WHO Working Toward , Global Agreement, For Future Pandemic Plan.
NPR reports that members of the World Health Organization are joining forces to make a plan for future pandemics.
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On December 1, the World Health Assembly voted to draft an international agreement on preparing for and responding to potential pandemics in the future.
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On December 1, the World Health Assembly voted to draft an international agreement on preparing for and responding to potential pandemics in the future.
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WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while the current pandemic has exposed flaws in the global health system, it has also proven that nations are willing to work together.
The adoption of this decision is cause for celebration, and cause for hope, which we will need, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director, via NPR.
There are still differences of opinion about what a new accord could or should contain.
But you have proven to each other and the world that differences can be overcome, and common ground can be found, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director, via NPR.
There are still differences of opinion about what a new accord could or should contain.
But you have proven to each other and the world that differences can be overcome, and common ground can be found, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director, via NPR.
NPR reports that the intergovernmental group responsible for drafting the new accord will hold its first meeting before March 1.
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The conclusions of the group are reportedly expected sometime in 2024.
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The news comes as the world continues to struggle with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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The emergence of the Omicron variant has led to renewed travel bans and public health restrictions worldwide in an effort to contain its spread.
