The World Health Organization's annual oversight convention will be held by teleconference for the first time ever. The issue of an inoculation against COVID-19 is expected to dominate the assembly.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on January 30, 2020, in Geneva.Fabrice Coffrini /AFP via Getty Images
The 73rd annual World Health Assembly typically brings together representatives from the WHO's 194 member states in Geneva to discuss a wide range of health topics. However, this year's meeting will be held by teleconference for the first-time ever. It will also be much more focused — on the novel coronavirus that's infected more than 4.5 million people, killed 300,000, crashed the global economy and shows no sign of going away on its own.
"The challenge right now is the leadership challenge," O'Brien says."[Countries] are not agreeing. They're not delivering the level of ambition that this crisis needs."
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