Singapore, May 21 -- Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has called for international coordination to address ongoing global health risks in a video statement delivered at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA).
"The international system is under severe strain. The COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, but the risk to global health persists, and the need for coordinated action has never been greater," he said on Tuesday
"A disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere. Viruses know no borders," he added, adding that "the only way forward" is to tackle global health challenges together. Wong highlighted the significance of the historic global pandemic agreement among World Health Organization (WHO) member states reached recently.
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