What is Disease X? WHO boss warns planet is 'unprepared'
by Lola Christina Alao and William Mata
Feb 14, 2024
2 minutes
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned that the world isn’t ready for another pandemic, amid concerns about the future risk of Disease X.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director of the WHO, said that the planet is “unprepared” for a Disease X outbreak or future pandemics.
Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, the director-general urged the population to learn from previous pandemics or risk paying
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