WHO member states conclude negotiations, make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement - Caribbean News Global

Sergio Ferrari In the early morning of 16 April, 190 States expressed their support in Geneva, Switzerland, for an agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (or Pandemies Agreement) to mitigate the potential impact of future health scourges. It will be officially promulgated in May during the World Health Assembly, the most important decision-making body of WHO. Subsequently, once ratified by at least 60 countries, it will begi…

WHO member states conclude negotiations, make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement - Caribbean News Global

Proposal to be submitted to World Health Assembly in May for consideration GENEVA, Switzerland – After more than three years of intensive negotiations, WHO member states took a major step forward in efforts to make the world safer from pandemics, by forging a draft agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May. The proposal aims to strengthen global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to future pande…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. By Editor of Sin Comillas Last Wednesday, in Geneva, a global agreement was reached to improve the way the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, a historic step that will be presented to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption. Developed after more than three years of negotiations under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), the draft outlines a framework for streng…

Negotiations on the WHO's new pandemic agreement have been concluded. This agreement is scheduled to be adopted by the WHO General Assembly in May. The goal of the pandemic agreement is to strengthen international preparedness for pandemics and other health threats. -The negotiations have been multi-stage, but the final result is balanced and reflects the common will to build a more equitable and sustainable health system in the world. The agree…