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The Pandemic Agreement is a Landmark for Public Health
The Pandemic Agreement, just adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a landmark for global public health. Had such ...
After 4 years of negotiations, World Health Assembly adopts toothless Pandemic Agreement
The Agreement is watered down with qualifiers, lacks enforcement mechanisms and specifies no penalties for failures to meet ...
WHO Is Finalising A New Treaty To Prep For The Next Pandemic But US Isn't Signing
On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the worlds first pandemic agreement, following three ...
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World Health Organization members reach pandemic agreement
Members of the World Health Organization came together on a critical ... "As COVID was a once-in-a-lifetime emergency, the WHO Pandemic Agreement offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build ...
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World Health Organization adopts historic pandemic agreement, backed by global experts
In a landmark international agreement that marks a major turning point in global public health policy, Member States of the ...
WHO signs international pandemic response treaty without the U.S.
As countries overwhelmingly passed a WHO global pandemic agreement, top U.S. health official Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invited ...
Editorial: With WHO Pandemic Agreement, global cooperation needed to raise its efficacy
Member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted an agreement at a general meeting that sets forth a response ...
U.S. won't sign WHO's new treaty to prepare for next pandemic
On March 20, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world's first pandemic agreement after three years of ...
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Preventing the next pandemic: One Health researcher calls for urgent action
According to a 2022 World Bank estimate, preventing a pandemic would cost approximately US$11 billion per year, while managing a pandemic can run up to US$31 billion annually. So the investment return ...
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WHO: New Pandemic Treaty a Landmark, but Flawed
World Health Organization (WHO) member countries adopted a new treaty on May 20, 2025, to improve international coordination ...
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Italy Abstains From WHO’s Pandemic Pact — Sovereignty or Unity?
Italy’s abstention from the WHO Pandemic Agreement raises concerns over national sovereignty and risks isolating the country ...
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World Health Organization members reach pandemic agreement
“As COVID was a once-in-a-lifetime emergency, the WHO Pandemic Agreement ... “I urge the world’s health ministers and the WHO to take our withdrawal from the organization as a wake-up ...