Geneva-Sana
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tiedros Adanum Gebresos, called for the necessity of investing without delay in health and prevention in preparation for the emergence of new epidemics, rather than searching for sources of funding, as is currently happening in the face of the emerging Corona virus.
"At a time when we are trying to respond to the epidemic of Covid 19, we must also intensify our efforts in preparation for the next epidemic," Gebresos said during an online news conference, adding that the research cannot continue amid the world’s panic.
Gabrios added that the World Health Organization, non-governmental organizations and countries are intensifying their initiatives to secure the necessary funds to develop, produce and distribute an anti-vaccine, as well as to examine individuals and treat infected people, explaining that the world spends annually seven thousand billion dollars in the health sector, or about ten percent of the country's GDP.
And Gabrios considered that the Corona virus, which has killed more than 250 thousand people in the world since its appearance at the end of December in China, assured us of the importance of building strong national and local health systems that are the basis for global health security and global medical coverage, noting that if it is retreating in western Europe, it will continue Outbreak in several regions of the world.