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Australian Health Minister Meets With WHO Director General in Geneva

The World Health Assembly agreed on amendments to International Health Regulations and committed to completing a global pandemic agreement within a year.
Australian Health Minister Meets With WHO Director General in Geneva
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Monica O’Shea
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Australian Health Minister Mark Butler met with World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.

The two leaders discussed the pandemic accord, negotiations on International Health Regulations (IHR) amendments, and ending HIV.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]