WHO chief warns of urgent need for pandemic treaty in wake of Ebola outbreaks

Pointing to several recent deadly disease outbreaks, he stressed that completing a pandemic treaty was "about protecting people"

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Prelims-testable facts

01The World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, emphasized the urgent need to complete an international pandemic treaty.
02Deadly outbreaks, such as the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlight the need for a pandemic treaty.
03The WHO chief pointed to recent deadly disease outbreaks as a reminder of the urgent need to finalize a pandemic treaty.
04The World Health Organization (WHO) has been negotiating an international pandemic treaty since last year.
05The pandemic treaty aims to protect people from deadly outbreaks and pandemics.
06The WHO chief urged countries to complete the agreement on the pandemic treaty.
07Negotiations on the pandemic treaty resumed in Geneva.

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Most people think the WHO is responsible for enforcing international health laws, but actually, it provides technical and financial assistance to countries to strengthen their health systems.
Most people think the pandemic treaty is a new concept, but actually, the WHO has been working on it since last year.
Most people think the pandemic treaty is only about Ebola, but actually, it aims to protect people from all deadly outbreaks and pandemics.

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The WHO has been working on the pandemic treaty since 2020, and negotiations resumed in Geneva in 2022.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a global health authority. What is the WHO based in?

A.Geneva, Switzerland
B.New York, USA
C.Paris, France
D.London, UK

The WHO is based in Geneva, Switzerland, which is a hub for international health organizations.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding Pandemic Treaty: 1. The World Health Organization is working on the pandemic treaty. 2. The pandemic treaty aims to prevent and respond to pandemics in 50 countries. 3. The WHO chief is calling for the completion of a pandemic treaty. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

Statement 1 is correct because the fact list states that the World Health Organization is working on the pandemic treaty (Fact 10). Statement 2 is incorrect because the fact list does not specify the number of countries that the pandemic treaty aims to prevent and respond to pandemics in. Statement 3 is correct because the fact list states that the WHO chief is calling for the completion of a pandemic treaty (Fact 6).

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