Governments and WHO want global treaty for future pandemics
In an article co-signed by world leaders, the EU and the WHO, the group says the coronavirus ‘exploited our weaknesses and divisions’
30 March 2021 - 13:12
Zurich — Governments and the World Health Organization (WHO) are uniting on a push for a new treaty to improve defences against future pandemics after Covid-19 exposed weaknesses in the system.
The main goal of the accord would be to ensure what the WHO, one of the signatories, has called for throughout the pandemic: a collective approach across countries and societies that would make the world more resilient in future outbreaks...
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