Tedros spoke of the “barbaric” Hamas attacks on Israel, “adopted by the unleashing of a devastating assault on Gaza”.
The bloodiest ever Gaza battle erupted when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct 7 and killed about 1,140 folks, largely civilians, in line with an AFP tally based mostly on Israeli figures.
They took 250 hostages of whom 129 stay inside Gaza.
Israel launched an intensive aerial bombardment and floor invasion. The marketing campaign has killed 20,915 folks, largely girls and youngsters, in line with Hamas-run Gaza’s well being ministry.
“Reduction efforts should not coming near assembly the wants of individuals in Gaza,” Tedros stated, underscoring the WHO’s name for a direct ceasefire.
A resurgence of cholera, with a document variety of 40-plus outbreaks around the globe, can also be “particularly regarding”, he added.
As he closed out the WHO’s seventy fifth yr, Tedros stated that by way of emergency preparedness and response, gaps stay on this planet’s readiness to forestall the subsequent pandemic.
“However 2024 provides a singular alternative to deal with these gaps,” he stated, with nations negotiating the first-ever international settlement on pandemic threats.
“The pandemic accord is being designed to bridge the gaps in international collaboration, cooperation and fairness,” stated Tedros.