GENEVA: A last round of talks aimed at securing a global consensus on tackling future pandemics got underway on Monday, without the United States but with pressure building to strike a deal.
The week of negotiations aims to finalise an international agreement before the World Health Organization´s annual general meeting in May. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he believed participants were “ready to make history” so the world was prepared for the next global health crisis.