The World Health Organization chose the former Italian premier Mario Monti to lead a super commission that coordinates health policies at the European level. The WHO European office intends to form a regional commission to rethink the priorities of health systems in light of the coronavirus pandemic. And he has precisely thought of entrusting it to a figure of great experience on community issues such as life senator Mario Monti, who in addition to having been premier from 2011 to 2013 (and president of the Bocconi university since 1994), has also held various positions at Brussels: he was commissioner for the internal market between 1995 and 1999 in the Santer Commission, while under the Prodi Commission he held the role of commissioner for competition until 2004.
In this case it will be about lead an independent committee to study the effects of the pandemic. "The coronavirus has created a major global crisis and for this reason, one of the priorities will be to review economic and social priorities", explains WHO Europe in a note. The commission led by Monti "will draw lessons from how the different health systems of the countries have responded to the pandemic and will prepare a series of recommendations and reforms to improve the resilience of the systems themselves. It will also try to build consensus around these recommendations, to elevate them to political and social priorities, recognized as critical for having both a sustainable approach and social cohesion".
