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Tencent deepens collaboration with WHO to combat COVID-19

06 April 2020 | News

$10 million donation to WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Image credit- shuttershock.com

Image credit- shuttershock.com

China based Tencent Holdings Limited has announced to deepen collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) via a $10 million donation to WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, and an agreement to open source our digital health solutions to assist the global fight against the pandemic. 

Announced last month by WHO, the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund will help all countries, particularly those most vulnerable, at-risk, and with the weakest health systems, to prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 crisis by rapidly detecting cases, stopping transmission of the virus, and caring for those affected.

The US$10 million contribution from Tencent is part of its US$100 million Global Anti-Pandemic Fund, which was established in March to support international efforts to combat COVID-19. It has already helped supply urgent medical gear, such as masks, personal protective equipment, and ventilators, to hospitals and front-line healthcare workers around the world.

In addition to the donation, Tencent will also provide technology support to combat the pandemic. Tencent Health is open sourcing the international module in its COVID 19 WeChat Mini Program, making critical information on the pandemic freely available worldwide. The COVID-19 Symptoms Self-Triage Assistant, a self-evaluation tool backed by AI technology, is also now available to people around the world.

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