The CEO of the WHO calls for preparation for a new epidemic

The General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Geologos Adhanom Gebreesus said that the new epidemic may begin "tomorrow."

He called for systematic efforts to make a common approach to common threats to achieve world health safety. The President of the WHO called on the countries to be more involved in the organization's epidemic.

"The Covid-19 epidemic is now a distant memory, with a shadowed conflict, geopolitical and economic shocks. But the next epidemic will not wait for everything to calm down. It can happen after 20 or more years, or it can happen tomorrow, "said Gebreyesus.

The Head of the WTO added that the negotiators have worked for more than three years to develop an agreement, which will be based on "painful lessons" that has learned the world community during the fight against Covid-19. It will also take into account the different needs and priorities of the member states and will protect national health systems. If countries do not work together, they will not be able to achieve world health safety, he said. "I believe that you are ready to go to the consensus," said Gebreyesus.

The epidemic agreement is an international agreement designed to eliminate global cooperation gaps, which have emerged during the fight against Covid-19 epidemic and to correct all the shortcomings. According to the leader of the WHO, it should strengthen cooperation between states and ensure the development of reactions to further challenges.

In 2024, Gibreesus said that in this respect, it was a priority for the Covid-19 epidemic lessons. Speaking during the discussion of the World Economic Forum of Davos, the President of the WTO pointed out injustice in providing the Covid-19 vaccine.

According to him, the problem was difficult to ignore, given that during the first seven months of the vaccine campaign, 80% of doses were supplied in high and middle-income countries. "Narrow national interests should not hinder" fighting against the next expected threat of public health, then the WTO leader summed up.