WHO treaty on future pandemics is being watered down

The World Health Organization’s new pandemic preparedness treaty is being watered down and stripped of the key stipulations needed to prevent another global health disaster, say leading international health experts and civil society groupshttps://t.co/VLAp8WpcS4

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 2 June 2023- Bureau’s text of the WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (WHO CA+)

25 July 2023- At the Sixth Meeting, the Drafting Group discussed the remaining articles of the document.

The INB agreed to continue intersessional informal meetings on Articles 9, 12 and 13 for Drafting Group participants, including during the next meeting of the INB Drafting Group (4-6 September 2023). In addition, the INB decided that Articles 4 and 5 – to be jointly co-facilitated by India, United Republic of Tanzania and the United Kingdom and Article 11 – to be co-facilitated by Colombia, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia – should be discussed further in informal meetings.

The INB also elected Ambassador Kozo Honsei of Japan as the INB Vice Chair from the Western Pacific Region, to replace Mr Kazuho Taguchi of Japan.