WHO Member States Advance Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex Negotiations
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WHO Member States advance Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex negotiations
WHO Member States have advanced negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a central component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, while agreeing that continued discussions are needed to finalize a framework that supports a faster, more effective and equitable response to future pandemics.
The World Health Organization (WHO) member States were unable to agree on a key element of the Pandemic Treaty that has been blocking its completion for the past year.
In the case of a new pandemic, the treatment of pathogens and access to tests and vaccines remains unregulated: in a seventh round of negotiations, the WHO member states could not agree on the outstanding points of a pandemic agreement that had already been adopted in 2025. "Further discussions were needed in order to be able to react more quickly and efficiently to pandemics," said WHO in Geneva on Monday. Rich countries and developing countrie…
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that member states have made progress in negotiations on the annex concerning the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. According to the agency, reaching a consensus will require debating a framework that supports a faster, more effective, and equitable response to future pandemics. The result […]
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