College President Sir Collin Tukuitonga is incredulous at New Zealand’s decision. “We know that it is just a matter of time before the next global pandemic arrives. Rejecting amendments that are designed to strengthen global co-ordination on health threats is worse than burying one’s head in the sand – it is positively flipping off the international community, including our partners in the Pacific”.

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2603/S00090/nzs-rejection-of-amendments-to-whos-international-health-regulations-ill-advised-and-against-national-interest.htm

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