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G20 MEETING ON HEALTH
G20 health ministers meet and discuss pandemic preparedness and response protocols
Among the goals discussed by the participants was to continue strengthening the Global Health Architecture.
Last Wednesday (13), the G20 Health Ministers held an extraordinary virtual meeting. The group, led by Nísia Trindade, Minister of Health in Brazil, discussed ongoing WHO negotiations for an international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, as well as amendments to the International Health Regulations. The World Health Organization's Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, also attended the meeting.
Among the participants' goals was to continue strengthening the Global Health Architecture. The G20 health ministers and senior officials also emphasized the importance of promoting the distribution and timely and equitable access to health technology; diversifying and sustainable production capacity while taking regional needs into account; strengthening prevention and surveillance through the "One Health" approach; and implementing resilient health systems.
The meeting was attended by ministers or representatives from the following countries: India, China, South Africa, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, Germany, Canada, France, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Argentina, Australia and Mexico.
Chair's Summary - G20 Ministerial - INB (EN) - Summary of the meeting of G20 Health Ministers and Senior Officials on the ongoing negotiations at the World Health Organization (WHO) for an international convention, agreement or other instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR) in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB).
Chair's Summary - G20 Ministerial - INB (EN) - Chair's summary of the virtual meeting of the Group's Health Ministers to discuss ongoing negotiations at the World Health Organization on an international agreement for the prevention, preparedness, and response to pandemics (INB) and amendments to the International Health Regulations.