WHO Working Toward , Global Agreement, For Future Pandemic Plan.<br />NPR reports that members of the <br />World Health Organization are joining forces <br />to make a plan for future pandemics. .<br />On December 1, the World Health Assembly voted to draft <br />an international agreement on preparing for and <br />responding to potential pandemics in the future. .<br />On December 1, the World Health Assembly voted to draft <br />an international agreement on preparing for and <br />responding to potential pandemics in the future. .<br />WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while the current pandemic has exposed flaws in the global health system, <br />it has also proven that nations are willing to work together.<br />The adoption of this decision <br />is cause for celebration, and cause <br />for hope, which we will need, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, <br />World Health Organization Director, via NPR.<br />There are still differences of opinion about what a new accord could or should contain. But you have proven to each other and the world that differences can be overcome, and common ground can be found, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, <br />World Health Organization Director, via NPR.<br />There are still differences of opinion about what a new accord could or should contain. But you have proven to each other and the world that differences can be overcome, and common ground can be found, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, <br />World Health Organization Director, via NPR.<br />NPR reports that the intergovernmental group <br />responsible for drafting the new accord <br />will hold its first meeting before March 1. .<br />The conclusions of the group are reportedly expected sometime in 2024. .<br />The news comes as the world continues to <br />struggle with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. .<br />The emergence of the Omicron variant has led to renewed travel bans and public health restrictions worldwide in an effort to contain its spread.
