A workshop on Updates on Global Health Initiatives was held on September 13 under the Italian G20 presidency. Representatives of G20 member states and related international organizations took part in the workshop. Participants had exchanges and discussions on topics including“Stepping Up the Response to COVID-19” and “A New Architecture for Prevention, Preparedness and Response”. Yang Yingming, Director General of the Department of International Economic Relations of China's Ministry of Finance (MOF), attended and spoke at the workshop.