WHO’s European Region, The Monkeypox ‘Hotspot’, Asks Countries to ‘Act with Urgency’ 26/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, has asked the 53 countries in the WHO region to “act with urgency” in halting the Monkeypox emergency that has hit the region hardest – noting that “vaccines alone won’t end the outbreak”. Kluge’s statement Tuesday followed Saturday’s declaration by WHO of a global public health emergency over […] Continue reading -> Thanks to COVID-19, Alarm Grows Over Drug Resistant Infections 26/07/2022 Catherine Davison, via The New Humanitarian (DELHI, India via The New Humanitarian) – As medical professionals across the globe grappled with COVID-19 infections, microbiologist Dr. Bhavani Eshwaragari was confronting a quieter – though no less dangerous – pandemic. Reviewing patient samples in her laboratory in Continental Hospital in the southern India city of Hyderabad, she began to notice an alarming trend […] Continue reading -> Acute Childhood Hepatitis Cases – Scottish Researchers May Have Unraveled Mystery 25/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The mystery around the rash of acute, serious hepatitis cases that have afflicted over 1000 children under the age of 16 may have been unravelled by a group of Scottish researchers who say that the interaction of two common adenoviruses, or related herpes viruses, may have caused the condition in genetically susceptible children who failed […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak 23/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has declared a new global public health emergency over the Monkeypox outbreak which has now spread to more than 16,000 people in over 75 countries and territories – in what some public health experts described as a “bold decision” by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, overriding a divided group of expert advisors. The […] Continue reading -> After Missing 70% Goal – New WHO COVID Vaccine Strategy Prioritizes Health Workers & Older People – Countries To Set Own Targets 22/07/2022 Raisa Santos After missing the target to vaccinate 70% of people in every country against COVID by July 2022, WHO’s new vaccine strategy prioritises 100% coverage for health workers and older people – but admits that every country will have to decide for itself. The World Health Organization has published an update to the Global COVID-19 Vaccination […] Continue reading -> Malaria Vaccine Rollout by WHO and Gavi to Proceed Despite Limited Efficacy 22/07/2022 Paul Adepoju “It’s better to reduce the number of children affected than not to do anything at all” The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are planning to go ahead with the mass rollout of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine, starting with three countries in Africa — Ghana, Kenya and Malawi — despite the […] Continue reading -> Breakthrough on Genetic Resources Treaty 22/07/2022 John Heilprin Overcoming years of stalemate, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to negotiate a proposed treaty on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge (TK) that are key components in both traditional and new medicines. Delegates to WIPO’s General Assembly decided that the negotiations both to begin the draft international instrument and to conclude the talks […] Continue reading -> Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
Thanks to COVID-19, Alarm Grows Over Drug Resistant Infections 26/07/2022 Catherine Davison, via The New Humanitarian (DELHI, India via The New Humanitarian) – As medical professionals across the globe grappled with COVID-19 infections, microbiologist Dr. Bhavani Eshwaragari was confronting a quieter – though no less dangerous – pandemic. Reviewing patient samples in her laboratory in Continental Hospital in the southern India city of Hyderabad, she began to notice an alarming trend […] Continue reading -> Acute Childhood Hepatitis Cases – Scottish Researchers May Have Unraveled Mystery 25/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The mystery around the rash of acute, serious hepatitis cases that have afflicted over 1000 children under the age of 16 may have been unravelled by a group of Scottish researchers who say that the interaction of two common adenoviruses, or related herpes viruses, may have caused the condition in genetically susceptible children who failed […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak 23/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has declared a new global public health emergency over the Monkeypox outbreak which has now spread to more than 16,000 people in over 75 countries and territories – in what some public health experts described as a “bold decision” by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, overriding a divided group of expert advisors. The […] Continue reading -> After Missing 70% Goal – New WHO COVID Vaccine Strategy Prioritizes Health Workers & Older People – Countries To Set Own Targets 22/07/2022 Raisa Santos After missing the target to vaccinate 70% of people in every country against COVID by July 2022, WHO’s new vaccine strategy prioritises 100% coverage for health workers and older people – but admits that every country will have to decide for itself. The World Health Organization has published an update to the Global COVID-19 Vaccination […] Continue reading -> Malaria Vaccine Rollout by WHO and Gavi to Proceed Despite Limited Efficacy 22/07/2022 Paul Adepoju “It’s better to reduce the number of children affected than not to do anything at all” The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are planning to go ahead with the mass rollout of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine, starting with three countries in Africa — Ghana, Kenya and Malawi — despite the […] Continue reading -> Breakthrough on Genetic Resources Treaty 22/07/2022 John Heilprin Overcoming years of stalemate, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to negotiate a proposed treaty on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge (TK) that are key components in both traditional and new medicines. Delegates to WIPO’s General Assembly decided that the negotiations both to begin the draft international instrument and to conclude the talks […] Continue reading -> Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
Acute Childhood Hepatitis Cases – Scottish Researchers May Have Unraveled Mystery 25/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The mystery around the rash of acute, serious hepatitis cases that have afflicted over 1000 children under the age of 16 may have been unravelled by a group of Scottish researchers who say that the interaction of two common adenoviruses, or related herpes viruses, may have caused the condition in genetically susceptible children who failed […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak 23/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has declared a new global public health emergency over the Monkeypox outbreak which has now spread to more than 16,000 people in over 75 countries and territories – in what some public health experts described as a “bold decision” by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, overriding a divided group of expert advisors. The […] Continue reading -> After Missing 70% Goal – New WHO COVID Vaccine Strategy Prioritizes Health Workers & Older People – Countries To Set Own Targets 22/07/2022 Raisa Santos After missing the target to vaccinate 70% of people in every country against COVID by July 2022, WHO’s new vaccine strategy prioritises 100% coverage for health workers and older people – but admits that every country will have to decide for itself. The World Health Organization has published an update to the Global COVID-19 Vaccination […] Continue reading -> Malaria Vaccine Rollout by WHO and Gavi to Proceed Despite Limited Efficacy 22/07/2022 Paul Adepoju “It’s better to reduce the number of children affected than not to do anything at all” The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are planning to go ahead with the mass rollout of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine, starting with three countries in Africa — Ghana, Kenya and Malawi — despite the […] Continue reading -> Breakthrough on Genetic Resources Treaty 22/07/2022 John Heilprin Overcoming years of stalemate, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to negotiate a proposed treaty on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge (TK) that are key components in both traditional and new medicines. Delegates to WIPO’s General Assembly decided that the negotiations both to begin the draft international instrument and to conclude the talks […] Continue reading -> Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak 23/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has declared a new global public health emergency over the Monkeypox outbreak which has now spread to more than 16,000 people in over 75 countries and territories – in what some public health experts described as a “bold decision” by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, overriding a divided group of expert advisors. The […] Continue reading -> After Missing 70% Goal – New WHO COVID Vaccine Strategy Prioritizes Health Workers & Older People – Countries To Set Own Targets 22/07/2022 Raisa Santos After missing the target to vaccinate 70% of people in every country against COVID by July 2022, WHO’s new vaccine strategy prioritises 100% coverage for health workers and older people – but admits that every country will have to decide for itself. The World Health Organization has published an update to the Global COVID-19 Vaccination […] Continue reading -> Malaria Vaccine Rollout by WHO and Gavi to Proceed Despite Limited Efficacy 22/07/2022 Paul Adepoju “It’s better to reduce the number of children affected than not to do anything at all” The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are planning to go ahead with the mass rollout of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine, starting with three countries in Africa — Ghana, Kenya and Malawi — despite the […] Continue reading -> Breakthrough on Genetic Resources Treaty 22/07/2022 John Heilprin Overcoming years of stalemate, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to negotiate a proposed treaty on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge (TK) that are key components in both traditional and new medicines. Delegates to WIPO’s General Assembly decided that the negotiations both to begin the draft international instrument and to conclude the talks […] Continue reading -> Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
After Missing 70% Goal – New WHO COVID Vaccine Strategy Prioritizes Health Workers & Older People – Countries To Set Own Targets 22/07/2022 Raisa Santos After missing the target to vaccinate 70% of people in every country against COVID by July 2022, WHO’s new vaccine strategy prioritises 100% coverage for health workers and older people – but admits that every country will have to decide for itself. The World Health Organization has published an update to the Global COVID-19 Vaccination […] Continue reading -> Malaria Vaccine Rollout by WHO and Gavi to Proceed Despite Limited Efficacy 22/07/2022 Paul Adepoju “It’s better to reduce the number of children affected than not to do anything at all” The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are planning to go ahead with the mass rollout of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine, starting with three countries in Africa — Ghana, Kenya and Malawi — despite the […] Continue reading -> Breakthrough on Genetic Resources Treaty 22/07/2022 John Heilprin Overcoming years of stalemate, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to negotiate a proposed treaty on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge (TK) that are key components in both traditional and new medicines. Delegates to WIPO’s General Assembly decided that the negotiations both to begin the draft international instrument and to conclude the talks […] Continue reading -> Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
Malaria Vaccine Rollout by WHO and Gavi to Proceed Despite Limited Efficacy 22/07/2022 Paul Adepoju “It’s better to reduce the number of children affected than not to do anything at all” The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are planning to go ahead with the mass rollout of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine, starting with three countries in Africa — Ghana, Kenya and Malawi — despite the […] Continue reading -> Breakthrough on Genetic Resources Treaty 22/07/2022 John Heilprin Overcoming years of stalemate, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to negotiate a proposed treaty on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge (TK) that are key components in both traditional and new medicines. Delegates to WIPO’s General Assembly decided that the negotiations both to begin the draft international instrument and to conclude the talks […] Continue reading -> Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
Breakthrough on Genetic Resources Treaty 22/07/2022 John Heilprin Overcoming years of stalemate, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to negotiate a proposed treaty on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge (TK) that are key components in both traditional and new medicines. Delegates to WIPO’s General Assembly decided that the negotiations both to begin the draft international instrument and to conclude the talks […] Continue reading -> Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
Enabling Women to Lead in the Health Sector: It’s Time to Fix Inequality, Not Women 22/07/2022 Magda Robalo & Kersti Kaljulaid The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for the health sector, which is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, and also one of the largest employers of women. Women are 70% of the health and social care workforce and 90% of nurses but they are clustered into jobs that are lower […] Continue reading -> Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
Future Pandemic Treaty Will be ‘Legally Binding’, Member States Resolve During ‘Honeymoon’ Negotiations 21/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed that the future pandemic “treaty” currently being negotiated will be legally binding at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting that ended on Thursday – a day earlier than expected thanks to smooth negotiations. The INB agreed that the treaty will be set up in terms of Article […] Continue reading -> New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
New Pandemic Treaty Could Contain a Mix of Binding and Non-Binding Measures, Says Senior US Official 20/07/2022 Peter Kenny The United States is open to drafting a pandemic accord that contains both legally binding and voluntary elements, according to Loyce Pace, assistant secretary for global affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services. Pace also told a small group of journalists Wednesday at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts