Africa is Stuck Between Global Pathogen-Sharing Talks and Conflicting US Bilateral Agreements 01/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries affirmed their commitment to a global agreement to share information about pathogens that may cause pandemics on Monday – yet several of these countries are also in talks with the United States to conclude conflicting bilateral deals on pathogen access in exchange for the resumption of US health aid. The onerous US demands […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Countries Criticise ‘Inadequate’ Pathogen-Sharing Draft Annex at Start of Text-Based Talks 04/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan “Inadequate” and “unbalanced” were some of the complaints levelled against the first draft of a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system when World Health Organization (WHO) member states met for text-based negotiations in Geneva on Monday. Once agreed, the PABS system will be an annex to the Pandemic Agreement, but several member states at the Intergovernmental […] Continue reading -> WHO Member States Get Skeleton Draft on Pathogen Sharing Ahead of Text-Based Negotiations 28/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan Member states start text-based negotiations next week on the final outstanding piece of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. They will have had nine days to consider the seven-page first draft of the PABS system, which was distributed late Friday (24 October) by the administration Bureau […] Continue reading -> One in Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls for Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance 14/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the WHO-hosted Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, in a report launched at the World Health Summit. This followed the release of a new World Health Organization data documenting the sharp global rise in […] Continue reading -> WHO Opens Door to Stakeholders in Final Phase of Pandemic Agreement Talks 22/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Text-based negotiations on the final piece missing from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will begin in November – and “relevant stakeholders’ will be allowed to observe them for the first time as a “pilot”. This was resolved at the second meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), which concluded last Friday evening. […] Continue reading -> ‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Countries Criticise ‘Inadequate’ Pathogen-Sharing Draft Annex at Start of Text-Based Talks 04/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan “Inadequate” and “unbalanced” were some of the complaints levelled against the first draft of a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system when World Health Organization (WHO) member states met for text-based negotiations in Geneva on Monday. Once agreed, the PABS system will be an annex to the Pandemic Agreement, but several member states at the Intergovernmental […] Continue reading -> WHO Member States Get Skeleton Draft on Pathogen Sharing Ahead of Text-Based Negotiations 28/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan Member states start text-based negotiations next week on the final outstanding piece of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. They will have had nine days to consider the seven-page first draft of the PABS system, which was distributed late Friday (24 October) by the administration Bureau […] Continue reading -> One in Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls for Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance 14/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the WHO-hosted Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, in a report launched at the World Health Summit. This followed the release of a new World Health Organization data documenting the sharp global rise in […] Continue reading -> WHO Opens Door to Stakeholders in Final Phase of Pandemic Agreement Talks 22/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Text-based negotiations on the final piece missing from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will begin in November – and “relevant stakeholders’ will be allowed to observe them for the first time as a “pilot”. This was resolved at the second meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), which concluded last Friday evening. […] Continue reading -> ‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Countries Criticise ‘Inadequate’ Pathogen-Sharing Draft Annex at Start of Text-Based Talks 04/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan “Inadequate” and “unbalanced” were some of the complaints levelled against the first draft of a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system when World Health Organization (WHO) member states met for text-based negotiations in Geneva on Monday. Once agreed, the PABS system will be an annex to the Pandemic Agreement, but several member states at the Intergovernmental […] Continue reading -> WHO Member States Get Skeleton Draft on Pathogen Sharing Ahead of Text-Based Negotiations 28/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan Member states start text-based negotiations next week on the final outstanding piece of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. They will have had nine days to consider the seven-page first draft of the PABS system, which was distributed late Friday (24 October) by the administration Bureau […] Continue reading -> One in Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls for Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance 14/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the WHO-hosted Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, in a report launched at the World Health Summit. This followed the release of a new World Health Organization data documenting the sharp global rise in […] Continue reading -> WHO Opens Door to Stakeholders in Final Phase of Pandemic Agreement Talks 22/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Text-based negotiations on the final piece missing from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will begin in November – and “relevant stakeholders’ will be allowed to observe them for the first time as a “pilot”. This was resolved at the second meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), which concluded last Friday evening. […] Continue reading -> ‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Countries Criticise ‘Inadequate’ Pathogen-Sharing Draft Annex at Start of Text-Based Talks 04/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan “Inadequate” and “unbalanced” were some of the complaints levelled against the first draft of a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system when World Health Organization (WHO) member states met for text-based negotiations in Geneva on Monday. Once agreed, the PABS system will be an annex to the Pandemic Agreement, but several member states at the Intergovernmental […] Continue reading -> WHO Member States Get Skeleton Draft on Pathogen Sharing Ahead of Text-Based Negotiations 28/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan Member states start text-based negotiations next week on the final outstanding piece of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. They will have had nine days to consider the seven-page first draft of the PABS system, which was distributed late Friday (24 October) by the administration Bureau […] Continue reading -> One in Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls for Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance 14/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the WHO-hosted Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, in a report launched at the World Health Summit. This followed the release of a new World Health Organization data documenting the sharp global rise in […] Continue reading -> WHO Opens Door to Stakeholders in Final Phase of Pandemic Agreement Talks 22/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Text-based negotiations on the final piece missing from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will begin in November – and “relevant stakeholders’ will be allowed to observe them for the first time as a “pilot”. This was resolved at the second meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), which concluded last Friday evening. […] Continue reading -> ‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Member States Get Skeleton Draft on Pathogen Sharing Ahead of Text-Based Negotiations 28/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan Member states start text-based negotiations next week on the final outstanding piece of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. They will have had nine days to consider the seven-page first draft of the PABS system, which was distributed late Friday (24 October) by the administration Bureau […] Continue reading -> One in Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls for Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance 14/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the WHO-hosted Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, in a report launched at the World Health Summit. This followed the release of a new World Health Organization data documenting the sharp global rise in […] Continue reading -> WHO Opens Door to Stakeholders in Final Phase of Pandemic Agreement Talks 22/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Text-based negotiations on the final piece missing from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will begin in November – and “relevant stakeholders’ will be allowed to observe them for the first time as a “pilot”. This was resolved at the second meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), which concluded last Friday evening. […] Continue reading -> ‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
One in Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls for Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance 14/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the WHO-hosted Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, in a report launched at the World Health Summit. This followed the release of a new World Health Organization data documenting the sharp global rise in […] Continue reading -> WHO Opens Door to Stakeholders in Final Phase of Pandemic Agreement Talks 22/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Text-based negotiations on the final piece missing from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will begin in November – and “relevant stakeholders’ will be allowed to observe them for the first time as a “pilot”. This was resolved at the second meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), which concluded last Friday evening. […] Continue reading -> ‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Opens Door to Stakeholders in Final Phase of Pandemic Agreement Talks 22/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Text-based negotiations on the final piece missing from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will begin in November – and “relevant stakeholders’ will be allowed to observe them for the first time as a “pilot”. This was resolved at the second meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), which concluded last Friday evening. […] Continue reading -> ‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
‘Critical’ to Complete Pandemic Agreement by UN Meeting in 2026 15/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Amid rising disease threats, it is “critical” that the World Health Organization (WHO) presents a completed pandemic agreement to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in 2026, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom told member states at the start of negotiations on the final outstanding annex to the […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to Pandemic Agreement 19/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan China has suggested that the access pharmaceutical manufacturers get to information about dangerous pathogens should be “contingent” on their home country being a party to the Pandemic Agreement recently adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA). This will encourage World Health Organization (WHO) member states to ratify the agreement in their respective countries, but it […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts