The war in Ukraine is set to loom large over the World Health Assembly on Sunday. Photo: AFP/fileGENEVA: The Ukraine war looms large as the World Health Organization opens its main annual assembly Sunday, threatening to overshadow efforts on other health crises and a reform push aimed at preventing future pandemics. The UN health agency will kick off its 75th World Health Assembly Sunday afternoon, convening its 194 member states for their first largely in-person gathering since Covid-19 surfaced in late 2019. But the war raging in Ukraine and rebukes of Russia for its invasion are expected to take centre stage. But while Russia has been shunned and pushed out of other international bodies over its invasion, no such sanctions are foreseen at the World Health Assembly.

Source: Ethiopian News May 22, 2022 02:48 UTC