Congratulations on your appointment as Ambassador for Global Health Financing @GordonBrown We need to be better prepared for the next pandemic. Better response requires predictable financing. Long-term commitments for prevention & preparedness. And ways to quickly raise funds.

2021-09-20 12:02:54

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Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed World Health Organization Ambassador for Global Health Financing

The World Health Organization today announced the appointment of The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing. Mr Brown is widely credited with preventing a second Great Depression through his stewardship of the 2009 London G20 summit. He mobilized world leaders to commit an additional $1.1 trillion to restore credit, growth and jobs to help the world economy through the global financial crisis. More recently, Mr Brown has tirelessly called on wealthy nations as well as the private sector to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, advocating for a concerted global effort -- rooted in science and sound economics – to save lives, end the pandemic and restore livelihoods the world over.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, hailed Mr Brown as a champion for galvanizing the world’s major economies to protect health and prevent future disease outbreaks.Dr Tedros said: “I am delighted and hon