UNAIDS
UNAIDS strongly welcomes the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR), which highlight the urgent need to establish a Global Health Threats Council. The recommendations state that participation in the council must be at the highest political level in order to coordinate global action against pandemics and secure agreement between governments on aligning efforts to tackle the health, social and economic challenges of major pandemics.
The IPPR recommendations are a wake-up call for transforming health systems across the world,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS. “Health is a universal public good in this interconnected society-no one is safe until everyone is safe, so we must reimagine health to provide the same quality of care regardless of geography, income or social status.”