WHO Calls For Treaty Against Next Pandemic

The WHO says the world must study the wreckage of Covid-19 and say never again by striking a pandemic preparedness treaty, as countries gathered to build the foundations of a new accord. <br />World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says another disastrous pandemic was bound to happen unless countries showed the resolve to strengthen global defences. <br />Nations are meeting in Geneva from Monday to Wednesday to discuss an international agreement setting out how to handle the next pandemic — which experts fear is only a matter of time. <br />WHO member states reached a consensus Sunday on kick-starting the process towards a pandemic treaty.