The World Health Organisation (WHO) has in collaboration with the World Bank Group launched the “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board”, a mechanism that will regularly monitor and report preparedness level to tackle all health emergencies globally.
The launch was carried out on the side lines of the 71st Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) holding in Geneva, Switzerland.
The organisation said that the mechanism would strengthen global health security by ensuring that relevant organisations were always ready to tackle outbreaks, pandemics and other emergencies with health consequences.
WHO said that the current outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo was a reminder that outbreaks could happen anytime and anywhere hence the need for the new strategies.
According to the UN organisation, the board will be co-chaired by Dr Gro Brundtland, a former Prime Minister of Norway, and Mr Elhadj Sy, Secretary General,…
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