Medical Xpress November 16, 2024
The 12th round of negotiations towards a global accord on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a final agreement, with rich and poor nations still wrangling over how to make it work.
Here is an overview of where the talks are at, what has been agreed, and what is holding up the process.
What has happened so far?
The COVID-19 pandemic killed millions of people, crippled health systems and crashed economies. It exposed glaring deficiencies in the world’s handling of the crisis.
In December 2021, countries therefore decided to draft a new accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Negotiations began in February 2022.
In June 2024 at the annual World Health Assembly—the WHO’s top decision-making body—countries gave themselves until...
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