We have heard your message about long covid and we will act, says WHO (3 August 2020)

Summary

Authors of this BMJ Opinion piece, recently had the opportunity to present the existing evidence and highlight patients’ experiences of having Long Covid at a meeting attended by Maria Van Kerkhove, (WHO Covid Technical Lead) and Janet Diaz (WHO Head of Clinical Care) from the central WHO team.

At the meeting, Clare Rayner and Amali Lokugamage, both doctors who are experiencing long term impacts of COVID-19, discussed their perspective of having long covid. In this article, the authors summarise the points they raised at the meeting. They also highlight the supportive comments made by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, which indicated genuine recognition of long covid sufferers and hope for the future.