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On Wednesday, members of the World Health Organization have reached a landmark agreement aimed at learning from the COVID-19 pandemic—which claimed millions of lives between 2020 and 2022—and strengthening global preparedness for future health crises. Key challenges in the negotiations included ensuring fair distribution of vaccines and treatments between richer and poorer nations. Solange Mougin has more in this report.#WHO #Health #CoronavirusCovid-19 #Vaccines #diseases
World Health Organization countries reach deal on pandemics

Countries united under the World Health Organization on Wednesday agreed to a milestone accord on how to respond to future pandemics and avoid repeating the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis. The agreement comes despite US foreign aid cuts and possible tariffs on pharmaceuticals casting uncertainty over the talks.#Health #WHO #Publichealth #CoronavirusCovid-19 #virus #USA #DonaldTrump
WHO member states agree to landmark accord on future pandemic responses

On March 17th 2020, France locked down for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Five years later, sufferers of a condition that’s become known as Long Covid are still struggling to obtain recognition and effective treatment plans. FRANCE 24’s Claire Paccalin has met with Long Covid patients and specialist doctors who are searching for answers.#EntreNous #CoronavirusCovid-19 #France #Health
Entre Nous - Long Covid: 5 years on, sufferers search for answers

On March 17, 2020, France, like many other countries around the world, went into lockdown as Covid-19 rapidly spread. Five years on, many infected by the virus still suffer symptoms, a condition known as Long Covid. Complications vary, but often include exhaustion, muscle ache, regular fevers, heart conditions and difficulty concentrating. Some sufferers have seen their lives turned upside down, having had no choice but to give up work and face family members who question if their illness is “real”. In this edition of Focus, Gaëlle Fonseca and Claire Paccalin met with Long Covid sufferers and specialists at the Clinique du Parc near Montpellier searching for answers.#France #Focus #CoronavirusCovid-19 #Health
Focus - Long Covid: The lingering effects, five years on

In a crowded Paris metro car or at the counter of a bustling café, it’s easy to forget what loomed over us just five years ago.Yet, on the fifth anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China, the headlines tell a different story: Donald Trump, on his first day back in office, signing an order for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization.We’ll examine why the UN health body might lose its largest donor and discuss the grievances surrounding global health leadership. Are we dealing with fringe anti-vaccine groups—or a more profound dissatisfaction?And just as many who fell ill in the early days of the pandemic continue to battle long Covid, have the fear, isolation, and anxiety from lockdowns left a lasting mark on our politics? Five years on, Covid is barely part of the conversation. What crucial issues remain unresolved?#Americas #TheDebate #USA #DonaldTrump #WHO #Health #lockdownsCovid-19 #CoronavirusCovid-19
The Debate - The Covid Backlash: Trump targets UN World Health Organization

On Jan 23, 2020, Wuhan sealed itself off, ushering in China's zero-Covid era of strict travel and health controls, foreshadowing a looming global pandemic. For a deeper perspective, five years on, FRANCE 24's Carys Garland welcomes Florence Débarre, Author and CNRS Research Dir at the Inst of Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the Sorbonne. Ms. Débarre warns we have not yet taken the time to "investigate" the vast patchwork of local, global responses to the pandemic, to "learn from it and be better prepared" next time.#Health #China #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24guest #CoronavirusCovid-19 #lockdownsCovid-19 #Vaccines
'We still really need to investigate and learn from' local and global response to Covid-19 pandemic