U.S. vice president Kamala Harris, says the country reversed its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation, WHO, in order to resume its constructive role in global public health.
She spoke with WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus on Thursday.
According to Harris, the US will “fulfill its financial obligations, and work as a constructive partner to strengthen and reform the WHO.”
The vice president emphasized that she and president Biden “believe the WHO is vital to controlling COVID-19 and building back better our global health and pandemic preparedness.”
Harris and Ghebreyesus also discussed the resumption of the United States’ role in the global public health and humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
She also stressed the Biden-Harris Administration’s “strong support for efforts to strengthen the global COVID-19 response, mitigate its secondary impacts, including on women and girls, and advance global health security to prevent the next outbreak from becoming an epidemic or pandemic.”
The vice president emphasized the importance of making America safer through global cooperation.
Ghebreyesus thanked Harris for the call and congratulated her and president Biden on their inauguration.
Both the Director-General and the Vice President reiterated that they looked forward to meeting in person.
