and psychosocial well-being of conflict-affected Ukrainians, and strengthen the systems and delivery of mental health and psychosocial support in Ukraine. Canada will contribute to three strategic priorities of the World Health Organization's overall Mental Health Program for Ukraine (2023-2028). Project activities include: (1) supporting capacity-building of technical coordination groups through the Ukraine National Mental Health Center, and the national and sub-national working groups, including for humanitarian response;
This project aims to strengthen the health system’s capacity to deliver essential health services, especially among women, children and vulnerable populations. This project works to maintain an effective response to COVID-19, and avoid the burden of preventable morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia. This project also focuses on optimizing the health of women, children and vulnerable populations. Project activities include: (1) strengthening the capacity of selected primary health care units (PHCUs); (2) improving the regional capacity to provide governance and coordination of health services; an
This project aims to strengthen the international response to deliberate chemical and biological threats, attacks and incidents. Project activities include: (1) supporting multilateral advocacy, outreach and collaboration by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the health-security interface; (2) delivering tailored regional-level mapping and risk assessments to identify gaps and national capabilities to respond to chemical and biological threats; and (3) the developing standard operating procedures for the detection, assessment and management of potential deliberate chemical and biological e
This initiative will build from GAC-funded "BASE-Building a Baseline for SRHR Data in Mozambique" also known as "SARA" and will focus on improving the quality of evidence-based and routine data to contribute and facilitate decision-making focusing on sexual reproductive maternal, neonatal, and child health (SRMNCH). The proposed initiative aims to update two surveys, the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) and the Service Assessment and the STEPwise Approach to NCD Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPs). WHO methodology will be used in both. It will also conduct an assessment report
October 2023 - the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a three-month interagency Flash Appeal for USD 294 million to address the most urgent needs of affected populations in West Bank and Gaza, and neighboring countries, including Egypt and Lebanon, including food, shelter, emergency health assistance, water sanitation and hygiene, protection services and other life-saving humanitarian assistance. With GAC’s support, the World Health Organization (WHO) will respond to immediate health needs in West Bank and Gaza, and neighboring countries, including Egypt and Le
February 2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) works with countries and partners to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from hazards that create health emergencies, including disasters, disease outbreaks and conflicts. The WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) is a replenishable multi-donor fund that provides resources necessary to rapidly scale up WHO’s initial response to health-related outbreaks and emergencies. With GAC’s support, the CFE helps the WHO react early to prevent health emergencies from escalating. Project activities include: (1) deploying experts to asse
This project aims to reduce biological threats posed by dual-use research of concern (DURC) and the illicit use of biotechnology. Project activities include: (1) promoting multi-sectoral collaboration with the global community of experts on the responsible use of life sciences (RULS) and DURC; (2) implementing the “Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences and Dual-Use Research” according to regional and country contexts; and (3) establishing a roster of regional champions to share best practices on RULS and DURC.
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This bilateral development assistance project aims to contribute to the interruption of wild polio and vaccine-derived polio throughout Pakistan. It seeks to address gender barriers to immunization to ensure all girls and boys receive the polio vaccine. Pakistan is one of the last 2 remaining polio endemic countries in the world (Afghanistan is the other), where the wild poliomyelitis (polio) virus continues to threaten the health and well-being of girls and boys. This project aims to continue the expansion of immunization in rural, remote, and high-risk areas in Pakistan and enhances transmis
The project aims to provide essential life-saving health services to Afghan refugees and host-community populations, particularly women and girls in flood affected communities, districts and provinces in Pakistan. The project delivers sexual, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health care (SRMNCAH); mental health and psychosocial support; and Gender Based Violence services. The project also aims to monitor and improve the health status of refugee and host populations in Pakistan, including response to disease outbreaks, which have increased dramatically due to floodwaters.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.