Azerbaijani government donates $5 million to WHO to fight coronavirus

Baku, March 6, AZERTAC

The government of Azerbaijan has decided to donate $5 million in voluntary financial aid to the "COVID-19 appeal" fund as part of the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) of the World Health Organization (WHO) aiming to contribute to global efforts to contain coronavirus outbreak, the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan told AZERTAC.

"Azerbaijan highly appreciates WHO's efforts to fight COVID-19 globally. The recommendations of the World Health Organization for COVID-19 are taken into consideration and implemented by Azerbaijan. The country continues its fruitful cooperation with the WHO, and a delegation of WHO experts will visit Azerbaijan on March 8, 2020," the Cabinet of Ministers said.