WHO says COVID-19 vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication, warns of another pandemic
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WHO’s Head of Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan, states this during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ryan also warned that there might be a chance of another pandemic, more serious pandemic spreading across the world, NAN reports.
“The next pandemic may be more severe; we need to get our act together because we live on a fragile planet, and in an increasingly complex society.
“Let’s honour those we’ve lost by getting better at what we do,’’ he said.
WHO also listed some of its achievements in the fight against the virus.
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Here are some of the biggest highs and lows for the year 2020:
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India bats for WHO reforms as Covid delay by China still stings
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India has suggested strengthening of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare a global health emergency as well as the creation of a pan world surveillance system to detect infectious diseases in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis that was precipitated by a reluctant initial response from China, the country of origin.
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New Delhi: India has suggested strengthening of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare a global health emergency as well as the creation of a pan world surveillance system to detect infectious diseases in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis that was precipitated by a reluctant initial response from China, the country of origin.
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In a document titled, “Approach on WHO reforms,” the Indian government has explicitly outlined nine reforms recommended to the world s leading medical body. The World Health Assembly, the premier decision making body of the World Health Organisation. | Photo Credit: Twitter
Key Highlights
The proposal has called for strengthening the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) declaration process to enable the WHO Director-General to declare a global public health emergency without the need for overarching consensus
The government has also acknowledged the lack of transparency within the funding mechanism of the WHO, advocating for “strong and robust financial accountability frameworks that will enable maintaining integrity in financial flows”