WHO, World Bank Launch Global Preparedness Monitoring Board To Improve Global Health Security Across Sectors

U.N. News: New health board aims to break ‘cycle of panic and neglect’ on pandemics
“…The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) brings together political leaders, heads of United Nations agencies, and health experts to strengthen global health security through stringent independent monitoring and regular reporting. It was launched on Thursday in Geneva by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group. … The board will monitor emergency preparedness across national governments, U.N. agencies, civil society, and the private sector…” (5/24).

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