IKomishini yaseYurophu inyusa ingxowa-mali yokuqaliswa kogonyo e-Afrika

IKhomishini yaseYurophu namhlanje ibhengeze injongo yayo yokunyusa inkxaso-mali ukukhawulezisa ukuqaliswa kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamayeza okugonya kunye nezinye izixhobo ze-COVID-19 e-Afrika, kunye nenkxaso ye-euro yezigidi ezingama-400. IKomishoni ikwabone kwangaphambili ngegalelo lee-euro ezigidi ezingama-427 (iidola ezingama-450 ezigidi) kwiNgxowa-mali yokuLungisa i-Global Pandemic Preparedness ukuxhasa iinzame zokuthintela kunye nokusabela ngcono kubhubhane wexesha elizayo.

Ebhengeza inkxaso eyongeziweyo ye-EU kwiNgqungquthela yesiBini ye-COVID-19, uMongameli weKhomishini yaseYurophu, u-Ursula von der Leyen, uthe: “Ubonelelo ngogonyo kufuneka luhambe kunye nokuhanjiswa ngokukhawuleza, ngakumbi e-Afrika. Okuphambili namhlanje kukuqinisekisa ukuba yonke idosi ekhoyo iyalawulwa. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba sisazi ukuba eyona mpendulo ilungileyo kuyo nayiphi na ingxaki yezempilo enokubakho kuthintelo, sikwanyusa inkxaso yokomeleza iinkqubo zempilo kunye namandla okulungela. ”

Umkomishinala woBudlelwane baMazwe ngaMazwe, uJutta Urpilainen, uthe: “Ubhubhani uye wavela kwaye isitofu sokugonya sizinzile, enkosi ngokuyinxalenye yesisa semali kunye neminikelo yobubele yeQela laseYurophu kwi-COVAX. Siwavile amahlakani ethu ase-Afrika: umceli mngeni ngoku kukukhawulezisa ukuqaliswa kunye nokusetyenziswa kwezitofu zokugonya emhlabeni, kunye nokusabela kwezinye iimfuno zempendulo ye-COVID-19, kubandakanywa unyango, uxilongo, kunye neenkqubo zempilo. Siza kulungelelanisa impendulo yethu ukuze sincede amazwe ajongane nobhubhane ngenkxaso elungiselelweyo kwaye silungiselele ikamva. ”

Ukusuka kugonyo ukuya kugonyo, ukulungela ubhubhane

Ukuphendula kwimeko yonikezelo-yemfuno etshintshileyo yezitofu zokugonya ze-COVID-19, i-EU ihlengahlengisa iinzame zayo ngokuxhasa olona setyenziso lusebenzayo lweedosi ezikhoyo. Ukuqinisekisa ukufikelela okulinganayo kwizixhobo ezingezizo ugonyo kuhlala kubalulekile, njengoko kusenziwa ukuqinisa ukomelela kweenkqubo zempilo ukulungiselela ubhubhane olandelayo. Inkxaso ethenjisiweyo namhlanje, njengenxalenye yempendulo yeQela laseYurophu kwihlabathi, ijonge ukuqhubela phambili ezi njongo.

I-300 yezigidi zenkxaso yokugonywa e-Afrika ngokusebenzisa i-COVAX Facility kunye namanye amaqabane. Iingxowa-mali zijonge ukuxhasa ubonelelo lwezixhobo ezincedisayo ezifana neesirinji, ulawulo lwekhonkco lobonelelo, ulungiselelo nonikezelo lweenkonzo, kunye nolawulo lwezitofu zokugonya.

I-€ 100 yezigidi zenkxaso yokufikelela kwezinye izixhobo ze-COVID-19: uxilongo, unyango kunye neenkqubo zempilo ezomelezayo. Kunye ne-50 yezigidi zee-euro ezisandul' ukuhlanganiselwa injongo enye, le nkxaso ixabisa i-150 lezigidi zeerandi iyonke ijongwe ukuba iqhutywe nge-COVID-19 Response Mechanism yeGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

I-€427 (i-450 yezigidi zeedola) ye-Global Pandemic Preparedness Fund eza kusekwa, ngokuxhomekeke kwisivumelwano solawulo lwayo. INgxowa-mali iya kusebenzisa imali ekulungiseleleni ubhubhane kunye nokusabela, inceda ukuthintela ukuphindaphindwa kwempembelelo eyingozi yempilo kunye nentlalo-qoqosho ye-COVID-19 kwixa elizayo.

UMongameli u-von der Leyen kunye noMongameli u-Biden nabo bakuqinisekisile ukuzibophelela kwabo kwi-US-EU Agenda yokuBetha ubhubhani weHlabathi, ukuGonya iHlabathi, ukusindisa ubomi ngoku kunye noBuyisela uBuyiselo obungcono, eyaqalwa kwiNgqungquthela yokuqala ye-COVID-19 ngoSeptemba ka-2021. ingxelo, bachaza i-EU eqhubekayo - intsebenziswano yase-US kunye neenjongo ezabelwana ngazo kwimimandla yokulingana kwesitofu sokugonya kunye nokudubula kwiingalo; ukomeleza ikhonkco lonikezelo lwehlabathi kunye nokuveliswa; ukuphucula uyilo lokhuseleko lwezempilo lwehlabathi; ukulungiselela izoyikiso zepathogen ezizayo kunye nobungozi; kunye nophando kunye nophuhliso lwezitofu ezintsha zokugonya, unyango kunye noxilongo.