The document was signed at WHO Headquarters by His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairman of the African Union Commission, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.
This significant commitment to global health follows the political declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), approved by all 193 UN Member States at the United Nations General Assembly in September, and the adoption of a global resolution to translate that political commitment into reality by legislators from 140 countries shortly thereafter.
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非盟委员会与世卫组织之间的备忘录规定了三个关键的合作领域：
The Memorandum between the AU Commission and WHO specifies three key areas of collaboration:
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向非洲药品局提供技术专业知识，并为促进当地的药品生产创造有利环境。
Providing technical expertise to the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and creating an enabling environment to foster local production of medicines.
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获得高质量、安全和有效的药品是全民健康覆盖的核心支柱。
Access to medicines that are high-quality, safe and effective is a core pillar of UHC.
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世卫组织欢迎非洲联盟决定批准设立非洲药品局的条约，并随时准备提供高质量的技术专业知识。
WHO welcomes the African Union’s decision to endorse the treaty establishing the AMA and stands ready to provide high-quality technical expertise.
Strengthening collaboration between the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and WHO, with a particular focus on emergency preparedness, to build AU Member States’ defenses against epidemics and other health emergencies.
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世卫组织还将支持努力加强非盟国家的卫生人力以及建立非洲志愿医疗队。
WHO will also support efforts to strengthen the health workforce in AU countries, and to establish the African Volunteer Health Corps.
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支持执行《亚的斯亚贝巴全民健康覆盖行动呼吁》和《非盟国内筹资宣言》。
Supporting the implementation of the Addis Ababa Call to Action on universal health coverage and the AU Declaration on Domestic Financing.
Endorsed by the African Union Summit earlier this year, the Call to Action is a commitment by African Union countries to increase domestic investment in health, and to be accountable for that commitment.