WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by EU's COVID pass

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The World Health Organization (WHO) will use the European Union's digital COVID pass as a basis for a global health certification system, according to a new partnership deal agreed Monday.

"The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the value of digital health solutions in facilitating access to health services," World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the signing ceremony.

"The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the value of digital health solutions in facilitating access to health services," Tedros said at the signing ceremony. It will be aimed to help protect people from health threats, including possible future pandemics, and facilitate global mobility, the WHO and the EU said in a statement.

The most widely-used COVID certification system in the world is based on open-source technologies and standards, and allowed for the connection of non-EU countries with certificates issued according to the EU specifications.

 

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