{"id":663062,"date":"2025-04-16T15:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/who-countries-strike-landmark-agreement-on-tackling-future-pandemics\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:26:45","slug":"who-countries-strike-landmark-agreement-on-tackling-future-pandemics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-countries-strike-landmark-agreement-on-tackling-future-pandemics\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24690b06c63\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24690b06c63\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-countries-strike-landmark-agreement-on-tackling-future-pandemics\/#%E2%80%98Its_adopted\" >&#8216;It&#8217;s adopted&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-countries-strike-landmark-agreement-on-tackling-future-pandemics\/#%E2%80%98More_equity\" >&#8216;More equity&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-countries-strike-landmark-agreement-on-tackling-future-pandemics\/#%E2%80%98Real_work_begins_now\" >&#8216;Real work begins now&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/pandemic.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2024\/pandemic.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/pandemic.jpg\" alt=\"pandemic\" title=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<p>After more than three years of talks and one last marathon session, weary delegates at the World Health Organization&#8217;s headquarters finally sealed the deal at around 2:00 am (0000 GMT) Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tonight marks a significant milestone in our shared journey towards a safer world,&#8221; said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The nations of the world made history in Geneva today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Five years after the emergence of COVID-19, which killed millions of people, devastated economies and upturned health systems, a sense of urgency hung over the talks, with new threats lurking\u2014including H5N1 bird flu, measles, mpox and Ebola.<\/p>\n<p>The final stretch of the talks also took place under the shadow of cuts to US foreign aid spending and threatened tariffs on pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Its_adopted\"><\/span>&#8216;It&#8217;s adopted&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Right until the last minute, disagreement lingered over a few thorny issues.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiators stumbled over the agreement&#8217;s Article 11, which deals with transferring <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> for pandemic health products toward developing nations.<\/p>\n<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, poorer states accused rich nations of hoarding vaccines and tests.<\/p>\n<p>Countries with large pharmaceutical industries have strenuously opposed the idea of mandatory tech transfers, insisting they must be voluntary.<\/p>\n<p>But it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared the obstacle could be overcome by adding that any transfer needed to be &#8220;mutually agreed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The core of the agreement is a proposed Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System (PABS), aimed at allowing the swift sharing of pathogen data with pharmaceutical companies, enabling them to quickly start working on pandemic-fighting products.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the 32-page agreement was entirely highlighted in green, indicating all of it had been fully approved by WHO member states.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s adopted,&#8221; negotiations co-chair Anne-Claire Amprou announced, to thunderous applause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In drafting this historic agreement, the countries of the world have demonstrated their shared commitment to preventing and protecting everyone, everywhere, from future pandemic threats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The finalized text will now be presented for sign-off at the WHO&#8217;s annual assembly next month.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98More_equity\"><\/span>&#8216;More equity&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As intense talks in corridors and closed rooms drew towards an end late on Tuesday, Tedros told reporters he thought the draft was &#8220;balanced,&#8221; and that a deal would bring &#8220;more equity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While taking measures to coordinate pandemic prevention, preparedness and response could be costly, &#8220;the cost of inaction is much bigger,&#8221; he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Virus is the worst enemy. (It) could be worse than a war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The United States, which has thrown the global health system into crisis by slashing foreign aid spending, was absent.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump ordered a withdrawal from the United Nations&#8217; health agency and from the pandemic agreement talks after taking office in January.<\/p>\n<p>However, the US absence, and Trump&#8217;s threat to slap steep tariffs on pharmaceutical products, still hung over the talks, making manufacturers and governments more jittery.<\/p>\n<p>But in the end, countries reached consensus.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Real_work_begins_now\"><\/span>&#8216;Real work begins now&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Looking ahead towards implementation, the leading pharma lobby said intellectual property and legal certainty would be essential if the industry was to invest in high-risk research and development in the next crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pandemic agreement is a starting point,&#8221; said David Reddy, director <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, which participated in the talks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope that in subsequent negotiations, member states maintain the conditions for the private sector to continue innovating against pathogens of pandemic potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Many saw the approval of the text as a victory for global cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At a time when multilateralism is under threat, WHO member states have joined together to say that we will defeat the next pandemic threat in the only way possible: by working together,&#8221; said New Zealand&#8217;s former prime minister Helen Clark, co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.<\/p>\n<p>As the congratulatory speeches continued on towards daybreak at the WHO HQ, Eswatini&#8217;s representative cautioned that &#8220;whilst we celebrate this moment, we need not rest on our laurels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The real work begins now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2025 AFP\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics (2025, April 16)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 16 April 2025<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-04-countries-landmark-agreement-tackling-future.html\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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