The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that his agency was setting up a review committee to evaluate the performance of ...
FILE PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus , in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoGENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that his agency was setting up a review committee to evaluate the performance of its International Health Regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement to Geneva diplomats hours ahead of a press conference."The Committee will make technical recommendations on the functioning of the IHR as well as regarding possible amendments," he said, according to his remarks.
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