WHO and Canada: Working together to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 and equipping countries to emerge from the pandemic with stronger and more equitable health systems
In March 2021, WHO and the Government of Canada (Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development) signed two grant agreements in the amount of 130.38 million Canadian dollars. These grants support efforts to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (100 million Canadian dollars), and to strengthen national and local essential health services and primary health care for the recovery and resilience of countries in the context of COVID-19 (30.38 million Canadian dollars).