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The Secretary General of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized this Wednesday how important it is to focus on the disease
“The pandemic agreement can bring together all the experiences, all the challenges we have faced and all the solutions,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Ghebreyesus said illness will occur when, not if.
“We should not face things unprepared, we can also prepare for some unknown diseases,” Ghebreyesus said during a panel discussion titled “Preparing for Disease X.”
Consideration of the importance of research and development, infrastructure and medical personnel to prepare for the disease COVID-19.
“Even communities can prepare for disease X,” Ghebreyesus said, adding that public health, education and communication should be the focus.
He reiterated the importance of the pandemic agreement and stressed that it can help the world better prepare for the future.
“Because it is a common enemy and there is no common response, starting with preparation… we will face the same problem as the coronavirus,” the WHO chief added.
Recalling that the deadline for the pandemic agreement is May 2024, Ghebreyesus said he hoped that countries would reach this agreement on pandemics by then.
He added that if this generation, who has first-hand experience, can’t do it, he doesn’t believe the next generation will.
“So for the benefit of our children and grandchildren […] We must prepare the world for the future,” warned Ghebreyesus.
* Translated from English by Mounir Bennour.
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