Australian Health Minister Meets With WHO Director General in Geneva

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler met with World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva. The two leaders discussed the pandemic accord, negotiations on International Health Regulations (IHR) amendments, and ending HIV. In a post to X, Mr. Ghebreyesus shared two photos shaking hands with Mr. Butler and a third photo in discussion with multiple officials. “Met with Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler MP to discuss their work to end HIV, the Pandemic Accord, and the International Health Regulations Amendments negotiations, and the WHO Investment Round,” he wrote. Mr. Butler shared the post, but did not elaborate on the details of his meeting with Mr. Ghebreyesus....