Volvo Cars (Asia Pacific) Investment Holding Co., Ltd. announced today that it will establish a special fund to fight the new coronavirus through the Shanghai Medical and Health Development Foundation. The first batch of 1 million donations will be targeted to support the Shanghai Municipal Government*** The Health Clinical Center's research on the pathogenesis, clinical treatment, vaccine research and development of new coronavirus and related drugs have made efforts to fundamentally prevent the spread of the virus.
At the same time, Volvo Cars will also donate 10 million yuan in medical emergency supplies and equipment to the Shanghai Municipal Public Health Clinical Center and some Shanghai tertiary hospitals for epidemic prevention and control. Both donations will be made jointly by Volvo Cars and the Li Shufu Charity Foundation’s Special Fund for Epidemic Prevention and Control***.
As the epidemic continues to develop, the whole country is making concerted efforts to prevent and control the virus, and the research and development of vaccines will undoubtedly play a key role in defeating the new coronavirus.
It is understood that vaccines for new infectious diseases generally include early research and development, trial production, clinical testing, formal production and other links. This series of processes requires a large amount of scientific research, testing, evaluation and other work.
The special funds donated by Volvo Cars will all be used by the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center to analyze the pathogenic mechanism and structure of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), develop mRNA vaccines, and produce and prepare Related Drugs. This donation will play an important role in improving the clinical translation of scientific research on the new virus, quickly promoting vaccine research and development, and ultimately curbing the development of the epidemic nationwide and even globally.
The Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center has the world’s top virology, bacteriology and immunology research teams and complete clinical treatment capabilities. It is the only research and teaching center for emerging infectious diseases of the World Health Organization. and training institutions, which have played an important role in the fight against SARS, H7N9, Ebola, Zika and other epidemics. In this new coronavirus epidemic, the center is not only the first professional infectious disease treatment institution in the world to analyze the entire genetic sequence of the new virus and announce it to the world; it is also at the forefront of Shanghai's fight against the new coronavirus-infected pneumonia epidemic, providing China has won praise for buying time for the world to diagnose the new coronavirus pneumonia; at the same time, the center is also the only hospital in Shanghai that treats adult infected patients.
Volvo Cars has always adhered to the core concepts of "safety" and "health" and is committed to using advanced in-car health technology to create a safe and healthy travel experience for all drivers and passengers. This donation supports the research and development of a new coronavirus vaccine in the hope of starting from the source and using a scientific and professional attitude to contribute to the complete elimination of the threat of the new coronavirus to human health.
In the future, Volvo Cars will continue to rely on its rich experience in the health field to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with various medical and health research institutions to improve the health level in the car and even the whole society, and to create safe, Keep working hard for a healthy and happy life.
While vaccines are being developed, front-end protection and follow-up treatment are also top priorities in controlling the epidemic. Under the guidance of the Shanghai Medical and Health Development Foundation, Volvo Cars will donate RMB 10 million in medical emergency supplies and medical equipment to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and some Shanghai tertiary hospitals to provide medical institutions with urgent needs. Escort the prevention and treatment of the epidemic. Volvo Cars will also continue to do its best to contribute to supporting epidemic prevention and control efforts.
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