Mrabet attends launch ceremony of Group of Friends of WHO Academy

Tunis: Health Minister Ali Mrabet attended on Monday in Geneva the launch ceremony of the Group of Friends of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Academy, on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly. The ceremony was attended by health ministers and delegations from 17 countries and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reads a Health Ministry press release. Mrabet commended the WHO Academy's role in training healthcare workers, voicing Tunisia's support for its programme and goals as they meet the needs of healthcare training in different countries based on new IT. Mrabet also met with Co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response Precious Matsoso. The talk helped discuss the progress made in talks on this convention and options submitted to the World Health Assembly to move ahead with the process. Mrabet reiterated Tunisia's firm position in favour of the adoption of this convention, which comes in response to the appeal launched on March 30, 2021 by President Kais Saied with a number of international leaders. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse