Co-Chair of the IHR Working Group, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, said in discussing amendments to the Regulations, governments focused on making their countries, and the international community, better prepared for future emergencies.
“COVID-19 showed us that having a good, strong set of International Health Regulations is essential, and showed where the current Regulations need to be improved,” said Dr Bloomfield, former Director-General of Health, New Zealand.
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当前的大流行突出表明，各国必须携手合作，支持世卫组织的重要工作，使世界更加安全。
“The ongoing pandemic has underscored the importance of countries working together collaboratively, and supporting WHO in its vital work, to make the world safer.
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本周会议期间讨论的基调和取得的进展都清楚表明，各国明白自己有责任确保这一进程取得成功。”
The tone of the discussions and progress made during this week’s meeting clearly show that countries understand the responsibility they have to ensure this process is successful.”
Throughout the week-long meeting, the 194 Member States of WHO, who are also State Parties to the IHR, stressed the importance of enhancing capacity building, especially in low-income countries; access to benefits arising from sharing pathogens; equitable access to medical countermeasures; and enhanced cooperation and information sharing.
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工作组联合主席、沙特阿拉伯王国卫生部副大臣Abdullah M. Assiri博士表示，各国政府承诺领导这一旨在加强《国际卫生条例》的进程，从而使世界更加安全和健康。
Fellow IHR Working Group Co-Chair, Dr Abdullah M. Assiri, Deputy Minister of health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said governments were committed to leading the process to strengthening the IHR to, in turn, make the world safer and healthier.
“Countries are in the driving seat of this process as they need to implement the International Health Regulations, deliver on the obligations, and make the key decisions needed to respond to public health threats,” said Dr Assiri.
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在大流行期间，世界迫切需要有效的国际文书，并越来越重视世卫组织等国际组织。
“During the pandemic, the world faced the urgent need for functioning international instruments, and placed increasing importance in international organizations, such as WHO.