The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges 鈥� and finalise a global treaty to head off the next pandemic.
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Could the world be better prepared for the next pandemic? As nations continue to deal with COVID-19鈥檚 lasting effects, that question is at the heart of an international agreement set to be negotiated in Geneva.
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An international pandemic prevention treaty, three years in the making, is set to be adopted this week in Geneva. Rehman Hassan, a prominent member of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council, is confident the accord could make a huge difference to the way that the world reacts to pandemics.
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As world leaders negotiate the landmark Pandemic Preparedness Treaty at the WHO Assembly, we revisit frontline doctors, community advocates, a youth volunteer, and a journalist who lived through the storm of COVID-19. Theirs are just some of the millions of testimonies worldwide helping shape the urgent call for action.
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Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel鈥檚 blockade.
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