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COVID-19 Pandemic Prioritized Global Action Plan for Enhanced Engagement (GAP) [1]

['Tianna Hutchins']

Date: 2022-07

As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19’s far-reaching impacts, there remains an urgent need for enhanced political engagement and coordination to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Pandemic Prioritized Global Action Plan for Enhanced Engagement (“GAP”) builds on current global COVID-19 response activities and commitments made at events such as the Global COVID-19 Summits to bring together partners who can commit political will, leadership, and resources to help address acute needs strengthen readiness from a across geographical and/or sectoral perspectives, or both.

Overarching Goal of the GAP

Enhance international coordination to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen readiness for future pandemic threats.

Six Core Lines of Effort for International Coordination

Get Shots in Arms – Ensure vaccine doses turn into vaccinations around the world. Bolster Supply Chain Resilience – Facilitate sufficient, steady supplies of critical inputs, products, and materials. Address Information Gaps – Address information barriers and gaps to increase vaccine and therapeutic uptake. Support Health Workers – Support the health, safety, wellbeing, and effectiveness of frontline health workers. Ensure Acute Non-Vaccine Interventions (Test and Treat) – Ensure availability of non-vaccine, life-saving interventions where treatments and testing are needed most. Strengthen Global Health Security Architecture – Advance immediate and long-term reforms and governance that will bolster the current pandemic response as well as future global health security and pandemic preparedness.

Outline for Enhanced Engagement and Coordination on the COVID-19 Pandemic Global Action Plan

Core Areas of Focus for Coordination Through End of 2022

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