Switzerland: WHO chief agrees to independent probe into coronavirus response

Mandatory credit: WHO World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhandom Ghebreyesus gave an address to the World Health Assembly from the organization’s headquarters in Geneva this Monday, during which he agreed to a probe into the body’s response to the cornavirus crisis. “We welcome the proposed resolution before this Assembly, which calls for a step-wise process of impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation. To be truly comprehensive, such an evaluation must encompass the entirety of the response by all actors, in good faith,“ said the WHO chief. “So, I will initiate an independent evaluation at the earliest appropriate moment to review experience gained and lessons learned, and to make recommendations to improve national and global pandemic preparedness and response.“ In other key moments, Ghebreyesus emphasised the scale of COVID-19’s impacts on global systems and the delicate path towards recovery facing countries around the world. “It’s precisely because we want the fastest poss