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At the occasion of the World Health Summit 2020 and the 75th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the United Nations, a new book has been launched that\u00a0calls on world leaders and politicians to unite in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other threats to health and the global economy.<\/p>\n Health: A Political Choice \u2013 Act Now, Together<\/a>\u00a0is the latest in a series of titles published by the\u00a0Global Governance Project<\/a>\u00a0in collaboration with WHO.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n This year\u2019s edition features another prestigious line-up of authors, including Amina J Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the UN, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO and President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa. Calling for coordinated action in response to COVID-19 and on other pressing health-related issues, the publication focuses on five key areas:<\/p>\n Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General, said: \u201cIt has never been clearer that health is a political and economic choice. In the past 20 years, countries have invested heavily in preparing for terrorist attacks, but relatively little in preparing for the attack of a virus \u2013 which, as the COVID-19 pandemic has proven, can be far more deadly, disruptive and costly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The first book in the series\u00a0Health: A Political Choice. Delivering Universal Health Coverage 2030<\/a>\u00a0was launched in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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