Since the outbreak of Covid-19, medical supplies have been in short supply in Wuhan, Hubei Province, which is at the center of the epidemic, and the whole nation has joined the fight against the epidemic to help the areas where the epidemic is severe. The international community, organizations and enterprises have donated money or materials to Wuhan and other places to support the fight against the epidemic. GHF partners of the Boao Forum for Asia have also contributed to the fight against the epidemic in various ways, including donations.    

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: On February 5, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a grant commitment of up to $100 million to support the global response to the 2019 Covid-19 outbreak. The funding will help strengthen case detection, isolation and treatment, protect vulnerable populations and accelerate the development of vaccines, drugs and diagnostics. In April, with the outbreak spreading rapidly around the world, the Gates Foundation said it would invest billions of dollars in a new facility to conduct research and development on seven different Covid-19 vaccine candidates. (Source: media reports)

Chinese Medical Doctor Association: Since the outbreak, Zhang Yanling, president of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, immediately led a team of experts and association staff to Wuhan to guide the construction of Huoshenshan Hospital. The association organized experts from several specialties to develop clinical treatment plans such as "Expert Recommendations for the Management of Severe New Coronary Pneumonia" and "Chinese Expert Consensus on the Use of ECMO for Cardiovascular Emergencies and Critical Care in the Context of New Coronary Virus Sensitivity Control". The medical science branch of the association carried out epidemic-related science publicity work, cooperated with TikTok, Tou Tiao and other media on "TikTok Live Show Season of Fight against Epidemic " and "Anti-Epidemic Live Show", and launched “Open Class of Fight against Epidemic” and "Live Q&A with experts" with CCTV News. They also launched "Tribute to the most beautiful heroes in harm's way " with "Health China" media platform, which spread the positive energy of fighting against epidemic. (Source: China NPO Platform)

China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products: As of March 16, China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products has provided the Ministry of Commerce and local authorities with information on more than 130medical suppliers or supply channels from 25 countries, and provided 33 local government departments or enterprises with information on the supply of medical supplies urgently needed for the prevention and control of the epidemic. They also cooperated with three online platforms for medical supplies to update the information on supply and demand of medical supplies in real time, and organized or assisted member enterprises to complete 64 batches of medical supplies docking. (Source: China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Pharmaceuticals and Health Products official website)

Yili Group: Yili Group launched the "New Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Plan" and donated 20,000 cartons of milk to pay respects to Wuhan medical workers who were still fighting during the Spring Festival, donated 10 million yuan for the follow-up construction of Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, and continued to invest 100 million yuan for the prevention and control treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia. On March 26, they made another donation of Jingdong gift cards worth of 180 million to all the medical team members in Wuhan and the families of medical and nursing workers who died on duty in this fight against the epidemic, providing them with year-round, continuous nutritional support for ten years. They also donated 15 million yuan to the teams of academicians Zhong Nanshan, Li Lanjuan and Cheng Jing to thank the outstanding contributions made by scientific researchers and to jointly promote scientific research in the field of health. on April 6, they donated  5 million yuan to Academician Li Lanjuan talent fund of Zhejiang University Education Foundation to promote the "anti-epidemic" scientific research and development efforts. (Source: Yili website)

Pfizer China: Pfizer China donated 2.2 million yuan of new coronavirus pneumonia drugs to Wuhan on January 24. After more than 20 hours of racing against time, Pfizer's first batch of anti-infective drugs arrived at Wuhan Red Cross. In addition, the Pfizer Foundation donated $500,000 to Direct Relief and Project HOPE to support their global efforts to collect and transport urgently needed supplies, including medical masks, medical gloves, protective clothing and other medical protective supplies, to provide protection for patients and fight the epidemic together. The total donation amounted to more than RMB 5.7 million.

Merck Sharp & Dohme China: Merck Sharp & Dohme donated RMB 1 million for the prevention and control of the epidemic, and colleagues from the factory, trade and supply chain also worked overtime during the holidays to ensure the supply of drugs to Wuhan. Through its innovative medical information platform, Merck Sharp & Dohme has launched a number of medical articles and training courses on NCCP to share its solutions and experiences on outbreak prevention and control. (Source: Merck Sharp & Dohme China WeChat public account)

Ciming Dr.  Han Medical: Ciming Health Check Group set up a leading group for epidemic prevention and control, mobilized more than 200 doctors in an emergency, and launched online charity consultation services. They organized the work of blood donation, and a total of more than 200 Ciming people in Beijing, Hefei, Wuhan and other places to donate blood to solve the problem of blood shortage in Wuhan; the first medical group of Le Cheng to assist Hubei was made up of Ciming Boao International Hospital medical and nursing staff and eight hospitals on February 14, Ciming Group on February 17 organized another medical team of 25 medical and nursing staff to assist Hubei; Dr. Han Xiaohong has been promoting health science for the public, using the short video "Source of Health" to launch short health videos, and publishing "Members’ Suggestions: Enhance immunity from now on on your own" on Beijing Time and Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) e-Service Hall. They also donated insurance worth 1 million each for medical personnel who traveled to key areas of Hubei Province, and made the donation of rehabilitation and healing trips to more than 300 CIMB medical personnel who fought on the front line of the epidemic, totaling more than 3 million yuan. (Source: Consumer Daily)

Zhongwei Baiyi Technology Co., Ltd.: Zhongwei Baiyi provided free Internet online consultation services. This new coronary virus epidemic is highly contagious, and in-person consultations and training have raised the risk of infection. Therefore, in response to the call of the National Health Commission, online consultation has become one of the important ways in this epidemic. Since the development of the epidemic, Zhongwei Baiyi Technology Co., Ltd. has opened free online consultation services for more than 40 hospitals in Beijing, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi and other provinces and cities for the epidemic, with nearly 1,000 experts involved in each partner hospital, providing free consultation services to more than 20,000 residents across the country during the epidemic period.

Haier Group: Haier Group launched four rounds of donations to Hubei Wuhan and other areas with serious epidemic. On January 18, Haier first donated more than 2 million yuan of medical supplies to Wuhan. On January 24, it donated 3 million yuan in cash to support the purchase of medical facilities and protective facilities for Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital and other hospitals, including 2 million yuan worth of air conditioners, disinfection cabinets, electric water heaters, automatic washing machines, refrigerators and others. On January 25, Haier Biomedical urgently deployed a total of 65 sets of medical equipment, including ultra-low temperature refrigerators, drug freezers, blood cryogenic operating tables and biosafety cabinets worth 3 million RMB, to assist medical institutions in Wuhan, including the Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital, which are under construction. On January 29, Haier donated another 10 million RMB in cash and 500,000 USD worth of medical supplies from Haier people around the world. In addition, Haier "Yingkang Lifetime" has been actively involved in the front line of the epidemic in times of crisis, donating medical equipment and thousands of sets of medical protection materials with a total market value of about 5 million RMB, and sending medical teams to Wuhan to fight the epidemic. With the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in the world, overseas epidemic prevention materials are in urgent need. In the past few days, Haier refrigerator, Guizhou refrigerator and other chain groups did a good job in their own epidemic prevention and control at the same time, took the initiative to contact overseas ecological partners to understand the situation related to epidemic prevention and control, and donated medical masks and other epidemic prevention materials to ecological partners in Pakistan, Vietnam, India, Japan, Thailand, Italy and other countries respectively. (Source: Haier Group WeChat public account)

Zhongkang International: Qingdao Ruiyuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Zhongkang International Medical Healthcare Industry Co., Ltd. made a cumulative cash donation of 1.817 million yuan and a cumulative donation of materials of about 30,000 yuan.

Takeda China: The total amount of donations and materials donated by Takeda China to support the outbreak is nearly RMB 6 million in total. In response to the challenges and complexities posed by the continued spread of the novel coronavirus worldwide, Takeda Global has recently announced that it has joined forces with national health regulators and healthcare partners in Asia, Europe and the U.S. to initiate the development of an anti-new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) polyclonal high immunoglobulin (H-IG) for the treatment of high-risk patients. The hyperimmune globulin has previously been shown to be effective in the treatment of severe acute viral respiratory infections. (Source: PRNewswire)

CNI China: On February 12, the first batch of medical supplies donated by CNI International Group arrived in Qingdao. The donated epidemic prevention supplies included medical masks, ordinary masks, molecular break air disinfection purifiers, and vacuum cleaners, with a total value of more than 1 million RMB. CNI Schoenstatt Foundation and Ah Si Reading Club launched a charity sale of epidemic prevention supplies, books and photography at Jiuqiu Bookstore from Feb. 28 to March 1. The money raised will be donated to the front-line hospital in Wuhan, Hubei, China, to purchase supplies such as masks, protective clothing, goggles and other items needed by the medical staff fighting on the front line. (Source: CNI China WeChat public account)

Coca-Cola: As of February 10, Coca-Cola China has donated 4.5 million RMB and nearly 900,000 bottles of drinking water and other beverages, 3,000 masks, 50 bottles of disinfectant and 50 sets of medical protective clothing; in addition, the Coca-Cola Foundation has donated a total of 500,000 USD in cash and 500,000 USD in medical supplies.

Kingwing: On February 1, the AW109 helicopter of Kingwing landed in Wuhan Xinhua Road Stadium with 800 pieces of protective clothing, and the materials transported included more than 3,000 sets of protective clothing and 24,000 masks, which were transferred to Wuhan Union Hospital and the General Hospital of Central Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. AW109T helicopter B-706U was dispatched urgently, taking less than one hour to deliver a batch of epidemic prevention medical supplies raised by Wuhan Cultural and Innovative Industries Promotion Association to the hospitals in Huanggang City, Ezhou City and Hubei Provincial People's Hospital quickly. (Source: Beijing Youth Daily)