Pandemic treaty talks will go on after missed deadline, some progress, WHO says
London, UK Reuters Talks to draw up a global pact to help fight future pandemics have ended without a draft agreement by the expected deadline, but progress has been made, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Negotiators from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 194 member states were hoping to have a final draft agreement […]
Countries risk missing deadline for pandemic accord, says WHO chief
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Countries risk missing a May deadline for agreeing a legally binding treaty on fighting pandemics and this would be a big blow for future generations, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday. The new pact and a series of updates to existing rules on dealing with pandemics are intended […]
Explainer – How the World Health Organization might face future pandemics
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics will begin at the World Health Organization on Thursday, with a target date of May, 2024, for a treaty to be adopted by the UN health agency’s 194 member countries. A new pact is among more than 200 recommendations for shoring up the world’s defences […]
World must bolster WHO and agree pandemic treaty, expert panel says
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organisation must be strengthened with more funding and greater ability to investigate pandemics through a new treaty, an independent panel said on Monday, ahead of a conference of health ministers next week. Efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic have been uneven and fragmented, marked by limited access to vaccines in […]
“Time has come” for pandemic treaty, says WHO’s Tedros; Peru’s death toll worst in the world per capita
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The head of the World Health Organization called on Monday for launching negotiations this year on an international treaty to boost pandemic preparedness, as part of sweeping reforms envisioned by member states. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, told its annual ministerial assembly that the UN agency faced a “serious challenge” to maintain its […]