Coronavirus Update
‘The world realizes that what we want and need to achieve is an accord that will help us not to repeat the mistakes of the COVID-19 pandemic response,’ says one official
The World Health Organization is now focused on improving preparedness for future pandemics.
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The 194 members of the World Health Organization pushed ahead this week with talks on a global agreement aimed at improving pandemic prevention and preparedness and avoiding some of the mistakes that were made in the handling of the COVID-19 emergency.
More than three years after the start of the pandemic, talks were held at the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body, or INB, which represents the WHO member countries, according to a statement from the agency.
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