Coronavirus, Global Governance, Public Health Watch Now: COVID-19 and the World Health Organization

In discussions about the international response to COVID-19, one organization has been front and center: the World Health Organization.

How has the WHO responded to COVID-19 in this tense environment? What tools are at its disposal to coordinate an international response? What does the future hold for international cooperation on global health?

In this virtual event, recorded as the WHO met for its annual World Health Assembly, we discussed these issues and more with Dr. David Heymann, Chair of WHO's Scientific and Technical Advisory Group on Infectious Hazards and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.