TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS
COVID-19 has stopped the world in its tracks, turned our lives upside down and forced us to re-evaluate what matters most to us all. That means how to protect the health of people, their loved ones and their neighbours today and in the future.
Governments have responded robustly.
In Thailand, for instance, decades of investment in the public health system primed it to respond rapidly in early January when COVID-19 came knocking.
Italy, the first western country to face the brunt of the virus, demonstrated through national collaboration and a commitment to science that no matter how challenging an outbreak, it can be turned around.
The pandemic has brought to the fore the inequities so many people around the world face today in health.
COVID-19 has not stopped people needing insulin for diabetes, healthy food for nutrition, and services to screen for and treat cancer. It has
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