"We are asking whether WHO has the right mandate, the right powers, the right capacities and the right financing to deliver on pandemic preparedness and response." Co-Chair @MaEllenSirleaf & I just briefed #WHA73 on work of @TheIndPanel on Pandemic Preparedness & Response. Clark said the panel would also review "how well the World Health Organisation and the international system at large have been able to deliver on country needs and expectations". World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the agency needs more funding. President-elect Joe Biden has indicated he will flip Donald Trump's decision to stop funding the World Health Organisation.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 10, 2020 17:56 UTC