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The Independent Panel, with Co-Chairs @HelenClarkNZ and HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, continue to work towards a world where a pandemic as devastating as COVID-19 never occurs again.
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The Lessons Not Learned From COVID-19
Trump’s WHO withdrawal and cuts to research and aid are making it harder to prepare for the next pandemic.
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In @foreignpolicy.com, @helenclarknz.bsky.social and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf outline how US withdrawal from global health impacts pandemic preparedness, & what must happen next to protect lives and #preventpandemics.
Tragedies should result in transformational change.
bit.ly/4j2jfVB
Tragedies should result in transformational change.
bit.ly/4j2jfVB
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Fully support this morning’s statement by @theindpanel.bsky.social at the #PABS talks at the WHO. It relates to the news broken by @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social that the US is seeking access to pathogen information in exchange for health funding. healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-us...
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Fully support this morning’s statement by @theindpanel.bsky.social at the #PABS talks at the WHO. It relates to the news broken by @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social that the US is seeking access to pathogen information in exchange for health funding. healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-us...
This am @theindpanel.bsky.social made a statement to #IGWG3 concerning bilateral health deals:
"...these bilateral agreements will undermine the multilateral system. They will bypass the WHO, and the foundations of solidarity and equity we have been trying to build here."
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"...these bilateral agreements will undermine the multilateral system. They will bypass the WHO, and the foundations of solidarity and equity we have been trying to build here."
tinyurl.com/mr4dyr54
Bilateral deals would undermine pandemic preparedness, multilateralism is the only answer - The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response statement to the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement. Delivered by Dr Michel Kazatchkine, Me...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This am @theindpanel.bsky.social made a statement to #IGWG3 concerning bilateral health deals:
"...these bilateral agreements will undermine the multilateral system. They will bypass the WHO, and the foundations of solidarity and equity we have been trying to build here."
tinyurl.com/mr4dyr54
"...these bilateral agreements will undermine the multilateral system. They will bypass the WHO, and the foundations of solidarity and equity we have been trying to build here."
tinyurl.com/mr4dyr54
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💥 NEW! Joint statement welcomes text-based negotiations for #IGWG3 and urges negotiators to hammer out the details for an equitable, effective #PABS Annex #PandemicAgreement @who.int .
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Details Matter: Getting to Work on PABS Text — Joint Statement | Pandemic Action Network
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October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
💥 NEW! Joint statement welcomes text-based negotiations for #IGWG3 and urges negotiators to hammer out the details for an equitable, effective #PABS Annex #PandemicAgreement @who.int .
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🔔 Registration OPEN! Join leaders at #UNGA80 on what’s needed to rebuild multilateralism + galvanise leadership, action, & investment for the interconnected threats of our time💥
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September 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🔔 Registration OPEN! Join leaders at #UNGA80 on what’s needed to rebuild multilateralism + galvanise leadership, action, & investment for the interconnected threats of our time💥
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📅 Don't miss our #UNGA80 side event where leaders will discuss rebuilding multilateralism & galvanize ACTION to tackle interconnected threats. Hosted by
@panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, @theelders.bsky.social, @africaeuropefdn.bsky.social, @ranafrica.org 🎟️ tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
@panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, @theelders.bsky.social, @africaeuropefdn.bsky.social, @ranafrica.org 🎟️ tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
August 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📅 Don't miss our #UNGA80 side event where leaders will discuss rebuilding multilateralism & galvanize ACTION to tackle interconnected threats. Hosted by
@panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, @theelders.bsky.social, @africaeuropefdn.bsky.social, @ranafrica.org 🎟️ tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
@panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, @theelders.bsky.social, @africaeuropefdn.bsky.social, @ranafrica.org 🎟️ tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
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📌JOIN US at #UNGA80! @panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, @theelders.bsky.social, @africaeuropefdn.bsky.social, @ranafrica.org's
Sept. 23 side event will bring together leaders around rebuilding multilateralism & galvanising action to tackle interconnected threats. tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
Sept. 23 side event will bring together leaders around rebuilding multilateralism & galvanising action to tackle interconnected threats. tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
August 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📌JOIN US at #UNGA80! @panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, @theelders.bsky.social, @africaeuropefdn.bsky.social, @ranafrica.org's
Sept. 23 side event will bring together leaders around rebuilding multilateralism & galvanising action to tackle interconnected threats. tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
Sept. 23 side event will bring together leaders around rebuilding multilateralism & galvanising action to tackle interconnected threats. tinyurl.com/y7xrwjea
The Pandemic Agreement is a milestone - now national capitals must work towards implementation.
In this new @thelancet.com Comment, @helenclarknz.bsky.social & @MaEllenSirleaf write about the work required now to secure leadership, finance, equitable access & monitoring.
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In this new @thelancet.com Comment, @helenclarknz.bsky.social & @MaEllenSirleaf write about the work required now to secure leadership, finance, equitable access & monitoring.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Pandemic Agreement is a milestone - now national capitals must work towards implementation.
In this new @thelancet.com Comment, @helenclarknz.bsky.social & @MaEllenSirleaf write about the work required now to secure leadership, finance, equitable access & monitoring.
bit.ly/43JJ5aH
In this new @thelancet.com Comment, @helenclarknz.bsky.social & @MaEllenSirleaf write about the work required now to secure leadership, finance, equitable access & monitoring.
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Don't miss The Right Honourable @helenclarknz.bsky.social, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and the current Co-chair of The @theindpanel.bsky.social, who will be a special guest on a live recording of the This Week in Global Development podcast.
May 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Don't miss The Right Honourable @helenclarknz.bsky.social, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and the current Co-chair of The @theindpanel.bsky.social, who will be a special guest on a live recording of the This Week in Global Development podcast.
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📝Update on the Pandemic Agreement - next steps?
🎬 Here is what to expect at the World Health Assembly later this month - and our take!
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🎬 Here is what to expect at the World Health Assembly later this month - and our take!
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Update on the Pandemic Agreement - Next Steps
Here is what to expect at the World Health Assembly happening later this month - and our take!
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May 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
📝Update on the Pandemic Agreement - next steps?
🎬 Here is what to expect at the World Health Assembly later this month - and our take!
open.substack.com/pub/ninaschw...
🎬 Here is what to expect at the World Health Assembly later this month - and our take!
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On May 20 at the time of #WHA78, join @helenclarknz.bsky.social in Geneva for expert discussions on how the world can be prepared for a pandemic threat in these uncertain times.
Register for in-person at The Graduate Institute, or online!
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Register for in-person at The Graduate Institute, or online!
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April 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
On May 20 at the time of #WHA78, join @helenclarknz.bsky.social in Geneva for expert discussions on how the world can be prepared for a pandemic threat in these uncertain times.
Register for in-person at The Graduate Institute, or online!
graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
Register for in-person at The Graduate Institute, or online!
graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
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Join @panaction.bsky.social & @theindpanel.bsky.social at #WHA78 for Biosecurity: A Priority in the Era of Pandemics and AI — Wed., May 21 — to discuss opportunities + risks in our evolving landscape and next steps to keep the world safe and secure. www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/events/biose...
Biosecurity: A Priority in the Era of Pandemics and AI | Pandemic Action Network
The risks of new pandemic threats are compounding. Zoonotic spillover and uncontained outbreaks are well-known risks that are not yet well enough
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April 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Join @panaction.bsky.social & @theindpanel.bsky.social at #WHA78 for Biosecurity: A Priority in the Era of Pandemics and AI — Wed., May 21 — to discuss opportunities + risks in our evolving landscape and next steps to keep the world safe and secure. www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/events/biose...
Will you be @ #WHSNewDelhi2025? Be sure to join
@helenclarknz.bsky.social who will chair a panel exploring what the US withdrawal from global health means for pandemic preparedness and response.
The full program: bit.ly/WHSNewDelhi
#PreventPandemics
@helenclarknz.bsky.social who will chair a panel exploring what the US withdrawal from global health means for pandemic preparedness and response.
The full program: bit.ly/WHSNewDelhi
#PreventPandemics
April 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Will you be @ #WHSNewDelhi2025? Be sure to join
@helenclarknz.bsky.social who will chair a panel exploring what the US withdrawal from global health means for pandemic preparedness and response.
The full program: bit.ly/WHSNewDelhi
#PreventPandemics
@helenclarknz.bsky.social who will chair a panel exploring what the US withdrawal from global health means for pandemic preparedness and response.
The full program: bit.ly/WHSNewDelhi
#PreventPandemics
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After talking all night, #PandemicAgreement negotiators at #WHO agree on everything but a single section - and a vexing word 'voluntary'. Will they make the new Tuesday deadline?
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@panaction.bsky.social
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social
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Pandemic Agreement Talks Deadlock Over Technology Transfer – And Keep Going - Health Policy Watch
By sunrise on Saturday morning, the entire draft pandemic agreement had been agreed on – bar the vexing question of whether technology transfer related to the
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April 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
After talking all night, #PandemicAgreement negotiators at #WHO agree on everything but a single section - and a vexing word 'voluntary'. Will they make the new Tuesday deadline?
@nschwalbe.bsky.social
@theindpanel.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social
bit.ly/42kXN8Z
@nschwalbe.bsky.social
@theindpanel.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social
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At opening of #INB13 - the final set of pandemic agreement negotiations, Dr. Tedros urged @who.int Member States to “find a balance in protecting their people from both bombs and bugs” as the next pandemic is an “epidemiological certainty." healthpolicy-watch.news/pandemic-agr...
In Final Days Of Pandemic Talks, Countries Urged To Budget For 'Both Bombs And Bugs' - Health Policy Watch
Tedros, hastily tying his green tie, urged all countries to “find a balance in protecting their people from both bombs and bugs” as the next pandemic is an
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April 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
At opening of #INB13 - the final set of pandemic agreement negotiations, Dr. Tedros urged @who.int Member States to “find a balance in protecting their people from both bombs and bugs” as the next pandemic is an “epidemiological certainty." healthpolicy-watch.news/pandemic-agr...
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🦠We are down to the wire on the #PandemicAccord.
📜Here is our joint statement to the #INB13 on behalf of @panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, the Panel for a Global Public Health Convention, and GPMB.
🌍 We count on Member States to pull together to get this agreement done.
📜Here is our joint statement to the #INB13 on behalf of @panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, the Panel for a Global Public Health Convention, and GPMB.
🌍 We count on Member States to pull together to get this agreement done.
April 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🦠We are down to the wire on the #PandemicAccord.
📜Here is our joint statement to the #INB13 on behalf of @panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, the Panel for a Global Public Health Convention, and GPMB.
🌍 We count on Member States to pull together to get this agreement done.
📜Here is our joint statement to the #INB13 on behalf of @panaction.bsky.social, @theindpanel.bsky.social, the Panel for a Global Public Health Convention, and GPMB.
🌍 We count on Member States to pull together to get this agreement done.
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⏰Next week is the final negotiating session for the #PandemicAccord at the World Health Organization in Geneva.
💣Negotiators cannot afford to fail.
🤝 To strike a deal, countries no longer have the luxury of holding tight to narrow national self-interest.
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💣Negotiators cannot afford to fail.
🤝 To strike a deal, countries no longer have the luxury of holding tight to narrow national self-interest.
🧵
March 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
⏰Next week is the final negotiating session for the #PandemicAccord at the World Health Organization in Geneva.
💣Negotiators cannot afford to fail.
🤝 To strike a deal, countries no longer have the luxury of holding tight to narrow national self-interest.
🧵
💣Negotiators cannot afford to fail.
🤝 To strike a deal, countries no longer have the luxury of holding tight to narrow national self-interest.
🧵
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“The full scope of the cuts is still unclear, and legal challenges against them continue. Making sense of the chaos “is more challenging than trying to understand what’s going on with the damn diseases themselves,” says epidemiologist Michael Osterholm… the list of affected diseases is long.”
Trump cuts damage global efforts to track diseases, prevent outbreaks
Disease surveillance programs worldwide are suddenly in limbo
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March 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“The full scope of the cuts is still unclear, and legal challenges against them continue. Making sense of the chaos “is more challenging than trying to understand what’s going on with the damn diseases themselves,” says epidemiologist Michael Osterholm… the list of affected diseases is long.”
In @foreignpolicy.com, @helenclarknz.bsky.social and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf outline how US withdrawal from global health impacts pandemic preparedness, & what must happen next to protect lives and #preventpandemics.
Tragedies should result in transformational change.
bit.ly/4j2jfVB
Tragedies should result in transformational change.
bit.ly/4j2jfVB
The Lessons Not Learned From COVID-19
Trump’s WHO withdrawal and cuts to research and aid are making it harder to prepare for the next pandemic.
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In @foreignpolicy.com, @helenclarknz.bsky.social and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf outline how US withdrawal from global health impacts pandemic preparedness, & what must happen next to protect lives and #preventpandemics.
Tragedies should result in transformational change.
bit.ly/4j2jfVB
Tragedies should result in transformational change.
bit.ly/4j2jfVB
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The cessation of a lot of US foreign aid will have enormous consequences on the health of the world's people for years to come. The abrupt, no-notice nature of that move took the devastation next level. www.statnews.com/2025/03/19/t...
'We've vanished': U.S. aid cuts leave health workers around the world reeling
The cuts to U.S. foreign aid could result in the resurgence of some diseases. They've also forced health workers out of their jobs.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The cessation of a lot of US foreign aid will have enormous consequences on the health of the world's people for years to come. The abrupt, no-notice nature of that move took the devastation next level. www.statnews.com/2025/03/19/t...
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Abrupt cessation of US aid funding has plunged programs to fight #malaria, #TB, & #HIV into a crisis, #WHO said Monday. Director-General Tedros said while the US has the right to decide how to spend its money, if it is to withdraw it should do so in a planned way. www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/w...
WHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global health
Breaking: The WHO issued its starkest warning yet on the consequences of the abrupt cessation of U.S. global health funding, saying it is threatening to reverse years of progress worldwide.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Abrupt cessation of US aid funding has plunged programs to fight #malaria, #TB, & #HIV into a crisis, #WHO said Monday. Director-General Tedros said while the US has the right to decide how to spend its money, if it is to withdraw it should do so in a planned way. www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/w...
The IHR Expert Committee report on the #Mpox public health emergency is now published by @who.int
The Committee heard that the freeze in USAID funds is affecting testing in the DRC, & that the conflict in the eastern provinces were also hindering the response.
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The Committee heard that the freeze in USAID funds is affecting testing in the DRC, & that the conflict in the eastern provinces were also hindering the response.
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Third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Concurring with the advice unanimously expressed by the Committee during the meeting, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox 2024 continues to meet the criteria of a public healt...
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March 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The IHR Expert Committee report on the #Mpox public health emergency is now published by @who.int
The Committee heard that the freeze in USAID funds is affecting testing in the DRC, & that the conflict in the eastern provinces were also hindering the response.
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The Committee heard that the freeze in USAID funds is affecting testing in the DRC, & that the conflict in the eastern provinces were also hindering the response.
bit.ly/4kYzDIi
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Very good news from Tanzania today, as the Ministry declares the end of the latest Marburg outbreak.
This is the result of hard work and collaboration between partners including Gov't of Tanzania, AfricaCDC, @who.int , @unicef.org, @ifrc.org and the US CDC.
#PreventPandemics
This is the result of hard work and collaboration between partners including Gov't of Tanzania, AfricaCDC, @who.int , @unicef.org, @ifrc.org and the US CDC.
#PreventPandemics
Great news: #Tanzania 🇹🇿 has officially declared the end of the #Marburg virus disease outbreak.
Today, the Ministry of Health declared the end of the outbreak after 42 days with no new cases. This is a victory for public health in the country!
bit.ly/3XMKScU
Today, the Ministry of Health declared the end of the outbreak after 42 days with no new cases. This is a victory for public health in the country!
bit.ly/3XMKScU
March 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Very good news from Tanzania today, as the Ministry declares the end of the latest Marburg outbreak.
This is the result of hard work and collaboration between partners including Gov't of Tanzania, AfricaCDC, @who.int , @unicef.org, @ifrc.org and the US CDC.
#PreventPandemics
This is the result of hard work and collaboration between partners including Gov't of Tanzania, AfricaCDC, @who.int , @unicef.org, @ifrc.org and the US CDC.
#PreventPandemics
As @who.int Member States work towards a pandemic agreement, @helenclarknz.bsky.social & HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf join @GPHC_Pane in a call to deliver and
"demonstrate the power & opportunity that comes from int'l cooperation and solidarity.
Failure is not an option."
bit.ly/4hvn2JK
"demonstrate the power & opportunity that comes from int'l cooperation and solidarity.
Failure is not an option."
bit.ly/4hvn2JK
March 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
As @who.int Member States work towards a pandemic agreement, @helenclarknz.bsky.social & HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf join @GPHC_Pane in a call to deliver and
"demonstrate the power & opportunity that comes from int'l cooperation and solidarity.
Failure is not an option."
bit.ly/4hvn2JK
"demonstrate the power & opportunity that comes from int'l cooperation and solidarity.
Failure is not an option."
bit.ly/4hvn2JK
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As WHO Member States enter informal pandemic agreement negotiations before #INB13 resumes (April 7-11), members of The Panel for a Global Public Health Convention and the @theindpanel.bsky.social call for the "full use of the intersessional period to reach consensus on the outstanding issues."
March 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As WHO Member States enter informal pandemic agreement negotiations before #INB13 resumes (April 7-11), members of The Panel for a Global Public Health Convention and the @theindpanel.bsky.social call for the "full use of the intersessional period to reach consensus on the outstanding issues."
Five years ago today, DG DrTedros @who.int characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.
In its report, @theindpanel.bsky.social described February as a lost month, when countries had been warned of a public health emergency of international concern, and too many delayed action on COVID.
In its report, @theindpanel.bsky.social described February as a lost month, when countries had been warned of a public health emergency of international concern, and too many delayed action on COVID.
March 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Five years ago today, DG DrTedros @who.int characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.
In its report, @theindpanel.bsky.social described February as a lost month, when countries had been warned of a public health emergency of international concern, and too many delayed action on COVID.
In its report, @theindpanel.bsky.social described February as a lost month, when countries had been warned of a public health emergency of international concern, and too many delayed action on COVID.