Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the globe, the World Health Organization announced an Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response to evaluate the world’s response into COVID-19.
Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women has welcomed the move and added, “We acknowledge the leadership and experience the distinguished co-chairs former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark will bring to the Panel.
This follows our call for an independent review into COVID-19 and a World Health Assembly resolution supported by a record number of 145 co-sponsors, including Australia.”
Australia has been working closely with the WHO and key partners to maintain momentum and deliver on the World Health Assembly’s mandate.”
According to the media statement, the resolution focuses on an impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation to review lessons learnt from the international response as well as further work to identify the source of the virus.
“We are also pleased the WHO Director-General will convene a special session of the WHO Executive Board on COVID−19 in September 2020,” Payne said.
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