Geneva: World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday ) warned that coronavirus COVID-19 is not the last pandemic and the world must be better prepared for the next pandemic. The WHO chief said that countries must invest in public health to tackle the next pandemic in a better manner, reported ZeeNews.
“This will not be the last pandemic. History teaches us that outbreaks and pandemics are a fact of life. But when the next pandemic comes, the world must be ready – more ready than it was this time,” Zee News quoted Tedros as saying at a press conference in Geneva.
The report also added a senior WHO adviser as saying that the global health body is in talks with India about joining the “COVAX” global vaccine allocation plan. Bruce Aylward told Reuters that India is eligible just like other countries in the world to be part of the COVAX facility and discussions are ongoing in that regard.
Aylward said that the WHO will welcome Indian participation as the country has wide experience with vaccines, the report added.
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