World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for countries to work together to ensure that another pandemic at the magnitude of the Covid-19 crisis should not occur again in the near future.

Addressing at the inaugural ceremony of the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Southeast Asia here on Monday, WHO chief  Ghebreyesus said, "The pandemic's impact differs from country to country."  He added that we must ensure that a pandemic of this magnitude does not occur in the near future." He also urged the entire world to work together to make it a reality.

Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO regional director for Southeast Asia, spoke of the significance of increasing the health sector's capability. Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba emphasized that for health care reaching out to individuals in distant areas should be a top concern for everyone.

The five-day session is being attended by representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

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