‘Time For Self-Reflection’: WHO Forms Panel To Evaluate Global Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

The WHO on July 9 announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the handling of COVID-19.

The Logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 24, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

The World Health Organization (WHO) on July 9 announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments worldwide.

The panel will be co-chaired by former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark and former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. While the panel will operate independently, they will choose other panel members as well as members of an independent secretariat to provide support.