WHO plans to sign an agreement on preventing pandemics

An existing agreement between member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat pandemics is about to expire. The organization’s Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus said this at a summit in Riyadh on Sunday, April 28, writes Al Arabiya.

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The agreement, which will help create a framework for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, is in the works since 2021, he said.

“This will help us be better prepared and prevent the same thing from happening with COVID,” he said.

Ghebreyesus emphasized that at the global level there has been an increase in intergovernmental cooperation in preventing the spread of infections: joint intelligence, a mechanism for sharing pathogens for research, assistance to countries that have the opportunity to move to the production of medical goods, as well as the creation of a pandemic fund managed by the World Bank.

“The main thing is to have a valid agreement to fight the pandemic, which the member states will follow so that, if something happens, it is better to prevent it,” said the head of the WHO.

The Japanese government has reversed its decision to provide public funding for the treatment of coronavirus patients.