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Pandemics deal would send ‘strong signal’ in divided world: WHO chief

By AFP
April 08, 2025
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2023. — Reuters
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2023. — Reuters

GENEVA: A last round of talks aimed at securing a global consensus on tackling future pandemics got underway on Monday, without the United States but with pressure building to strike a deal.

The week of negotiations aims to finalise an international agreement before the World Health Organization´s annual general meeting in May. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he believed participants were “ready to make history” so the world was prepared for the next global health crisis.