US EditionFinal Talks Begin on Missing Piece for Pandemic Treaty
Delegates are trying to settle a system for sharing pathogens and benefits, with 20% of vaccine output already pledged for redistribution.
- An extra week of negotiations to complete the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing system kicked off Monday at the World Health Organization , with sharp divisions holding up the accord.
- Wealthy countries and developing nations remain at loggerheads over how the pandemic treaty, adopted last year, will work in practice. Developing countries fear sharing viruses without guarantees of equitable vaccine access during a crisis.
- The treaty requires companies to provide 20 percent of real-time production for redistribution, yet 100 NGOs including Oxfam warn that anonymous access makes tracking benefits "impossible."
- Jean Karydakis of Brazil said compromise "will be very hard," while Adeel Mumtaz Khokhar of Pakistan noted negotiations have been "quite challenging" amid efforts to integrate genetic data sharing.
- Countries have one final week through Friday to negotiate PABS, with approval targeted during the World Health Assembly of WHO member states, which opens on May 18.
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Negotiations on the core of pandemic agreements at a crucial stage. WHO leader warns of failure
After more than three years of negotiations, the countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted in May 2025 a text to improve global coordination in the face of pandemics following the shortcomings observed during covid-19.
The objective is to reach agreement on the sharing of pathogens and health products, a prerequisite for the entry into force of the Pandemic Treaty adopted in 2025. - Vaccines and pathogens: why this week could be crucial in the fight against pandemics? (Health and well-being).
A new week of negotiations begins at the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday to complete a crucial missing piece of an international agreement on how to manage future pandemics, but the process is being held up by major disagreements.
Pandemic treaty: Final talks begin on missing piece
GENEVA — An extra week of negotiations to complete the crucial missing piece of an international agreement on handling future pandemics kicks off Monday at the WHO, with sharp divisions holding up an accord. Wealthy countries and developing nations are at loggerheads in the World Health Organization talks over how the pandemic treaty, adopted last year, will work in practice. The agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system deal…
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Final talks begin on missing piece for pandemic treaty
An extra week of negotiations to complete the crucial missing piece of an international agreement on handling future pandemics kicks off Monday at the WHO, with sharp divisions holding up an accord.
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