Former Health Secretary Preeti Sudan appointed to WHO’s Panel For Pandemic Preparedness

Former Health Secretary Preeti Sudan appointed to WHO’s Panel For Pandemic Preparedness

• Former Health Secretary of India, Preeti Sudan has been appointed as a member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response of the World Health Organisation.
• The global panel will evaluate international response to the Covid-19 pandemic and submit a report by May 2021 to the World Health Assembly.
• The panel, which has 11 panellists from across the world, will hold its first meeting on 17 September 2020.
• Preeti Sudan, a 1983-batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, had retired as the Union health secretary in July 2020.

Points to Remember:

1. How many member are there in the WHO’s Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response? 11
2. Who has been appointed as the member of the panel from India? Preeti Sudan
3. Headquarter of World Health Organisation? Geneva, Switzerland