Chief Scientist of World Health Organization has urged the nations to prioritize reopening of schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Who is the current Chief Scientist of World Health Organization?
[A] Gagandeep Kang
[B] Maria Van Kerkhove
[C] Dr Soumya Swaminathan
[D] Norman Borlaug
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C [Dr Soumya Swaminathan]
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Chief Scientist of World Health Organization, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, urged the nations to prioritize reopening of schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief scientist highlighted that; Covid-19 has indirectly affected the education greatly by shutting down schools globally. So, she asked to prioritize school opening while maintaining proper health and hygiene. Amid the covid-19 pandemic, 1.5 billion children were suddenly out of school and affected their education. In January 2021, Right to Education Forum published its report highlighting that, ten million girls in India could drop out of secondary school amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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