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WHO Member States Approve Historic Pandemic Preparedness Agreement

The legally binding accord, finalized after three years of negotiations, aims to strengthen global health security and equitable access to pandemic-related resources.

Le siège de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé à Genève, en Suisse.
Des travailleurs se désinfectent entre eux dans un quartier résidentiel sous confinement pour cause de Covid-19 à Shanghai, en Chine, le 4 juin 2022
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Overview

  • The agreement, finalized in Geneva on April 16, 2025, establishes a framework for preventing, preparing for, and responding to future pandemics.
  • A key feature is the creation of a 'Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System' to ensure equitable distribution of health products like vaccines and tests.
  • Prolonged debates over Article 11 on technology transfer concluded with a consensus on voluntary, mutually agreed terms to support developing nations.
  • The accord also includes a global supply chain network to improve access to critical health products during pandemics and humanitarian crises.
  • Despite the absence of the United States, WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the agreement as a milestone for multilateral cooperation and global solidarity.