WHO and Brazil urge world leaders to finalise Pandemic Agreement to prevent future global health crises

(UN News) Global officials are calling on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics, according to a joint letter issued on Monday. Penned by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the message underscored a shared global responsibility to protect humanity from repeating such devastation seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed up to 20 million lives and wiped out $13 trillion in global economic output. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hospitals were overwhelmed, families lost loved ones in isolation and frontline healthcare workers endured unprecedented strain. This collective trauma birthed a promise among nations: to never again face a pandemic unprepared, they wrote. – WHO and Brazil urge world leaders to finalise Pandemic Agreement to prevent future global health crises | UN News