Towards a pandemic-proof world

THE Group of 20 (G20) major economies has agreed on six key actions for the health sector, aimed mainly at taking a journey from a pandemic-prone to a pandemic- proof world as it navigates through two competitive geopolitical blocs on the back of the conflict in Ukraine, the group’s chair said.

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin told reporters in Bali that a series of health leaders’ meetings that started in March and concluded on Friday had been able to establish, among other things, a pandemic fund called Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF).