A training facility of the WHO = World Health Organization has been set up in France in order to promptly share information on infectious diseases such as the new coronavirus and medical technology and use it for countermeasures and treatments around the world.

The training facility, named "WHO Academy," is scheduled to open in Lyon, eastern France in 2024, three years later. At the groundbreaking ceremony held locally on the 27th, WHO Secretary-General Tedros said, "WHO. The academy is a school for the future and for the whole world. "



At the WHO Academy, online training using artificial intelligence is conducted for a wide range of occupations related to public health such as medical staff and staff of public institutions, and after the facility opens, infectious diseases and major problems It means that training will be conducted assuming the occurrence of a large-scale disaster.



In many cases, it takes more than 10 years for WHO to put into practice the medical technology that is advancing every day in the field, and due to the global epidemic of the new corona, information such as infection control in the medical field is quickly shared around the world. It is said that what to do has emerged as an issue.



French President Emmanuel Macron, who attended the groundbreaking ceremony, said, "There is a great need for training in this area," and expressed hope for improving medical technology and infectious disease control in developing countries such as Africa.