Australian research institute says WHO must have more power to enforce global pandemic rules

 According to a major Australian research institute, the World Health Organization (WHO) should be given more power to enforce global pandemic rules so it can "prevent future emerging diseases."

In the Australian Institute for Infectious Disease's (AIID) submission to the Australian government as part of a consultation process, the organization claimed that the International Health Regulations (IHR) should be "reformed to facilitate early detection and response to future pandemics" and avoid the mistakes made during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The AIID added that the current global health rules had many shortcomings that delayed the efforts of many countries to discover and deal with new widespread diseases, including a lack of capacity to ensure governments meet their obligations under the IHR and limited global oversight and coordination.

The AIID also detailed several measures that nations could enforce to make sure that the IHR's reform could achieve the desired results...<<<Read More>>>...