Covid-19 has shown investing in health is the smart thing to do: WHO chief

The WHO chief stressed that funding quality health for all doesn't just save live, it can also mean that children are healthy and can go to school

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the importance of stronger health systems and the investment in health for all people.

"The pandemic has shown again, and in the strongest way possible, that investing in health is not just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do," he said at a virtual press conference from Geneva on Friday, adding that health is "an investment in our collective future", reported Xinhua news agency.

The WHO chief stressed that funding quality health for all doesn't just save live, it can also mean that children are healthy and