U.N. SG Ban Appoints 12 Members To Global Health Crises Task Force

U.N. News Centre: U.N. chief appoints 12 experts to his task force to prevent and manage future health crises
“United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [Wednesday] announced the membership of his Global Health Crises Task Force, which aims to help countries and communities prepare and respond to emergencies, such as the recent outbreaks of Ebola and Zika. Naming of the Task Force follows a report released this past February, in which a high-level panel laid out 27 recommendations for national, regional, and international action to better prepare and more proactively respond to health emergencies…” (6/29).

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