Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: To fix 'upside-down' world, efforts must address 'the critical interface between humans and animals, and the existential threat of climate change'
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By Cecilia Ologunagba
Abuja, Dec. 27, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Sunday, called on countries to build their capacity in emergencies’ preparedness prevention and mitigation, irrespective of their forms.
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the call in a video message posted on the agency’s website, to mark the first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
The International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, being held on 27 December 2020, was called for by the UN General Assembly to advocate the importance of ”the prevention of, preparedness for and partnership against epidemics”.
Ghebreyesus reiterated the importance of strong primary health systems as the foundation of Universal Health Coverage, as well as the “eyes and ears” of health systems everywhere.
The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are "doomed" without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the