zh-cn	世界需要世界卫生组织抗击新冠病毒的五大原因
en-us	5 reasons the world needs WHO, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic

zh-cn	自去年12月在中国武汉市发现“不明肺炎”病例以来，世界卫生组织在应对2019冠状病毒病大流行过程中发挥了关键作用。
en-us	The World Health Organization (WHO), the UN’s health agency, has played a crucial role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, ever since the first cases were identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.

zh-cn	世卫组织总干事谭德塞4月8日在日内瓦的记者会上概述了该机构领导全球对策的五个方面。
en-us	At a press conference on Wednesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, outlined five ways the agency is leading the global response.

zh-cn	1）帮助国家做好准备和应对工作
en-us	1) Helping countries to prepare and respond

zh-cn	世卫组织已发布了2019冠状病毒战略准备和应对计划，其中确定了各国需要采取的行动以及实施这些行动所需的资源。
en-us	WHO has issued a COVID-19 Strategic Prearedness and Response Plan, which identifies the major actions countries need to take, and the resources needed to carry them out.

zh-cn	这是特定发展中国家制定计划的指南，会随着新的信息和数据的更新而更新，以促进世卫组织对病毒特征及应对方式的理解。
en-us	The plan, which is updated as fresh information and data improve WHO’s understanding of the characteristics of the virus and how to respond, acts as a guide for developing country-specific plans.

zh-cn	世卫组织六个地区办事处和150个国家、地区办事处与各国政府紧密合作，让其卫生系统做好准备应对 2019冠状病毒疫情，并在病毒出现并开始增加时作出有效应对。
en-us	The health agency’s six regional offices, and 150 country offices, work closely with governments around the world to prepare their health systems for the ravages of COVID-19, and to respond effectively when cases arrive and begin to mount.

zh-cn	2）提供准确的信息、破除危险的谣言
en-us	2) Providing accurate information, busting dangerous myths

zh-cn	互联网上充斥着有关大流行的信息，其中有些是有用的，有些是虚假或具有误导性的。
en-us	The internet is awash with information about the pandemic, some of it useful, some of it false or misleading.

zh-cn	在这种“信息大爆炸”中，世卫组织正在制定准确、有用的指导，以帮助挽救生命。
en-us	In the midst of this “infodemic”, WHO is producing accurate, useful guidance that can help save lives.

zh-cn	其中包括针对公众、卫生工作者和国家的约50条技术建议，针对应对措施的每个要素均提供了循证指导，并破除危险的谣言。
en-us	This includes around 50 pieces of technical advice for the public, health workers and countries, with evidence-based guidance on every element of the response, and exploding dangerous myths.

zh-cn	世卫组织得益于全球卫生专业人员和科学家的专业知识，以确保应对措施尽可能全面、权威且具有代表性。
en-us	The health agency benefits from the expertise of a global network of health professionals and scientists, including epidemiologists, clinicians and virologists, to ensure that the response is as comprehensive, authoritative and representative as possible.

zh-cn	为确保信息正确和有用，世卫组织成立了一个团队，使每个人都可以从可信赖的来源获得及时、准确和易于理解的建议。
en-us	To ensure information is correct and helpful, WHO set up a team to give everyone access to timely, accurate and easy-to-understand advice, from trusted sources.

zh-cn	此外，世卫组织每日召开的情况报告和新闻发布会，以及与政府的情况通报，使世界了解最新的数据，信息和证据。
en-us	In addition, daily situation reports and press briefings, as well as briefings with governments, are keeping the world informed about the latest data, information and evidence.

zh-cn	许多社交媒体和科技公司正在与世界卫生组织密切合作，以帮助可靠信息的流通，包括Instagram，领英和抖音等。
en-us	Many social media and tech companies are working closely with WHO to aid the flow of reliable information, including Instagram, Linkedin and TikTok.

zh-cn	3）确保一线卫生工作者获得重要物资
en-us	3) Ensuring vital supplies reach frontline health workers

zh-cn	个人防护设备对于确保医护人员挽救生命至关重要，包括确保他们自己的生命安全。
en-us	Personal protective equipment is essential to ensure health professionals are able to save lives, including their own.

zh-cn	迄今为止，世卫组织已向133个国家运送了超过200万件个人防护设备，并准备在未来几周内再运送200万件。
en-us	So far, WHO has shipped more than two million items of personal protective equipment to 133 countries, and is preparing to ship another two million items in the coming weeks.

zh-cn	该组织已经全球各地126个国家/地区发送了一百多万份检测试剂，并且正在采购更多的检测试剂。
en-us	More than a million diagnostic tests have been dispatched to 126 countries, in all regions, and more are being sourced.

zh-cn	但是，世卫组织还需要做更多的工作，并正与国际商会、世界经济论坛以及私营部门等组织合作，以提高基本医疗用品的生产和分配。
en-us	However, far more is needed, and WHO is working with the International Chamber of Commerce, the World Economic Forum, and others in the private sector, to ramp up the production and distribution of essential medical supplies.

zh-cn	4月8日，世卫组织成立了“联合国2019冠状病毒供应链工作队”，目的是在有需要的地方大幅度增加基本防护设备的供应。
en-us	On 8 April, WHO launched a “UN COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force”, which aims to dramatically increase the supply of essential protective equipment where it is needed.

zh-cn	4）培训和动员卫生工作者
en-us	4) Training and mobilizing health workers

zh-cn	世卫组织的目标是通过其开放平台（openWHO）培训数百万名卫生工作者。
en-us	WHO is aiming to train millions of health workers, via its OpenWHO platform.

zh-cn	借助这一在线工具，该组织及其主要合作伙伴正在将挽救生命的知识传递给一线人员。
en-us	Thanks to this online tool, life-saving knowledge is being transferred to frontline personnel by the Organization, and its key partners.

zh-cn	这一开放平台也是快速共享公共卫生专业知识，就关键问题进行深入讨论和反馈的论坛。
en-us	OpenWHO also serves as a forum for the rapid sharing of public health expertise, and in-depth discussion and feedback on key issues.

zh-cn	到目前为止，已有120万人注册，他们使用43种语言进行讨论。
en-us	So far, more than 1.2 million people have enrolled in 43 languages.

zh-cn	世卫组织全球疫情警报和反应网络（GOARN）在世界各地部署了专家，也为各国提供了支持。
en-us	Countries are also being supported by experts, deployed around the world by the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).

zh-cn	在疫情爆发期间，该网络可确保在最需要的地点和时间提供适当的技术专业知识和技能。
en-us	During outbreaks, the network ensures that the right technical expertise and skills are on the ground where and when they are needed most.

zh-cn	紧急医疗队也是全球卫生人力的重要组成部分。
en-us	Emergency Medical Teams are also an important part of the global health workforce.

zh-cn	这些团队训练有素、自给自足，被派往被确定为灾难或紧急地区的地方进行救援。
en-us	These teams are highly trained, and self-sufficient, and are sent to places identified as disaster or emergency zones.

zh-cn	5）寻找疫苗
en-us	5) The search for a vaccine

zh-cn	许多国家都已经在开展疫苗试验。
en-us	Laboratories in many countries are already conducting tests that, it is hoped, will eventually lead to a vaccine.

zh-cn	为了巩固这些努力，世卫组织在2月召集了400位世界领先的研究人员，以确定研究重点。
en-us	In an attempt to corral these efforts, WHO brought together 400 of the world’s leading researchers in February, to identify research priorities.

zh-cn	该机构启动了一项包括90个国家/地区的国际临床试验“团结试验”，以帮助找到有效的治疗方法。
en-us	The agency launched a “Solidarity Trial”, an international clinical trial, involving 90 countries, to help find effective treatment.

zh-cn	目的是迅速发现任何现有药物是否可以减慢疾病的进程或提高存活率。
en-us	The aim is to rapidly discover whether any existing drugs can slow the progression of the disease, or improve survival.

zh-cn	为了更好地了解该病毒，世界卫生组织已制定了研究方案，以协调的方式在40多个国家/地区使用，来自世界各地的130余位科学家、资助者和制造商签署了一份声明，承诺与世卫组织共同努力，以加快2019冠状病毒疫苗的研发速度。
en-us	To better understand the virus, WHO has developed research protocols that are being used in more than 40 countries, in a coordinated way, and some 130 scientists, funders and manufacturers from around the world have signed a statement committing to work with WHO to speed the development of a vaccine against COVID-19.

zh-cn	谭德塞表示，世卫组织参与了许多倡议和行动，但所有这些倡议和行动都属于这五个基本支柱。
en-us	Tedros said that WHO is involved with many other initiatives and actions, but all of them come under these five essential pillars.

zh-cn	他说，该机构的重点是“与国家和伙伴合作，使世界团结在一起，共同应对这一威胁”。
en-us	The agency’s focus, he said, is “on working with countries and with partners to bring the world together to confront this common threat together”.

zh-cn	谭德塞说，全球最贫穷和最脆弱的国家尤其需要关注，世卫组织致力于“公平、客观和中立地为世界所有人民服务”。
en-us	A particular concern, he added, is for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable, in all countries, and WHO is committed to “serve all people of the world with equity, objectivity and neutrality.”