In WHO listed major world consequences of a pandemic

General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adan Gebresus listed serious world consequences that may arise after the COVID-19 pandemic completion. His words reports “Moscow Komsomolets”.

When everything is completed, the world is waiting for serious problems and challenges are more weighty than before the start of a pandemic, Gribesus believes. “This is poverty, hunger, inequality, non-infectious diseases and climate change. Coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that if he is at risk at risk, then everything is exposed,” he said. The head of WHO also urged to achieve a “fundamental change” of perception of health value.

Earlier, WHO and the World Bank said that more than half a billion people were under threat of extreme poverty due to coronavirus pandemic. It is noted that COVID-19 led to the failures in the provision of medical services and caused excessive tensions of the health system. As a result, for the first time in ten years, immunization of the population decreased and mortality from malaria and tuberculosis has increased.

/Media reports.